No. 10 Duke Falls to Rider on Tuesday

Tuesday, May 9

Durham, N.C.

6 PM

Duke University

32-14

Rider

31-15

Rider

Duke

No. 10 Duke Falls to Rider on Tuesday

5/9/2023 9:35:00 PM | Baseball

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DURHAM – No. 10 Duke Baseball (32-14) fell to Rider (31-15), 2-1 on Tuesday evening at Jack Coombs Field. The defeat was the first midweek loss on Tuesday for the Blue Devils, entering play with a perfect 8-0 record.

Junior Alex Stone extended his hitting streak to 20 games, hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning to give Duke the lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Junior Alex Stone hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning, 1-0.
Rider tied the ballgame in the top of the second, 1-1.
The Broncs took the lead in the top of the ninth, 2-1.

NOTES

Junior Alex Stone gave Duke the lead in the bottom of the first with a solo home run to left center field. It extended Stone's hitting streak to 20 games, the longest under head coach Chris Pollard.
Graduate transfer Giovanni DiGiacomo stole his 14th and 15th base of the season, tying Alex Mooney for the team lead.
Tuesday's midweek loss was the first for the Blue Devils this season. Prior to Tuesday's defeat, Duke was a perfect 8-0 on the day.

QUOTES

"We made some baserunning errors early in the ball game and that took us out of some opportunities to get things going. We had a lot of opportunities to score a run with a productive out and couldn't capitalize late in the game. Credit to Rider, they had a lot of opportunities where they could have blinked and given into the moment, and they were tough and competitive." – Head coach Chris Pollard on leaving 11 men on base Tuesday.
"It was a heck of a game. Two teams were competing really hard and two teams pitching really well. Credit to them, they got the big hit, and we didn't down the stretch." – On getting a high-quality opponent this late in the season.

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