Solid pitching not enough as Blue Devils drop 2 of 3
By Scott Rich | March 29, 2010In a weekend defined by offense and late comebacks, it was ironically two vintage pitching performances that determined the victor in Sunday’s rubber game.
In a weekend defined by offense and late comebacks, it was ironically two vintage pitching performances that determined the victor in Sunday’s rubber game.
After a strong win over Davidson, Duke continues its second road stretch of the season with a three-game series against ACC opponent Boston College. Despite the Blue Devils’ solid overall record, a...
Duke head coach Sean McNally builds his teams on a tripod of fundamentals: pitching, defense and timely hitting. All three of those skills were on display Tuesday night, as McNally’s Blue Devils...
The Blue Devils came away winless from their three-game set against Miami, managing just eight extra-base hits in the series while committing five errors and allowing four unearned runs.
The Blue Devils’ second ACC series at Durham Bulls Athletic Park didn’t quite go as planned, as Duke was swept in a three-game set by conference powerhouse Miami.
Yet it was the Blue Devils’ two greatest assets—pitching and defense—that gave Duke (11-4, 2-1 in the ACC) its second straight series win over its greatest rival.
Duke’s West Campus is littered with historic athletic venues—throw a rock far enough and you’re liable to hit the 70-year-old Cameron Indoor Stadium, where both basketball teams play, or Wallace...
As most students make travel plans for spring break, Duke welcomes Temple for a three-game set at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Blue Devils hope to extend their three-game winning streak off...
The Duke baseball program announced Tuesday morning that six more of its games will be held at off-campus venues this season.
Duke made sure to keep its new home at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park tidy over the weekend, sweeping Fordham in dominating fashion. The Blue Devils (4-3) eked by the Rams (0-6) Friday, 5-4, but...
Duke opens up its home schedule this wekend against traditional Atlantic-10 conference power Fordham. Although the Rams (0-3) have garnered over 4,000 wins in their 150 seasons—the most wins in...
Duke traveled to Waco, Texas for its season-opening series looking to test itself against two excellent programs, and the Blue Devils came out of the Lone Star State knowing they have to improve to...
Last May, the Blue Devils waited with bated breath to see if their 35-24 record would be good enough to earn them an NCAA regional berth. While Duke wound up being left out of the mix, being in a...
A summer after barely missing out on an NCAA tournament bid, Duke announced its schedule for the 2010 season, and the slate includes some of the country’s best.
Although much of the pre-draft speculation coming from Seattle Mariners' blogs and beat writers was that Duke recruit and top prep catcher Steven Baron had agreed to a pre-draft contract with the...
Despite missing out on an NCAA tournament bid in 2009, four Blue Devils were rewarded for stellar seasons by having their names called on Day 2 of the Major League Baseball Draft Wednesday...
Despite Duke's 10-4 win over No. 14 Clemson Friday, the Blue Devils missed out on a chance at the 2009 ACC title with an 11-7 loss to No. 9 Virginia Saturday-a loss that might have cost Duke an...
Duke's series win over then-No. 8 Georgia Tech last weekend at Jack Coombs Field propelled the Blue Devils to their first ACC Tournament since 2005-the last year all teams qualified. Their ACC...
The Blue Devils traveled to Charlottesville, Va. Friday to face the No. 11 Cavaliers and appeared primed to take their last road set of the regular season after winning the series opener, 11-4, and...
For the first time all season, the last game of Duke's ACC series did not decide the outcome of the three-game set-which ended up being good news for the Blue Devils. Duke rode offensive firepower...