Duke Heads South to Face Off Against Clemson

DURHAM – Duke Baseball (11-6, 1-2 ACC) travels south to Clemson, S.C., to face off against the Clemson Tigers (11-6, 0-0 ACC) this weekend for the first ACC road trip of the year. The Blue Devils defeated Presbyterian on Wednesday evening at Fluor Field, 15-2 to open the week.
 
Senior Chad Knight made his season debut against the Blue Hose on Wednesday, finishing the night 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI. The weekend series at Clemson is the first road trip of the season for the Blue Devils.

FRIDAY (3/17)

Duke at Clemson

7 p.m. (ET) – Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Clemson, S.C.)

RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD

VIDEO – ACCNX

Duke – LHP – Jonathan Santucci

Clemson – RHP – Austin Gordon

 

SATURDAY (3/18)

Duke at Clemson

3 p.m. (ET) – Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Clemson, S.C.)

RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD

VIDEO – ACCNX

Duke – RHP – Adam Boucher

Clemson – LHP – Tristan Smith

 

SUNDAY (3/19)

Duke at Clemson

1 p.m. (ET) – Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Clemson, S.C.)

RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD

VIDEO – ACCNX

Duke – RHP – Alex Gow

Clemson – LHP – Caden Grice

 

 

QUICK HITS

• Duke Baseball has scored 121 of its 163 runs this season from the fourth to eighth innings. That number accounts for 74.2% of the Blue Devils’ scoring this season.
• Senior Chad Knight made his return to the lineup on Wednesday, finishing the day 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI.
• Junior Jay Beshears has produced 24 RBI this season, leading Duke and ranking 25th nationally and fourth in the ACC.
• Southpaw sophomore Jonathan Santucci paces the Blue Devils pitching staff with 38 strikeouts. He has produced an 18.65 strikeouts per nine innings mark, the highest in the country.
• The Blue Devils pitching staff is in the top-5 nationally in ERA, boasting a 2.57 mark heading into the weekend. Duke is eighth in the country in hits allowed per game at 6.46, third in the ACC.
• Graduate transfer MJ Metz has drawn 20 walks this season, moving him into 10th nationally in that category.
• Sophomore Alex Mooney hit his first home run of the 2023 season on Wednesday, a two-run blast over the green monster at Fluor Field.

 
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