DURHAM – No. 20 Duke Baseball (29-12, 12-8 ACC) travels to Charlottesville, Va., for a first-place showdown with No. 13 Virginia (34-9, 12-9 ACC) at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park. The Blue Devils currently hold a half game lead ahead of the Cavaliers for the Coastal Division lead.
The Blue Devils are coming off a 4-0 week which sparked the season long seven game winning streak heading into the weekend. No. 20 Duke swept No. 12 Louisville at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, before defeating No. 9 Campbell and High Point in the midweek.
Duke in the Polls
D1Baseball – 20
Baseball America – 16
NCBWA – 23
USA Sports Today Coaches Poll – 22
Perfect Game – 18
Collegiate Baseball – 21
FRIDAY (4/28)
No. 20 Duke at No. 13 Virginia
8 p.m. (ET) – Disharoon Park (Charlottesville, Va.)
RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
VIDEO – ACCN
Duke – RHP –
Alex Gow
Virginia – RHP – Brian Edgington
SATURDAY (4/29)
No. 20 Duke at No. 13 Virginia
4 p.m. (ET) – Disharoon Park (Charlottesville, Va.)
RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
VIDEO – ACCNX
Duke – RHP –
Ryan Higgins
Virginia – RHP – Nick Parker
SUNDAY (4/30)
No. 20 Duke at No. 13 Virginia
1 p.m. (ET) – Disharoon Park (Charlottesville, Va.)
RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
VIDEO – ACCNX
Duke – TBA –
TBA
Virginia – RHP – Jack O'Connor
QUICK HITS
- Graduate transfer MJ Metz collected his fourth consecutive game with a home run on Wednesday evening against High Point, hitting a solo home run to center field in the win.
- Duke Baseball entered the top-25 of the D1Baseball poll on Monday morning for the first time since being ranked No. 23 to begin the 2022 season. Duke was tabbed at No. 20 after an impressive 4-0 week which included a sweep of No. 12 Louisville at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
- Duke's seven game winning streak is the longest of the 2023 campaign.
- The Blue Devils strength of scheduled sits at No. 9 in the country, with opponents a combined 914-609 on the season.
- Sophomore Alex Mooney tallied his 14th and 15th multi-hit contests of the year last weekend against No. 12 Louisville, including a home run in each of the first two contests.
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