Duke failed to get its bats going, recording only three hits on the day, whereas the Wolfpack left 10 stranded in a game they had many chances to win.
The Blue Devils continued their dominance of Virginia across the entire weekend, outscoring the hosts 16-4 to climb back above .500 in conference play.
Despite a late offensive surge, the Blue Devils could not keep up with the Chanticleers.
The Blue Devils fell to a struggling Panthers squad at home.
After a combined 11 hits and four runs in the opening three frames, both teams posted goose eggs the rest of the way.
Duke won two and lost two in the Puerto Vallarta Challenge against some of the better competition the country has to offer.
In the span of the next three days, Duke will face just as many top-25 teams as it did last season.
The Blue Devils cruised to a pair of victories in their season debut.
After a historical inaugural season, the Blue Devils are no longer the new kids on the block.
Although Duke's season came to a close Wednesday, the Blue Devils' performance this season is an encouraging sign of things to come.
With 13 conference victories in their pockets, the Blue Devils will tackle yet another first come Wednesday afternoon—their first postseason.
Duke has won three straight series for the first time in program history.
The Blue Devils' victory against the Hokies Sunday was powered by a shutout from Katherine Huey and Peyton St. George.
It was better late than never for the Blue Devil offense.
The Blue Devils made sure their struggles did not snowball with a key series win against one of the ACC's top teams.
With offense hard to come by Wednesday night, Duke managed to do just enough to escape with the win.
Season-long offensive struggles returned Sunday as the Blue Devils dropped the series finale.
Sunday, the calendar turned to April and Duke took the opportunity to turn a page at the midway point of conference play.
In a year full of surprises, Blue Devil fans never know what the next series will bring.
Duke won a close 1-0 game Saturday after dropping both contests of a Friday doubleheader.
