North Carolina 8, Miami 7

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - North Carolina&#39;s Andrew Miller pitched six strong innings to remain unbeaten, and the Tar Heels survived a Miami rally to beat the slumping Hurricanes 8-7 on Friday night.<br> <br> Miller (7-0) allowed five hits and four runs, only two of them earned.<br> <br> Tim Federowicz hit a two-run home run for North Carolina (26-6, 8-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). Benji Johnson and Brian Steed added solo shots, and Chad Flack had three hits and scored twice for the winners.<br> <br> Richard O&#39;Brien hit two home runs including the first allowed by Miller in 53 innings this season and had four RBIs for the Hurricanes (23-11, 8-5), who lost their fourth straight.<br> <br> North Carolina&#39;s Andrew Carignan pitched two shutout innings for his seventh save, keeping his ERA at 0.00. Carignan struck out the last four batters he faced, all swinging, and got O&#39;Brien for the final out.<br> <br> Miami starter Carlos Gutierrez (7-3) allowed six hits and five runs, four earned, in 3 2-3 innings.<br> <br> O&#39;Brien&#39;s first homer of the night drew Miami within 5-3 in the fourth inning, but North Carolina built a five-run lead after Federowicz&#39;s homer in the fifth and Seth Williams&#39; RBI single in the sixth.<br> <br> After Miller left in the seventh, Miami scored four quick runs to claw within 8-7. Tommy Giles hit an RBI double to help the rally, and he scored two batters later on O&#39;Brien&#39;s second homer of the night.<br> <br> The Hurricanes got no closer, stranding the potentially tying run at third base in the eighth.<br> <br> (Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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