Duke split a doubleheader with Virginia Tech on Sunday

Durham, NC – Duke baseball (20-11, 7-7 ACC) split a doubleheader with Virginia Tech (18-11, 5-9 ACC) on Sunday afternoon at Jack Combs Field, defeating the Hokies, falling 3-1 and 5 in game one. -2 in game two.

Graduate transfer Alex Gow He picked up his one win in a game, pitching five innings of no-hit baseball and striking out seven batters. Jr Alex Stone Duke recorded multiple runs in both games as it finished 2-1 on the week.

How it happened – game one

• Graduate transfer John DiGiacomo He opened the scoring in the bottom of the second, all the way to shortstop. Jr Luke Storm He later scored on a wild pitch. second Alex Mooney He lined up alone on the left side to score a goal Damon Lux 3-0 in the third.
• Virginia Tech cut into Duke’s lead in the top of the sixth, 3-1.

How it happened – game two

• Virginia Tech took a 1-0 lead with a two-out double in the top of the second inning.
• In the top of the third, the Hokies extended a 3-0 lead to three with a two-run home run.
• Virginia Tech added a run on a throwing error in the top of the fifth inning, 4-0.
• The Hokies tacked on another run in the seventh inning, 5-0.
• Jr Luke Storm In the bottom of the seventh, the Hokies cut into the lead, hitting a sacrifice fly to left field. Alex Stone From the third, 5-1.
• The Hurricanes cut the lead in the bottom of the ninth with a double to right field Josh Solomon From the start, 5-2.

Notes

• Graduate transfer Alex Gow He picked up the win on day one of the game, pitching five innings of no-hit baseball and striking out a season-high seven batters.
• Freshman southpaw James Tallon He had his sixth save of the campaign, bringing him close to tying his mark of eight top-10s in a season.
• Jr Alex Stone Multiple shutouts were recorded in both games today, the only Blue Devils to record multiple shutouts this weekend.

Quotes

• “I thought both teams played well today. I thought we scored well all week. These are two of the top-scoring offenses in the country coming into the week and they were excited. We were good in game two. We gave up a couple unearned runs. , but I thought we attacked the zone really well and hit 12 shots. We didn’t give them any free throws, we got off the mound, so we settled down really well. – Head Coach Chris Pollard During a double header, generally on pitching.
• “I thought our approach against Green in the first game was good. He was good and the pitcher was working well. We walked eight times, struck out five and got a few at bats off. I think the screws and the approach were better than the score, easily a five or six run game. Maybe in the second game, I told our guys, sometimes you just have to put your hat on. Hackenberg was great and he remembers it. When I faced Kumar Roker in 2019, his slider was in the fastball cave and we couldn’t pick it up.- Offensive approach in both games.

Next

• The Blue Devils close out their eight-game homestand on Tuesday when they host Davidson at Jack Coombs Field. The first game is scheduled for 6 o’clock

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