Miller Walks-Off Miami as No. 9 Duke Takes Series Opener

Friday, April 5

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

Duke University

22-8, 7-6

Miami

15-14, 6-7

Miami

Duke

Miller Walks-Off Miami as No. 9 Duke Takes Series Opener

4/5/2024 9:40:00 PM | Baseball

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DURHAM – Graduate third baseman Ben Miller drove a 1-1 pitch through the left side of the infield to walk-off the Miami Hurricanes (15-14, 6-7 ACC), 4-3, on Friday night at Jack Coombs Field.

Graduate Charlie Beilenson earned his first win of the season, working the final two innings and allowing one hit. He punched out three batters to improve to 1-2 on the season.

No. 9 Duke (22-8, 7-6 ACC) began the day being no-hit through four innings, before taking the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, scoring three runs to take the lead. Miami answered in the top of the sixth, before both teams traded scoreless frames before the Blue Devils loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hurricanes took the lead in the top of the second inning, 2-0.
Wallace Clark singled through the left side to score Chase Krewson from third in the bottom of the fifth inning. Tyler Albright singled through the right side to score a pair, 3-2.
Miami tied the ballgame in the top of the sixth inning, 3-3.
Ben Miller singled through the left side to score Clark from third in the bottom of the ninth, 4-3.

NOTES

Graduate Ben Miller extended his hitting streak to 11 games on Friday evening, singling through the left side to score the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Graduate closer Charlie Beilenson collected his first win of the season on Friday night, working two innings while allowing one hit and striking out three.
Duke improved to 203-43 (.829) since 2016 when scoring three-plus runs in an inning.
Junior Jonathan Santucci did not factor into the decision on Friday against Miami but worked five innings of five-hit baseball and struck out six batters. Duke is now 6-2 on Friday's and 7-1 in series openers this season.
Sophomore Tyler Albright returned to the lineup on Friday, finishing the day 1-for-3 with two RBI and a walk.

QUOTES

"What I told our team after the game was what a great job by Santucci to grind his way through the fifth inning without his best stuff. We were really opportunistic there against a really good arm. Ziehl is throwing as good as anybody in the league right now. He threw a complete game with 15 strikeouts last week against Clemson and tried to do it to us tonight. Our ability to run the pick play in the seventh was a really big moment. Stone being able to throw out Cyr was a huge moment. Nobody deserves the opportunity to have a walk-off moment then Ben Miller with the year he is having." – Head coach Chris Pollard on his overall thoughts on Friday night.

UP NEXT

Duke and Miami continue the three-game series on Saturday afternoon from Jack Coombs Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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