CHAPEL HILL – Cooper Criswell's six scoreless innings and a Michael Busch three-run home run helped No. 6 seed North Carolina beat North Carolina A&T, 11-0, in Friday's first game in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional.
North Carolina (39-18) rallied behind a 4-for-8 combined effort from Busch and Kyle Datres at the top of the lineup, while four pitchers combined to walk none and strike out 10 in the first win of the weekend. Busch's five RBIs were the most by a Tar Heel in NCAA tournament play since Garrett Gore drove in five against Kansas in 2009.