FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Fayetteville State (8-9) softball staged a dramatic comeback and walk‑off finish Tuesday, rallying past Carolina (N.C.) (8-9) 6–5 in eight innings as the Broncos erased a four‑run deficit and delivered the decisive blow in the bottom of the eighth.
The game opened as a pitcher’s duel, with both teams held scoreless through the first two innings. Carolina broke through in the third, stringing together four consecutive hits to plate three runs. A two‑run double by Jocelyn DeMoss and an RBI double from Emma‑Lea Cabral gave the Bruins an early 3–0 advantage.
Fayetteville State threatened in the middle innings but struggled to capitalize, leaving runners on base in the third and fifth. Carolina added to its lead in the sixth when Skyla Hailey singled home a run, pushing the margin to 4–0, and extended it to 5–1 in the seventh on Cabral’s solo home run…