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Blue Devils Close out Exhibition with Coastal Carolina
11/3/2019 8:44:00 AM | Baseball
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke baseball team closed out its second exhibition of the fall with a pair of eight-inning scrimmages against Coastal Carolina Saturday afternoon in Fayetteville at Segra Stadium—home of the Fayetteville Woodpeckers.
The Blue Devils battled to a 7-1 victory across the first eight innings before capturing a 6-1 win in the second installment of the exhibition.
"I thought we competed well in all three phases today," said head coach Chris Pollard. "Our pitching staff had 25 strikeouts with only three walks across 16 innings. I thought our pitchers did a great job pounding the zone and our defense was solid. Michael Rothenberg was really good behind the plate defensively."
The dup senior Matt Mervis and junior Chris Crabtree led Duke in hitting on the afternoon, each contributing multi-hit efforts. Mervis closed out the day 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Crabtree finished 2-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs. Freshman Thomas Keehn also added a pair of hits on the day with a three-run inside-the-park home run and an RBI triple, while junior Michael Rothenberg also added a three-run home run.
Junior Bryce Jarvis earned the start in Saturday's exhibition in the first game, while Mervis earned the start in the second game. The Blue Devils used a combination of five other pitchers across the day including sophomores Jack Carey and Aaron Beasley, freshman Henry Williams, redshirt freshman Jimmy Loper and junior Thomas Girard.
Duke will conclude its fall season with the annual Fall World Series, which is scheduled for Nov. 14-16. The team is set for a trio of nine-inning games, which will take place at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
All practices and scrimmages are open to the public across the Blue Devils' fall slate/
For more information on Duke baseball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeBaseball". You can also find all-access coverage of all Duke athletic programs on SnapChat by searching for "dukeathletics".
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The Blue Devils battled to a 7-1 victory across the first eight innings before capturing a 6-1 win in the second installment of the exhibition.
"I thought we competed well in all three phases today," said head coach Chris Pollard. "Our pitching staff had 25 strikeouts with only three walks across 16 innings. I thought our pitchers did a great job pounding the zone and our defense was solid. Michael Rothenberg was really good behind the plate defensively."
The dup senior Matt Mervis and junior Chris Crabtree led Duke in hitting on the afternoon, each contributing multi-hit efforts. Mervis closed out the day 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Crabtree finished 2-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs. Freshman Thomas Keehn also added a pair of hits on the day with a three-run inside-the-park home run and an RBI triple, while junior Michael Rothenberg also added a three-run home run.
Junior Bryce Jarvis earned the start in Saturday's exhibition in the first game, while Mervis earned the start in the second game. The Blue Devils used a combination of five other pitchers across the day including sophomores Jack Carey and Aaron Beasley, freshman Henry Williams, redshirt freshman Jimmy Loper and junior Thomas Girard.
Duke will conclude its fall season with the annual Fall World Series, which is scheduled for Nov. 14-16. The team is set for a trio of nine-inning games, which will take place at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
All practices and scrimmages are open to the public across the Blue Devils' fall slate/
For more information on Duke baseball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeBaseball". You can also find all-access coverage of all Duke athletic programs on SnapChat by searching for "dukeathletics".
#GoDuke
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