No. 2 Tar Heels Down No. 12 Tigers 14-4 To Win ACC Title

DURHAM, N.C. - No. 2 North Carolina scored eight runs in the fifth inning in its 14-4 victory over No. 12 Clemson in the championship game of the ACC Tournament at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Sunday afternoon. The Tar Heels, who were 3-0 in the tournament, improved to 42-12 on the season. The Tigers, who saw their six-game winning streak snapped and were 3-1 in the tourney, dropped to 44-16 in 2025.

The Tar Heels took advantage of a two-out error to score the game’s first run in the first inning, then North Carolina plated two runs in the second inning, capped by Jackson Van De Brake’s two-out, run-scoring single. Alex Madera flared a run-scoring single in the third inning. In the fifth inning, Hunter Stokely and Tyson Bass both belted two-run homers and Van De Brake added a three-run homer in the eight-run frame. The Tar Heels tacked on two unearned runs in the sixth inning.

The Tigers scored their first runs in the seventh inning on Cam Cannarella’s two-run homer, his third long ball of the year, to extend his hitting streak to 19 games. Jack Crighton lined a run-scoring single in the eighth inning.

Olin Johnson (2-0) earned the win in relief by pitching 2.2 innings, allowing two runs on four hits. Tiger starter B.J. Bailey (2-5) suffered the loss.

Cannarella and Dominic Listi earned All-ACC Tournament honors.

The announcement of the 16 NCAA regional host sites is at 8:30 p.m. The NCAA Selection Show is Monday at noon on ESPN2.