The Miami Hurricanes came out of the gate swinging. Carl Chester got on base with an infield single. Right Fielder Michael Burns followed with a triple to right center field scoring Chester. Johnny Ruiz drove in Burns with a double down the left field. Ruiz would come around with the third run after a Romy Gonzalez single.
That would be all the scoring for Miami for the next seven innings. North Carolina got back in the game with a run in the bottom of the first. North Carolina leadoff hitter Brian Miller came around to score after getting on base on a two-base Edgar Michangeli throwing error.