CHAPEL HILL – Five balls left the ballpark on Wednesday night as NC State and Carolina scored all of their runs off homers, but it was NC State who connected with runners on base, as the Wolfpack defeated North Carolina, 7-2, in a nonconference midweek rivalry game. The win lifts State to 13-11, while UNC drops to 13-12.
Kendra Lynch and Taylor Wike led off the second inning with back-to-back home runs, but they would prove the only Tar Heels to cross the plate. Kristen Brown went 2-for-4, and Katie Bailiff, Aquilla Mateen and Destiny DeBerry all singled, but none were able to come through with an RBI.