Blue Devil baseball finishes 3-0 in second-annual Duke Baseball Classic
By Delaney King | February 23, 2015Duke needed just one run in its final game of the weekend to finish undefeated in its home classic.
Duke needed just one run in its final game of the weekend to finish undefeated in its home classic.
Snow and freezing weather forced students out of classrooms Tuesday and the Blue Devils off the field Friday, but Duke will play three games this weekend.
Duke used a 5-run eighth inning Sunday to propel itself to a series win this weekend against California.
After almost nine months off, Duke will hit the diamond to open up its 2015 campaign this weekend.
After a season of marked improvement for the Blue Devils, a young, new team braved the weather this weekend for its first official practices of the 2015 season.
The southpaw will miss the entire 2015 season, a big blow for a Blue Devil program looking to build on a successful 2014 campaign.
The Blue Devils will be drawing a lot of scouts in the spring—at least when Michael Matuella is on the mound.
Head coach Chris Pollard has his team on the same meteroic rise as David Cutcliffe's squad in just two years at the helm of the baseball team.
After not hearing his name called in the 2014 MLB draft, the former Blue Devil first baseman and right fielder looked elsewhere to fulfill his final year of eligibility.
Duke baseball continued its successful year as multiple Blue Devils heard their names called in the MLB Draft for the first time since 2010, .
Right-hander Drew Van Orden became the first Blue Devil pitcher since Marcus Stroman in 2012 to be drafted, as he was selected with the 154th overall pick by the Washington Nationals.
Despite a heroic effort from Cris Perez, the Blue Devils could not overcome two late deficits to upend the Hurricanes and advance to the ACC Championship finals.
Despite sophomore Michael Matuella's solid outing, the Blue Devils could not get their bats going against the Tigers Wednesday.
Good things come to those who wait. Come Wednesday morning, that saying will come true for the Blue Devil seniors.
Led by the pitching of Trent Swart, the Blue Devils were able to upset the Seminoles at home and clinch the four seed in the ACC tournament.
The Blue Devils nearly pulled of the upset of the No. 4 Seminoles Friday with a five-run ninth inning.
Despite a solid showing from Andrew Istler, the Blue Devil bats were silenced by Seminole pitcher Luke Weaver.
The Blue Devils will look to pull off a major upset against the Seminoles in order to keep their coveted fourth seed for the ACC tournament.
In their final home game, Duke's seniors faced the same Richmond team they clashed with in their home opener as freshmen Feb. 18, 2011 and earned an identical result—a victory.
The Blue Devils will close down Jack Coombs Field for the season when they take on Richmond Tuesday at 6 p.m.