Duke Rolls to ACC Tournament Championship

Sunday, May 26

Charlotte, N.C.

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Duke University

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Florida State

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Duke

Florida State

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Duke Rolls to ACC Tournament Championship

5/26/2024 6:36:00 PM | Baseball

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For the second time in program history, Duke baseball took home the 2024 ACC Tournament Championship and punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, rolling past Florida State, 16-4.

Sophomore James Tallon made his first collegiate start on Sunday, working three innings and punching out two batters. The Seminoles opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning, hitting a two-run home run to right field.

Duke answered in the top of the third inning, as Wallace Clark was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Logan Bravo. Freshman Kyle Johnson gave the Blue Devils their first lead of the afternoon, doubling down the line in left to score Chase Krewson and Devin Obee, 3-2. Later in the frame, freshman AJ Gracia singled to center field to extend the Blue Devils lead, capping off a five-run inning.

The Blue Devils didn't stop scoring from there, as Ben Miller hit a grand slam to left field to push the lead to 9-2 in the top of the fourth inning. Florida State responded in the bottom of the fourth, hitting a two-run shot of their own, before Duke pulled away for good.

Graduate Tim Noone earned the win in relief of Tallon, working two innings of three hit baseball in the fifth and sixth innings. Noone struck out three Seminoles and ended scoring chances in both frames. In the top of the sixth inning, Krewson drew a bases loaded walk to score Zac Morris from third, before ACC Tournament MVP, Obee, hit a towering grand slam to left field, the Blue Devils second of the game.

Graduate Ben Miller capped off the Duke scoring, putting the Blue Devils up by a dozen in the top of the seventh, crushing a two-run home run to left center field. Closer Charlie Beilenson came on in the ninth, allowing one hit to clinch the tournament title on Sunday.

ACC All-Tournament Team
MVP - Devin Obee, Duke
Catcher - Alex Stone, Duke
First Base - Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest
Second Base - Drew Faurot, Florida State
Third Base - Daniel Cuvet, Miami
Shortstop - Griff OFerrall, Virginia
Outfield - Devin Obee, Duke
Outfield - Anthony Donofrio, North Carolina
Outfield - James Tibbs III, Florida State
DH - Marco Dinges, Florida State
Pitcher - Charlie Beilenson, Duke
Pitcher - Chase Burns, Wake Forest

HOW IT HAPPENED

Florida State opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning, 2-0.
Wallace Clark was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Logan Bravo from third in the top of the second inning. Kyle Johnson doubled down the line in left to score Chase Krewson and Devin Obee. AJ Gracia singled to center field to score a pair, 5-2.
In the top of the fourth inning, Ben Miller hit a grand slam to left field, 9-2.
The Seminoles cut into the lead in the bottom of the fourth, 9-4.
In the top of the sixth inning, Krewson drew a bases loaded walk to score Zac Morris from third, 10-4. Obee hit a grand slam to left field, 14-4.
Miller hit a two-run home run to left center field in the top of the seventh inning, 16-4.

NOTES

Duke baseball is a perfect 8-0 in Charlotte, N.C., and claimed its second tournament title in the Queen City on Sunday, the first since 2021. Duke has now won two of the three tournaments held at Truist Field.
Sophomore James Tallon started his first career game on Championship Sunday, working three innings and allowing two runs while striking out a pair.
Junior Wallace Clark was hit by two pitches against Florida State, bringing his season tally to 24 on the year. That mark moves him into second all-time in a single season, three behind Ryan McCurdy (2018) who was hit by 27 during that year.
Duke set the new program record for home runs in a single season, passing the 2023 team who hit 109. The Blue Devils enter regional weekend with 111 after hitting three against Florida State in the Championship.
Junior Devin Obee finished the day 2-for-4 with a towering grand slam in the top of the seventh inning. Obee was also named the MVP of the 2024 ACC Tournament the first since Joey Loperfido in 2021.
Graduate Ben Miller tallied six RBI on Sunday in the championship, hitting two home runs against Florida State. Miller crushed a grand slam to blow open the game in the fourth inning, before sending a two-run blast to left center field in the seventh.

UP NEXT

Duke awaits its regional seeding and location for the NCAA Tournament. Host sites will be released at 8:30 p.m. Sunday evening, before the entire 64-team field is announced Monday afternoon at 12 p.m.

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