With a chance to advance to the College World Series Saturday in Charlottesville, Duke did not answer the bell, getting thrashed by Virginia in a 14-4 rout.
In a game that certainly lived up to the Super Regional billing, Duke once again showed its resilience, overcoming a late deficit to take game one of the Charlottesville Super Regional 5-4 against No. 7-seed Virginia.
On Friday, Duke heads to Virginia for a high-stakes Super Regional clash with the Cavaliers, hoping to advance to the College World Series for just the fourth time in its history. Before first pitch at noon, The Chronicle's beat writers offer predictions on how the Blue Devils will fare.
After No. 10-seed Coastal Carolina took Duke to a do-or-die rematch Monday, the Blue Devils took a commanding 12-3 win in the regional finale and are heading to the Super Regionals for the third time in six years.
Had No. 2-seed Duke won Sunday, it would have advanced to the Super Regional, but a late surge allowed No. 1-seed Coastal Carolina to pull away and take the game 8-6, setting up a winner-take-all contest Monday.
A day after demolishing UNC Wilmington 12-3, Duke outlasted No. 4-seed Rider in a nailbiter that ended 2-1.
After falling into an early deficit in game one of the Conway, S.C., Regional, the second-seeded Blue Devils gained the lead and never looked back, dominating No. 3-seed UNC Wilmington 12-3 Friday.
Before the Blue Devils get started in the NCAA tournament, the Blue Zone takes a look at some Duke alumni succeeding professionally.
Duke was named the No. 2-seed in the Conway, S.C., regional Monday, joining No. 1-seed and the No. 10-seed nationally Coastal Carolina as well as No. 4-seed Rider and No. 3-seed UNC Wilmington.
No. 5-seed Duke fell 7-6 to No. 4-seed Miami, standing strong for much of the game, but late-inning mistakes from the bullpen caused its second-straight one-run loss.
While Duke has shown its capability to compete against any team in the country, the margin of error for this team is razor thin.
No. 5-seed Duke's ACC dreams were shattered Tuesday night, falling to the ninth-seeded Wolfpack 8-7 in an 11-inning thriller.
The All-ACC teams were announced Monday, with sophomore Alex Mooney making the First Team, freshman James Tallon making the Second Team and All-Freshman team and freshman Andrew Fischer making the All-Freshman team as well.
Before Duke baseball begins play in the ACC tournament, the Blue Zone breaks down some keys to victory.
Every week, the Blue Zone breaks down an outstanding spring athlete, looking at their weekly performance and their season as a whole. Up next is Alex Mooney.
No. 12 Duke fell to No. 9 Miami 10-1 Saturday to end a decisive series as the Blue Devils were outscored 17-1 over the last 13 innings of the weekend, losing the series 2-1.
On Tuesday, No. 12 Duke lost its regular-season home finale to Gardner-Webb by a final score of 9-5 at Jack Coombs Field despite taking a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth.
No. 12 Duke lost its first ACC series since March 25 against North Carolina, dropping two of three at home against Georgia Tech.
The outlook, to put it mildly, was not ideal for Duke down the stretch. Yet against all odds, the Blue Devils have had what can only be described as an incredible run of games.
With the first month of the professional season in the books and the Duke baseball team on fire, the Blue Zone takes a look at some former Blue Devils making it big.
