Clark's Walk-Off Winner Lifts No. 9 Duke to First Series Sweep of Miami

Sunday, April 7

Durham, N.C.

1 p.m.

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24-8, 9-6

Miami

15-16, 6-9

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Clark's Walk-Off Winner Lifts No. 9 Duke to First Series Sweep of Miami

4/7/2024 7:11:00 PM | Baseball

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DURHAM – Junior Wallace Clark singled to center field in the bottom of the 11th inning, securing the first sweep in program history over Miami (15-16, 6-9 ACC) on Sunday, defeating the Hurricanes, 11-10, on Jack Coombs Field.

No. 9 Duke (24-8, 9-6 ACC) trailed 7-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, before rallying to tie the ballgame in the frame. It marks the first time since March 10, 2024, when the Blue Devils scored six runs in the top of the fifth inning.

In the top of the 11th inning, Miami scored three runs to regain the lead and put the pressure on the Blue Devils. Ben Miller singled up the middle to begin the bottom half, before AJ Gracia drew a walk to put runners on first and second with no outs. Logan Bravo singled to right center field to score Miller from second to cut the Hurricanes lead to 10-8.

After Tyler Albright reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt to load the bases. Miami attempted a hidden ball trick, but the Hurricanes pitcher was on the top of the mound, awarding Duke to score a run on a balk to cut the lead to one run. Alex Stone was intentionally walked to load the bases and have a force out at any base. Wallace Clark laced a 2-0 pitch to center field to walk-off Miami for the second time this weekend and earn the first series sweep in program history over the Hurricanes.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Miami opened the scoring in the top of the third inning, 2-0.
The Hurricanes added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning, 4-0.
Chase Krewson singled through the left side to score Ben Miller from third in the bottom of the fourth inning, 4-1.
Miami added to their lead in the top of the eighth, 7-1.
Duke scored six in the bottom of the eighth to tie the ballgame, 7-7.
Miami scored in the top of the 11th, 10-7.
Logan Bravo singled to right center to score Miller from third. AJ Gracia scored a balk. Wallace Clark singled to center field to score a pair, 11-10.

NOTES

Junior David Boisvert made his weekend debut on Sunday, working 2.1 innings allowing one run and one hit. Boisvert punched out two Hurricanes in the outing and did not factor into the decision.
Graduate Ben Miller extended his hitting streak to 13 games, finishing the day 4-for-6 with a RBI and three runs scored. His four hit day is the third of the season for Miller and his 19th multi-hit game of the season.
Duke batted around the 13th time this season, scoring six runs in the frame to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth.
The Blue Devils collected their second walk-off win of the weekend, scoring four runs in the bottom of the 11th to win it.
The weekend's series sweep of Miami was the first in program history.
Duke improved to 204-42 (.829) when scoring 3+ runs in an inning since 2016.
Along with Miller, two other Blue Devils had multi-hit contests on Sunday. Chase Krewson (2) and Alex Stone (3), both tallied multi-hit contests against Miami.

QUOTES

"I was just really proud of our competitive fight today. We were really tough down the stretch and kept competing. To get down 7-1 and come back and work our way back into that game and then to give up three in the top of the 11th and respond. I told our team after the game; special seasons require special moments like this and today we pulled off the improbable." – Head coach Chris Pollard on his overall thoughts on the series sweep.
"We talk about it all the time; we play in a series of one pitch battles. We can't get into the process of making one moment bigger than the other. When you preach that and live it every day, you know when you get into that moment you can perform in the moment. It is where process and routine allow you to be in the moment and continue to develop that trait." – On situational hitting throughout the entire season.

UP NEXT

Duke closes out a four-game homestand welcoming in William & Mary for a midweek contest. First pitch on Tuesday is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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