Last Update on May 16, 2008 03:30 EDT

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- It's a blowout for top-ranked Miami in the big Atlantic Coast Conference weekend series against No. 2 North Carolina.

Yonder Alonso and Dave DiNatale each homered and left-hander Chris Hernandez pitched 7 2/3 strong innings to lead the Hurricanes toa 12-2 victory over the Tar Heels Thursday night.

The Hurricanes broke the game open with six runs in the seventh to clinch the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division title. North Carolina had won the previous two division titles.

Lack of pitching doomed the Tar Heels. North Carolina walked a season-high 11 batters, seven of whom eventually scored, and pitchers surrendered more than one home run for the first time since Feb. 23.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- Mark Carver homered with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning to help UNC-Wilmington rally for a 3-2 victory over Old Dominion.

The Seahawks raised their record in the Colonial Athletic Association to 24-3-1.

Brad Holt won his ninth straight decision to raise his record to 9-1. Holt struck out 11 and walked three while surrendering two runs on six hits in a season-high eight innings pitched.

Dan Hudson was the loser for the Monarchs.

Carver's home run was his 21st of the season and it tied the UNCW single season record set by Bryan Britt in 1996. Carver also moved into a tie for third nationally in home runs.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms for a three-year contract with defenseman Brett Bellemore.

The entry-level deal will pay the 2007 draft pick an average of $500,000 per season at the NHL level and $55,000 per season in the minor leagues. The sixth-round pick also will receive a $100,000 signing bonus.

The 19-year-old completed his third year with Plymouth of the Ontario Hockey League, getting six goals and 18 assists in 56 regular-season games. After Plymouth lost in the playoffs, Bellemore finished the year with Albany of the American Hockey League. He played in four of the last six regular-season games and five of seven postseason games for the Hurricanes' top minor-league affiliate.