DURHAM, N.C. — Fueled by a five-run seventh inning, NC State defeated North Carolina 7-4 in Friday’s “Battle at the DBAP” in Durham, bringing the Diamond Heels’ fall slate to a close.
The Tar Heels carried a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh before the Wolfpack exploded for five runs as they batted around to take control of the contest. Jackson Rose was charged with four of those runs without recording an out, as NC State seized a lead it would never relinquish.
The long ball accounted for the entirety of North Carolina’s offense Friday night, as CJ Egrie opened the scoring for the Tar Heels with a solo home run in the third inning, followed two batters later by a 425-foot blast from Mandela Browman. Cooper Nicholson added a solo shot to left field in the top of the eighth, capping off the scoring for UNC…