UNC Tar Heels Outlast NC State Wolfpack in Thriller

0:00It's April 3rd. This is Durham News today, powered by AI. 8th ranked North Carolina softball squad grabbed the 9-6 win over 10th ranked NC State in their series opener Thursday night in Raleigh. The Tar Heels now sit at 25 wins and 9 losses overall, 5-7 in the ACC, while the Wolfpack moves to 21-14, 3-5 in conference play. UNC exploded in the third inning, loading the bases and piling on 7 runs with huge hits from Michelle Tarpie and Reagan Jennings, jumping to a 7-0 lead right there. State fired back hard, scratching three runs that same inning to cut it to 7-3, then Emily Leget smashed a solo homer in the 4th to keep. The pressure on. The Wolfpack kept swinging, unleashing a three-run bomb in the 6th to pull within one, and Leget opened the 7th with her 20th homer of the season. But UNC slammed the door to take game 1, setting up a rematch Friday at 5pm.

1:00Back in Raleigh, should be another battle between these rivals.