Duke Comes Up Short to Wake Forest, 6-3

Saturday, April 9

Winston-Salem, N.C.

4:00 P.M.

Duke University

13-18, 3-11

Wake Forest

24-7, 8-6

Duke

Wake Forest

Duke Comes Up Short to Wake Forest, 6-3

4/9/2022 7:53:00 PM | Baseball

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Rookie Andrew Yu finished 2-for-3 with a double but it wasn't enough as the Blue Devils came up short, 6-3, to Wake Forest on Saturday night at David F. Couch Ballpark in Winston-Salem.

Duke dropped the series to the Demon Deacons and fall to 13-18 overall and 3-11 in ACC play. Wake Forest improves to 24-7 (8-6 ACC).

Yu's multi-hit performance was the third of his career and his first since March 4 against Bucknell. Graduate student Wil Hoyle recorded his first home run of the season, a two-run shot in the second inning.

Sophomore southpaw Luke Fox earned his eighth start of the season. Fox allowed four runs on four hits and five walks in 2.2 innings of work. Fox, a native of Waukesha, Wis., fanned seven in the outing. Wake Forest's Josh Hartle opposed Fox, allowing three runs, two earned, on two hits and a walk.

Duke created a run in the top of the first to take a 1-0 lead without recording a hit. Freshman Alex Mooney walked to lead off the game and stole second before moving to third on a passed ball. Mooney scored on an RBI fielder's choice by junior Chad Knight. Wake Forest answered with a run of their own in the bottom frame.

The Blue Devils retook the lead in the top of the second. With two outs, Yu collected a two-base knock to right field before Hoyle battled from an 0-2 count in the next at-bat and carried the ball over the left field wall for the two-run homer.

Wake Forest answered Duke's runs, scoring four runs in the next three innings to take a 5-3 lead. The hosts added one more in the bottom of the seventh to bring the game's final score, 6-3. The Blue Devils threatened in the ninth inning, putting runners on first and second with no outs but Wake Forest was able to get out of the jam.

Freshman Jonathan Santucci was strong in relief. The Leominster, Mass., native matched his career high of five strikeouts while allowing just one run on one hit in a career-high 3.1 innings of work.

Duke and Wake Forest conclude the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

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