
No. 1 seed and regional host North Carolina never trailed in the contest, scoring nine of its runs in the contest by way of home run.
Tar Heels pitching held No. 3 seed Liberty without a run through the first eight innings.
Liberty falls to 43-20 and drops into an elimination game tomorrow against the Tennessee Volunteers. North Carolina moves 44-17 and will face the winner of Liberty and Tennessee tomorrow evening with a chance to move on to a Super Regional.