Morales has 2 home runs, drives in four, to lift Miami over Wake Forest 7-2 in ACC semifinal


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Yohandy Morales had two home runs and drove in four runs to power fourth-seeded Miami past top-seeded Wake Forest 7-2 in an ACC Tournament semifinal. The Hurricanes will play Clemson in Sunday's championship. Morales had three hits, his two-run single in the first that putting the Hurricanes on top for good. He added a solo home run in the sixth to make it 3-1 and closed out the scoring with a solo shot in the ninth. Blake Cyr had a two-run single in a three-run seventh that pushed Miami's lead to 6-2. Alejandro Rosario (4-6), the second of six Miami pitchers, got the win, giving up four hits and an unearned run in 4 2/3 innings. Nick Kurtz and Bennett Lee both had two hits for the Demon Deacons.

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