No. 7 Duke Returns Home to Host Gardner-Webb Tuesday

DURHAM – No. 7 Duke (26-10) returns home for a midweek matchup against Gardner-Webb (13-22) on Tuesday at Jack Coombs Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be broadcasted live on ACCNX.

Admission is free for all midweek games at Jack Coombs Field. Parking will be located in the Grounds Lot for all fans attending.

Tuesday is the third of four bark in the park games for Duke Baseball. Each dog will receive a free Duke Baseball tennis ball while supplies last. All dogs are required to be leashed at all times while at Jack Coombs Field and owners must complete a liability wavier for their dogs each game.

Duke in the Polls
D1Baseball – 7
USA Today Coaches Poll – 8
Baseball America – 6
Perfect Game – 8

TUESDAY (4/16)
#7 Duke vs. Gardner-Webb
6 p.m. (ET) – Jack Coombs Field
VIDEO – ACCNX
Duke – RHP – Gabe Nard
Gardner-Webb – LHP – Bryan Pazos

QUICK HITS

The Blue Devils have continued to pounce on opponents like they did throughout the season in 2023. Duke has recorded 197 of its 313 runs so far this season from the fourth to the eighth innings. That number accounts for 62.9% of the Blue Devils' run production.
Duke earned its first victory in Pittsburgh, Pa., since 2018, sweeping the double header on Saturday from the Panthers. Duke run-ruled Pitt 14-4 in game one thanks in part to a seven-run third inning, before rallying late to take game two 4-3 and earn its third consecutive ACC series victory.
Following a sweep of the double header on Saturday in Pittsburgh, Pa., head coach Chris Pollard recorded his 750th career victory across three stops. The mark comes just a season removed from collecting his 700th career victory against North Carolina in the middle game of a three-game set.
Senior catcher Alex Stone has started to catch fire in the second half of the season like he usually does this time of year and has been on a tear in the past five games. Stone completed the five-game stretch with a .455/.818/.500 slash like with 10 hits, five doubles, one home run, 8 RBI and two walks.

Duke's pitching staff continues to prove why they are one of the best in the country, piling up the strikeout numbers this season. A year removed from a record breaking 675 strikeouts as a staff, Duke enters the midweek with 396 batters fanned and holding opponents to a .209 average at the plate.

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