No. 10 Duke Hosts Longwood on Sunday

DURHAM – After a week off due to exams, No. 10 Duke Baseball (31-13) returns to action at Jack Coombs Field, hosting Longwood (19-27) for a double header on Sunday. Sunday marks the beginning of an eight-game home stand for the Blue Devils.

Last time out, the Blue Devils traveled to No. 13 Virginia, taking two of three to earn their third consecutive top-15 series victory.

Duke in the Polls
D1Baseball – 10
Baseball America – 9
NCBWA – 14
USA Sports Today Coaches Poll – 10
Perfect Game – 11
Collegiate Baseball – 13

SUNDAY (5/7)
No. 10 Duke vs. Longwood
1 p.m. (ET) – Jack Coombs Field (Durham, N.C.)
RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
VIDEO – ACCNX
Duke – LHP –Andrew Healy
Longwood – LHP – Ethan Walker

SUNDAY (5/7)
No. 10 Duke vs. Longwood
1 p.m. (ET) – Jack Coombs Field (Durham, N.C.)
RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
VIDEO – ACCNX
Duke – RHP – Ryan Higgins
Longwood – RHP – Guillermo Garcia Jr.

QUICK HITS

Freshman Andrew Healy enjoyed a perfect month of April for the Blue Devils, moving from a relief spot to a midweek starter, before moving into the weekend rotation. Healy posted a 5-0 record in the month without allowing an earned run. He walked just three batters and struck out 23 to be named NCBWA Dick Howser Pitcher of the Month.
Duke Baseball entered the top-10 of the D1 Baseball poll on Monday morning for the first time since being ranked No. 10 in 2019. The No. 10 ranking is the second highest in program history, behind being ranked No. 9 at one point in the season in 2018. The Blue Devils were also tabbed No. 9 by Baseball America and No. 13 by Collegiate Baseball.
The Blue Devils have recorded 237 of their 372 runs scored so far this season from the fourth to eighth innings. That number accounts for 63.7% of the Blue Devils' runs this season.
Former Blue Devil Matt Mervis joined Marcus Stroman in the big leagues, getting the call up from the Iowa Cubs to the Chicago Cubs. Mervis tallied his first MLB hit and RBI on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, as the Cubs defeated the Marlins 4-1.
Duke Baseball has tallied 78 home runs so far this season, 10th nationally and is on pace to break the single season team record of 90 home runs. The 78 round trippers are fourth most in a single season for Duke and the most under head coach Chris Pollard.

Graduate transfer MJ Metz (.381) and junior Alex Stone (.341) have both posted averages above .340 over the last 10 games of the season. The Blue Devils are 9-1 during that stretch, including boasting an 18-game hitting streak from Stone, three consecutive games with a home run, and Metz's five-game stretch with a home run.

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