Marcus Stroman posted a quality start but did not get any run support, and a trio of former Duke basketball players threw out ceremonial first pitches in a busy week of baseball.
Former Blue Devil Marcus Stroman had a quality start Tuesday night, but it was not enough for the Blue Jays to beat the Tampa Bay Rays.
Marcus Stroman has improved during the second half of the season and will hope to help Toronto come out on top in a four-team battle for the AL East title.
Enos Slaughter had to step down from his part-time head coaching duties in 1977 to devote more time to his farm.
After Duke’s top high school recruit Will Benson was drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft Thursday, three Blue Devil pitchers heard their names called in later rounds Friday and Saturday.
Despite signing a letter of intent to play baseball at Duke, Will Benson will not play for the Blue Devils—or any other college squad.
Sophomores Jack Labosky and Justin Bellinger came into their own during the second half of the season and freshman Jimmy Herron provided the missing piece of the puzzle to help carry the team to its first NCAA tournament berth since 1961.
The third-seeded Blue Devils left nine runners on base and were unable to capitalize on an eight-inning outing from starter Trent Swart and a game-tying home run from Justin Bellinger, falling 4-2 to No. 1 seed South Carolina.
After a slow start to their first NCAA tournament since 1961, the Blue Devils are in danger of having an extremely short stay in their latest Big Dance.
They waited 55 years to get back to the NCAA tournament and have had nine days off between games, but the Blue Devils hope to shake off any rust quickly and a make a postseason statement this weekend.
For the first time in 55 years, the Blue Devils are going to the NCAA tournament.
10th-seeded Wake Forest eliminated the No. 7 seed Blue Devils in the first play-in game of the tournament 4-3 Tuesday afternoon at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park behind strong performances from starting pitcher Parker Dunshee and top reliever Will Craig.
No. 7 seed Duke will look for its 10th victory in 11 contests in a ACC tournament play-in game against 10th-seeded Wake Forest Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park
A busy week of travel last week caught up to Marcus Stroman with one of the worst starts of his career Wednesday, but his struggles did not last long.
Although the Blue Devils were unable to finish their last game of the regular season Saturday, a rainy day in Pittsburgh did not dampen Duke's spirits.
A day after Duke clinched a spot in the ACC tournament, its regular season ended with a cancellation.
Duke started fast and staved off a furious Pittsburgh rally to prevail 7-5 at Charles L. Cost Field, with the victory guaranteeing that the Blue Devils will finish in the top 10 in the ACC when the regular season wraps up this weekend.
In a game full of frustration and missed opportunities, the Blue Devils came through in the nick of time to stay alive before securing a critical extra-inning win.
Over the last week, Duke head coach Chris Pollard has wanted his players to look at their remaining contests as one-game seasons.
Duke sealed the series win against No. 7 Florida State Saturday with nearly flawless defense, but a few miscues and bad bounces in the field doomed the Blue Devils’ chances at a sweep.
