No. 9 Duke Falls to Georgia Tech

Friday, May 10

Atlanta, Ga.

6 p.m.

Duke University

Georgia Tech

No. 9 Duke Falls to Georgia Tech

5/10/2024 11:04:00 PM | Baseball

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ATLANTA, Ga. – No. 9 Duke (33-15, 14-11 ACC) fell to Georgia Tech (29-18, 13-12 ACC), 11-8, on Friday evening at Russ Chandler Stadium, to open the ACC series in Atlanta, Ga.

The Blue Devils opened the scoring in the top of the first, hanging a four-spot on the Yellow Jackets. Alex Stone hit a three-run home run to open the scoring, before Wallace Clark singled up the middle to score Logan Bravo from second, 4-0.

The Yellow Jackets responded in the bottom half of the frame with a two-run home run of their own, 4-2. Zac Morris added to the scoring in the top of the third inning, singling to center field to score Chase Krewson from third, 5-2.

Georgia Tech continued to chip away at the lead, before jumping on top in the bottom of the fifth inning. Duke continued to rally in the final two frames, cutting the Jackets lead to 9-8, thanks to Stone's single to left field to score Morris from third.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Alex Stone hit a three-run home run to open the scoring in the top of the first inning. Wallace Clark singled up the middle to score Logan Bravo from second, 4-0.
Georgia Tech cut the lead in half in the bottom of the first inning, 4-2.
In the top of the third inning, Zac Morris singled to center field to score Chase Krewson from third, 5-2.
The Yellow Jackets took the lead in the bottom of the third inning, 6-5.
Bravo hit a two-run home run to left field in the top of the fourth inning, 7-6.
Georgia Tech tied the ballgame in the bottom of the fourth, 7-7.
The Yellow Jackets took the lead in the bottom of the fifth, 8-7.
Georgia Tech added to the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, 9-7.
In the top of the eighth inning, Stone singled to left field to score Morris from third, 9-8.
The Yellow Jackets added to the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, 11-8.

NOTES

Senior Alex Stone hit a three-run home run in the top of the first inning, the 36th of his career. The blast moved him into sole possession of fourth place in a career at Duke. Stone finished with a 3-for-4 line at the plate, scoring two runs and driving in four.
Freshman Chase Krewson extended his hitting streak to six games, finishing the day 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Graduate Ben Miller finished the day 2-for-5, tallying his 22nd multi-hit contest of the season.
Graduate Logan Bravo finished the day 1-for-2 with two runs scored, two RBI (a two-run home run) and three walks.
Junior Ryan Higgins was thrust into a spot start on Friday, working 1.2 innings, allowing two runs one hit.

QUOTES

"It's tough when you find out just minutes before the ballgame that your starting ace and Friday night guy can't go. That being said, I thought the guys we put out there tonight were guys that can win the ballgame. We scored eight runs on a Friday night and feel like you are in a position to win. The bottom line is that we gave them way too many free bases with the walks and stolen bases. We have to do a better job of finding the zone tomorrow and forcing them to swing the bat." – Head coach Chris Pollard on his overall thoughts on Friday.

UP NEXT

Duke and Georgia Tech continue the three-game set on Saturday afternoon from Russ Chandler Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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