Beilenson Slams the Door, No. 9 Duke Downs No. 6 ECU Tuesday

DURHAM – Graduate Charlie Beilenson worked the final 2.2 innings on the mound, collecting his 10th save of the season, as No. 9 Duke (33-14) defeated No. 6 East Carolina (37-10), 5-2, in Greenville, N.C. on Tuesday evening. The win on Tuesday marked the first victory at East Carolina since 1996 for the Blue Devils.
 
Ben Miller open the scoring in the top of the first inning, crushing his 13th home run of the season. Later in the frame, Logan Bravo reached on an error to score AJ Gracia from third to double the Duke lead, 2-0. Sophomore lefty Andrew Healy made his first start on the mound in over a month, working 1.2 innings of no-hit baseball. 
 
In the top of the fourth, Kyle Johnson and Zac Morris hit back-to-back home runs to push the Blue Devils lead to 4-0. Junior Ryan Higgins worked 1.1 hitless innings for the Blue Devils, before East Carolina registered their first hit of the night in the bottom of the fourth inning and scored their first run in the bottom of the fifth inning, 4-1.
 
Junior Wallace Clark joined the hit parade in the top of the ninth, becoming the final Blue Devil to record a hit in the starting lineup. He doubled down the line in left to score Bravo from second and give Duke a 5-1 lead heading to…