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Duke Opens 2023 Road to Omaha in Conway against UNCW
6/1/2023 9:15:00 PM | Baseball
DURHAM – Duke baseball (35-21) opens the 2023 Conway Regional on Friday afternoon, taking on the No. 3 seed UNCW (34-21) at 1 p.m. from Springs Brooks Stadium. Friday marks the 10th NCAA Tournament appearance for the Blue Devils and the first since 2021.
The Blue Devils are 10-9 under head coach Chris Pollard in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Super Regionals in 2018 and 2019. Duke and UNCW have met once before in a regional setting with the Seahawks winning the only meeting 11-1 in Columbia, S.C.
FRIDAY (6/2)
Duke vs. UNCW
1 p.m. (ET) – Springs Brooks Stadium (Conway, S.C.) – Conway Regional
RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD / 620 AM / 1550 AM / Buzz Sports Radio
VIDEO – ESPN+
Duke – RHP – Alex Gow
UNCW – RHP – Jacob Shafer
No. 1 Seed Coastal Carolina
No. 3 Seed UNCW
No. 4 Seed Rider
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The Blue Devils are 10-9 under head coach Chris Pollard in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Super Regionals in 2018 and 2019. Duke and UNCW have met once before in a regional setting with the Seahawks winning the only meeting 11-1 in Columbia, S.C.
FRIDAY (6/2)
Duke vs. UNCW
1 p.m. (ET) – Springs Brooks Stadium (Conway, S.C.) – Conway Regional
RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD / 620 AM / 1550 AM / Buzz Sports Radio
VIDEO – ESPN+
Duke – RHP – Alex Gow
UNCW – RHP – Jacob Shafer
No. 1 Seed Coastal Carolina
- Coastal Carolina earned the No. 10 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, hosting a regional for the fifth time in program history after a 39-19 record this season. Head coach Gary Gilmore's club has qualified for regional competition in 18 of its last 23 season, winning the National Championship in 2016. The Chanticleers are led at the plate by Payton Eeles, pacing the squad with a .379 average. Derek Bender leads the team with 18 home runs, while the Chants have tallied 100 total long balls this season. Coastal made. Run at the Sun Belt Conference title in Montgomery last weekend, before being upended by Louisiana, twice on Saturday. The Cajuns went on to fall to Southern Miss on Sunday in the Championship game.
No. 3 Seed UNCW
- UNCW swept the CAA tournament, defeating Delaware and Northeastern twice to take the automatic qualifier. The Seahawks posted a 34-21 record in 2023 and are making their 11th regional appearance, all coming since the 2003 season when they made their debut at the Baton Rouge Regional. Jac Croom leads the Seahawks at the plate, posting a .363 average and smashing seven home runs. Zane Taylor leads the way on the mound with a 7-2 record and a 3.25 ERA. He has struck out 56 batters, while only walking 19 opponents.
No. 4 Seed Rider
- Rider enters the weekend as the No. 4 seed in the Conway Regional, after winning the MAAC Tournament last weekend. The Broncs finished the 2023 campaign with a 35-19 record. Rider split the double midweek series with Duke earlier in May, winning 2-1 and falling 4-3 on back-to-back days. Dr. Barry Davis' club is led by Brian Skettini at the plate, posting a .308 average and driving in 46 runs. On the mound, Frank Doelling leads the team with a 6-2 record and a 3.52 ERA. He has tallied 56 strikeouts to his 28 walks in 2023.
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- Duke is one of four schools to have a NCAA Tournament appearance or a bowl game in Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Football Baseball and Softball (Duke, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas).
- In 2023, the state of North Carolina posted the most NCAA Baseball bids of the entire country as Campbell, Charlotte, Duke, ECU, NC State, UNC, UNCW and Wake Forest all heard their names called on Monday. The eight bids are the most in North Carolina history.
- Prior to head coach Chris Pollard taking the job at Duke, the Blue Devils had made five NCAA Tournament appearances (1952, 1953, 1956, 1957 and 1961). Since Pollard arrived in Durham, he has taken the Blue Devils to a program high five regionals, to double that total to 10 appearances (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023).
- Graduate transfer Charlie Beilenson continues to take the ball day in and day out this year. The low arm slot righty has appeared for the Blue Devils 33 times heading to Conway and has tied Nick Hendrix in 2017 for the second most appearances in a single season. The record was set by David Darwin in 1996 with 35 appearances for Duke.
- Under head coach Chris Pollard, Duke baseball is 10-9 in the NCAA Tournament, winning the Athens Regional in 2018 and the Morgantown Regional in 2019. That winning mark in June also includes two Super Regional appearances at Texas Tech and Vanderbilt. The Blue Devils are 0-1 against UNCW in June, falling to the Seahawks 11-1 in the first game of the Columbia Regional in 2016.
For more information on Duke baseball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeBASE".
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