Cincinnati's Quinton Coats and Derrick Pitts each hit two-run homers in the second inning and Donovan Ford went deep for two more runs in the fifth to make it 10-4.
Nathan Taylor allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks in six innings, his eighth start this season that has gone that far, and he struck out seven for Cincinnati. Adam Buczkowski and Michael Conte combined to give up one run on three hits over the last three innings.
Morningstar, who entered the game second in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 2.71 ERA, was tagged for 10 runs in 4 1/3 innings. He surrendered nine hits and six walks and struck out seven.
Freshman Dalton Wentz homered twice, and Marek Houston and Jack Winnay also went deep for the Demon Deacons, who have multiple homers in 47 of their 57 games.
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