DURHAM – Duke (35-20) baseball closes out the 2023 ACC Tournament on Friday afternoon against Miami (37-18) at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. and is broadcasted live on ACCN.
Duke enters play on Friday after falling to NC State, 8-7, in 11 innings on Tuesday night. Graduate transfer
MJ Metz hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the ballgame and force extras. Miami begins their portion of pool play at 7 p.m. Thursday, as they take on NC State.
FRIDAY (5/26)
Duke vs. Miami
3 p.m. (ET) – Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Durham, N.C.) – ACC Tournament
RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD / 620 AM
VIDEO – ACCN
Duke – RHP –
Alex Gow
Miami – TBA – TBA
QUICK HITS
- Duke baseball has scored 277 of its 432 runs this season from the fourth through eighth inning, accounting for 64.1% of the total runs.
- The Blue Devils also have tallied 155 two-out RBI this season, accounting for 35.9% of the runs scored this season. Graduate transfers MJ Metz and Giovanni DiGiacomo are tied for the team lead with 20 two-out RBI.
- Duke broke the single season home run record on Tuesday night against NC State, as MJ Metz hit a two-run game tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was one of two program record the Blue Devils broke that evening. The 91st home run of the season moved the 2023 team ahead of the 1994 squad, the most under head coach Chris Pollard.
- Duke's pitching staff broke the single season record for strikeouts on Tuesday, fanning 605 batters to this point. The tally moves the 2023 team ahead of the 2019 squad who tallied 598 strikeouts.
- Junior Alex Stone extended his hitting streak to 29 games on Tuesday night, the longest mark under coach Pollard.
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