Completed Event: Baseball versus Murray State on June 9, 2025 , Loss , 4, to, 5
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Final
Baseball
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vs Murray State
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Sunday, June 8
Durham, N.C.
Noon
Duke University
42-16
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Murray State
42-19
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Duke Falls to Murray State on Sunday
6/8/2025 4:29:00 PM | Baseball
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke baseball (41-20) fell to the Murray State Racers (43-15), 19-9 on Sunday, setting up a winner-takes-all championship game on Monday.
Duke opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, as AJ Gracia and Ben Miller hit back-to-back home runs to ignite the crowd, 2-0. Murray State immediately responded with three runs in the bottom half, before extending the lead to 5-2 in the third.
A solo home run by Wallace Clark in the top of the third cut into the deficit, before the Racers plated five runs in the bottom of the fourth, 10-3. The Blue Devils began a furious comeback in the sixth, as Ben Rounds doubled down the line in left to score a pair, before scoring himself on a wild pitch. After a Sam Harris walk in the frame, Macon Winslow crushed a hanging breaking ball to left field to cut the lead to two.
Junior left-hander Edward Hart tossed a much-needed shutdown inning for the Blue Devils in the sixth before Murray State went on to tack on nine runs in the bottom of the seventh and extended their lead.
Tickets for game three on Monday will go on sale at 8 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
NOTES
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Duke opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, as AJ Gracia and Ben Miller hit back-to-back home runs to ignite the crowd, 2-0. Murray State immediately responded with three runs in the bottom half, before extending the lead to 5-2 in the third.
A solo home run by Wallace Clark in the top of the third cut into the deficit, before the Racers plated five runs in the bottom of the fourth, 10-3. The Blue Devils began a furious comeback in the sixth, as Ben Rounds doubled down the line in left to score a pair, before scoring himself on a wild pitch. After a Sam Harris walk in the frame, Macon Winslow crushed a hanging breaking ball to left field to cut the lead to two.
Junior left-hander Edward Hart tossed a much-needed shutdown inning for the Blue Devils in the sixth before Murray State went on to tack on nine runs in the bottom of the seventh and extended their lead.
Tickets for game three on Monday will go on sale at 8 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Duke opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, as AJ Gracia hit a solo home run to right-center field. Ben Miller hit a solo home run to right-center field, 2-0.
- Murray State took the lead in the bottom of the first inning, 3-2.
- The Racers added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning, 5-2.
- In the top of the third inning, Wallace Clark hit a solo home run to right center field, 5-3.
- Murray State added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth inning, 10-3.
- In the top of the sixth inning, Ben Rounds doubled down the line in left to score a pair. Rounds scored on a wild pitch. Macon Winslow hit a two-run home run to left field, 10-8.
- The Racers added a run in the bottom of the seventh inning, 19-8.
- In the top of the eighth, Rounds hit a solo home run to left center field, 19-9.
NOTES
- Sophomore AJ Gracia returned from suspension on Sunday afternoon and made an immediate impact, crushing a solo home run to right center field in the first inning. Gracia finished the day 1-for-3, scoring two runs and drawing a pair of walks. With his 15th home run of the season, Gracia has now set a new career high for his time at Duke.
- Graduate Ben Miller collected a 2-for-4 day at the plate, blasting his 21st home run of the season, a solo shot to right center field in the top of the first inning. Miller is now second all-time in a single season, passing Nate Freiman (2009). Miller added a pair of runs scored, drew a walk, and recorded a RBI.
UP NEXT
- Duke and Murray State will play a winner-take-all game on Monday. First pitch and TV designation are to be determined.
For more information on Duke Baseball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeBASE".
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Silva, Isaac (8-2)
L: Johnson, Kyle (4-4)
S: Kelham, Graham (7)
Batting:
2B: Rounds, Ben 1
HR: Clark, Wallace 1 ; Gracia, AJ 1 ; Miller, Ben 1 ; Rounds, Ben 1 ; Winslow, Macon 1
RBI: Clark, Wallace 1 ; Gracia, AJ 1 ; Miller, Ben 1 ; Rounds, Ben 3 ; Winslow, Macon 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Clark, Wallace 1 ; Gracia, AJ 2 ; Miller, Ben 2 ; Rounds, Ben 2 ; Harris, Sam 1 ; Winslow, Macon 1
HBP: Clark, Wallace 1
Batting:
2B: Decker, Dom 1 ; Vierling, Will 2
HR: Hogart, Jonathan 1 ; Garner, Carson 1 ; Tauken, Dan 1 ; Cunningham, Conner 1
RBI: Hogart, Jonathan 1 ; Mercer, Dustin 1 ; Garner, Carson 3 ; Decker, Dom 4 ; Mistone, Luke 1 ; Vierling, Will 4 ; Tauken, Dan 2 ; Cunningham, Conner 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hogart, Jonathan 3 ; Mercer, Dustin 3 ; Garner, Carson 3 ; Decker, Dom 1 ; Mistone, Luke 1 ; Vierling, Will 2 ; Tauken, Dan 1 ; Bermeo, Nico 2 ; Cunningham, Conner 3
HBP: Hogart, Jonathan 1 ; Bermeo, Nico 1
Game Leaders
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AB
4
R
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2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
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AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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