DURHAM – Duke graduate closer
Charlie Beilenson and infielder
Zac Morris capped off the 2024 award season earning All-America nods from D1Baseball.
Morris claims his second honor of the season being tabbed to the second team, while Beilenson becomes the first player in Duke baseball history to be selected as a consensus First Team All-American.
Beilenson, the six-foot closer from Los Angeles, Calif., is a Stopper of the Year Finalist following his second season in a Blue Devils uniform. A year removed from setting the program record for appearances with 39 in 2023, Beilenson tied sophomore
James Tallon for the single season saves record at Duke with 12. In 2024, he appeared in 34 games on the mound, posting a 7-3 record with a 2.01 ERA. He worked 62.2 innings, allowing 14 earned runs and striking out 92 batters of the 226 he faced. Beilenson held opponents to a .181 average against and walked 18 batters on the year.
Morris, the 5-foot-11 second baseman from Suffolk, Va., was tabbed to the Norman Regional Team and was an All-ACC First Team second baseman during the 2024 campaign. In his 60 games played, Morris produced a .343 average at the plate, posting an OPS of 1.068. He registered 245 at bats, scoring 69 runs, collecting 84 hits to lead the Blue Devils. Morris added 12 doubles, two triples, a career high 18 home runs, 59 RBI and walked 39 times.
2024 All-American Selections
Charlie Beilenson – NCBWA First Team Relief Pitcher, Perfect Game First Team Relief Pitcher, ABCA/Rawlings First Team Relief Pitcher, Baseball America First Team Relief Pitcher, D1Baseball First Team Relief Pitcher
Zac Morris – NCBWA Third Team Second Baseman, D1Baseball Second Team Second Baseman
AJ Gracia – NCBWA Freshman First Team Outfielder, Perfect Game Freshman First Team Outfield
Kyle Johnson – NCBWA Freshman First Team Utility, Perfect Game Freshman First Team Utility
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