North Carolina didn’t win the ACC Coastal Division Sunday but the Tar Heels took a big step toward doing so by salvaging one win in its series with Duke at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
UNC pounded Duke starting pitcher Adam Laskey for five two-out runs early and held on for an 8-6 ACC baseball win over the Blue Devils.
After not leading while losing the first two games of the three-game series 7-3 on Friday and 5-2 on Saturday, the Tar Heels (34-16, 19-8 ACC) jumped to an 8-1 lead on Sunday and avoided being swept.