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Wednesday, March 13
Durham, N.C.
4 p.m.
Duke University
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10-Run First Lifts No. 6 Duke Over Rider
3/13/2024 7:52:00 PM | Baseball
DURHAM – No. 6 Duke (14-3) scored 10 runs in the bottom half of the first inning and added eight more throughout the final seven innings of play to down Rider (2-10), 18-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Jack Coombs Field.
The Broncs threw the first punch once again on Wednesday, jumping out to a 4-0 lead before the Blue Devils even took the field to hit. Duke responded in the bottom half of the frame, stringing together multiple extra base hits and free bases to lead 10-4 after one frame.
In the bottom of the third, Alex Stone hit a two-run home run to right-center field to push Duke's lead to 12-4. The Blue Devils extended their lead with a run in the seventh and an early run in the eighth, before Andrew Yu hit a grand slam to left field to solidify the victory on Wednesday.
Junior David Boisvert tallied his first win in relief for Emus this afternoon, working two innings of one-hit baseball and striking out one. Josh Allen, Nick Conte and Edward Hart combined to toss the final four frames of the game, not allowing a hit and striking out five.
HOW IT HAPPENED
NOTES
QUOTES
UP NEXT
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The Broncs threw the first punch once again on Wednesday, jumping out to a 4-0 lead before the Blue Devils even took the field to hit. Duke responded in the bottom half of the frame, stringing together multiple extra base hits and free bases to lead 10-4 after one frame.
In the bottom of the third, Alex Stone hit a two-run home run to right-center field to push Duke's lead to 12-4. The Blue Devils extended their lead with a run in the seventh and an early run in the eighth, before Andrew Yu hit a grand slam to left field to solidify the victory on Wednesday.
Junior David Boisvert tallied his first win in relief for Emus this afternoon, working two innings of one-hit baseball and striking out one. Josh Allen, Nick Conte and Edward Hart combined to toss the final four frames of the game, not allowing a hit and striking out five.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Rider opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, 4-0.
- AJ Gracia singled up the middle to score Zac Morris and Alex Stone. Macon Winslow doubled to left field to score a pair. Chase Krewson singled to right field to score Devin Obee from third. Wallace Clark hit a ground rule double to score Winslow from third. Duke concluded the bottom of the first, 10-4.
- In the bottom of the third, Stone hit a two-run home run to right-center field, 12-4.
- Chad Knight singled through the left side to score Morris from second in the bottom of the seventh, 13-4.
- In the bottom of the eighth, Noah Murray drew a bases loaded walk to score Jimmy Evans. Andrew Yu hit a grand slam to left field, 18-4.
NOTES
- Graduate transfer Jackson Emus made his first start on the mound for the Blue Devils, working three innings and striking out five.
- Duke batted around in the first inning, scoring 10 runs and batting around for the 10th time this season. It marks the first 10+ run running since scoring 16 against Appalachian State at Jack Coombs Field.
- Senior Alex Stone tied Griffin Conine with his 31st career home run on Wednesday. That mark moves him into sixth all-time and he now sits 12 home runs away from tying Nate Frieman who holds the program record with 43 home runs.
- Graduate transfer Zac Morris extended his hitting streak to 12 games on Wednesday, finishing the day 1-for-2 with four runs scored and three walks.
- Duke improves to 195-40 (.830) when scoring 3-plus runs in an inning since 2016.
- Junior David Boisvert tallied his first career victory on the mound, working two innings of one-hit baseball and striking out one batter.
- The Blue Devils pitching staff did not allow a hit after the leadoff man reached in the top of the fourth inning.
- Freshman Chase Krewson had a breakout game, finishing 3-for-5 at the plate. He tallied one RBI and scored two runs.
- Junior Andrew Yu hit his second home run of the season, a grand slam to left field in Duke's five run eighth inning.
QUOTES
- "I really liked our response today. Credit to Rider, they really came out and were ready to play today. They threw a big punch against us in the first inning. Emus didn't do anything wrong; they just took great swings. I liked our ability to answer back in the bottom of the first and there was a different energy in our dugout to answer back in a big way. I thought our at bats in the first were really good, starting with Morris to begin the ballgame. What I appreciated the rest of the game was we didn't let them up off the mat." – Head coach Chris Pollard on the response by the Blue Devils offense in the bottom of the first.
- "Emus got stronger as he went back out to the mound. He found the changeup and executed it really well over the last two innings he pitched. Boisvert gave us two clean innings, along with an inning by Allen, two more by Conte and the way Edward Hart bounced back after last night." – On the pitching staff shutting down the Rider offense the back half of the ballgame.
UP NEXT
- Duke jumps back into ACC play this weekend hosting No. 10 Clemson for the second weekend of league play. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. from Jack Coombs Field.
For more information on Duke Baseball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeBASE".
Duke Centennial
In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
#GoDuke
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Boisvert, David (1-0)
L: Hawkes, G. (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Skettini, B. 1 ; Lesch, L. 1
RBI: Skettini, B. 1 ; Lesch, L. 1 ; Winsett, J. 1
SH: Hartmann, E. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Paskell, A. 1 ; Skettini, B. 1 ; Lesch, L. 1 ; Hartmann, E. 1
Batting:
2B: Morris, Zac 1 ; Miller, Ben 1 ; Stone, Alex 1 ; Winslow, Macon 1 ; Clark, Wallace 1
HR: Yu, Andrew 1 ; Stone, Alex 1
RBI: Murray, Noah 1 ; Miller, Ben 3 ; Yu, Andrew 4 ; Stone, Alex 3 ; Knight, Chad 1 ; Gracia, AJ 2 ; Winslow, Macon 2 ; Krewson, Chase 1 ; Clark, Wallace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Morris, Zac 4 ; Murray, Noah 1 ; Miller, Ben 1 ; Yu, Andrew 1 ; Stone, Alex 2 ; Bravo, Logan 1 ; Gracia, AJ 1 ; Obee, Devin 1 ; Evans, Jimmy 1 ; Winslow, Macon 1 ; Krewson, Chase 2 ; Clark, Wallace 1 ; Rodgers, Harrison 1
SB: Bravo, Logan 1
HBP: Gracia, AJ 1 ; Obee, Devin 1 ; Rodgers, Harrison 1
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