CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Interstat) — North Carolina beat East Carolina 9-3 on Sunday at Boshamer Stadium, powered by a dominating relief outing from Jackson Rose. Rose pitched four hitless innings, recording four strikeouts and no earned runs, as the Tar Heels improved to 48-11-1. The Pirates dropped to 38-24-1.

North Carolina jumped ahead early, scoring eight runs across the first three innings while taking advantage of fielding errors. Owen Hull drove in three runs, including a two-run single in the third. Erik Paulsen added two RBIs. Grady Lenahan homered for East Carolina, his ninth of the season, and finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Michael Kalinich also had two hits and an RBI.

Folger Boaz tossed 3.1 innings of relief for North Carolina, allowing one earned run on five hits with four strikeouts. Joseph Webb started for East Carolina, yielding one earned run over 3.1 innings with three strikeouts. Each team finished with nine hits.