CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Interstat) — The Virginia Cavaliers scored early and often to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels 13-3 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener Friday evening at Boshamer Stadium.

Virginia battered North Carolina pitching for 13 hits, building a commanding lead with a six-run fourth inning highlighted by Harrison Didawick’s two-run homer. Noah Murray drove in three runs and Eric Becker added two RBI for the Cavaliers.

Henry Zatkowski earned the win for Virginia, allowing three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. The Tar Heels, held to five hits, scored all their runs in the sixth. Both teams are now 12-2 overall.