Duke Falls to Coastal on Sunday, Heads to Winner Take All Game Monday

Sunday, June 4

Conway, S.C.

6 PM

Duke University

37-22

Coastal Carolina

42-20

Duke

Coastal Carolina

Duke Falls to Coastal on Sunday, Heads to Winner Take All Game Monday

6/4/2023 10:48:00 PM | Baseball

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CONWAY, S.C. – Duke baseball (37-22) fell to Coastal Carolina (42-20), 8-6, on Sunday evening to push the Conway Regional to a winner take all game on Monday evening. The Blue Devils and Chanticleers are scheduled to play at 6 p.m. from Springs Brooks Stadium, to decide who will advance to the Super Regionals against Virginia.

Junior Alex Stone finished the day 2-for-4 with two home runs to bring his single season multi-hit total to 22 games.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Coastal Carolina opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with a grand slam, 4-0.
In the top of the first, Alex Stone hit a solo home run to left field, 4-1. Graduate student Damon Lux hit a grand slam, 5-4.
The Chanticleers tied the ballgame in the bottom of the fourth inning, 5-5.
Coastal Carolina regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh, 8-5.
Junior Alex Stone cut into the lead in the top of the eighth, hitting a solo home run, 8-6.

NOTES

Graduate student Damon Lux hit a grand slam in the top of the second inning, his ninth home run of the season.
Junior Alex Stone had a multi-home run and hit day on Sunday, tallying two solo home runs in loss to Coastal Carolina. It brings his season total of multi-hit games to 22 on the year.
Graduate transfer Charlie Beilenson broke the single season appearance record for a Blue Devil on Sunday, marking his 36th appearance of the season. He passed David Darwin who had 35 appearances in 1996.

QUOTES

"First and foremost, that was another incredible college baseball game with one of the greatest college atmospheres I have been a part of. We had a couple of two-strike pitches to get off the field tonight and didn't. They had another two-out hit in the fourth. Credit to Coastal for taking advantage of our mistakes this evening. We will be ready to go tomorrow night for a winner take all game." – Head coach Chris Pollard on the overall atmosphere of the game tonight.

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