Blue Devils Fall in Non-Conference Game at No. 2 North Carolina

Sunday, May 3

Chapel Hill, NC

2 p.m.

Duke University

23-24

North Carolina

37-9-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Duke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
North Carolina	6	2	1	2	0	2	X	13	11	0

Blue Devils Fall in Non-Conference Game at No. 2 North Carolina

5/3/2026 4:28:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Duke baseball dropped a non-conference game at No. 2 North Carolina, 13-0, Sunday, May 3. The Blue Devils (23-24) return to action Tuesday, May 5, hosting Queens at Jack Coombs Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

North Carolina struck early, plating six runs in the bottom of the first. The Tar Heels added a two-run homer in the second frame to take an early 8-0 lead.
Jake Lambdin laced a double with two outs in the third inning, his team-leading 16th two-bagger of the season, but the Blue Devils were unable to bring in their first run of the contest.
The Tar Heels added an unearned run in the home half, moving in front, 9-0, after three innings. Back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the fourth, and an unearned run, made it a double-digit lead, 11-0, for the hosts.
North Carolina pushed across two more runs in the sixth inning before retiring the side in order in the top of the seventh to end the contest.

UP NEXT

Duke hosts Queens (13-33) at Jack Coombs Field Tuesday, May 5.
First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m., and the game will stream live on ACC Network Extra.

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Queens

May 5 (Tue)

6 p.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: DeCaro, Jason (8-2)

L: Lemke, Peter (2-5)

Duke

Batting:

2B: Lambdin, Jake 1 ; Smith, Kaden 1

Base Running:

CS: Lambdin, Jake 1

North Carolina

Batting:

2B: Nicholson, Cooper 1 ; Winslow, Macon 1

3B: Hynek, Colin 1

HR: Winslow, Macon 1

RBI: Schaffner, Jake 1 ; Gallaher, Gavin 1 ; Winslow, Macon 5 ; Hull, Owen 1 ; French, Carter 1 ; Hynek, Colin 2 ; Kellis V, Rom 1

SF: Schaffner, Jake 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Nicholson, Cooper 2 ; Schaffner, Jake 1 ; Gallaher, Gavin 1 ; Winslow, Macon 3 ; Hull, Owen 1 ; Howe, Tyler 1 ; French, Carter 1 ; Hynek, Colin 1 ; Paulsen, Erik 2