Duke Baseball 2021 ACC Champions

[Bob Green]

Chad Knight makes it 2-0 with a RBI single. Headed to B2.

[chrishoke]

Chad Knight blasts an rbi sinle to drive home Murray. Carey, our normal Sunday pitcher, is looking sharp so far,

[Bob Green]

Through four complete innings, Duke leads 3-2.

[chrishoke]

The heels tie it up at 2. Carey kept getting behind hitters and the heels made him pay. Duke came back to take a 3-2 lead and had a second run thrown out at the plate.

[chrishoke]

5-5 after five. The heels tie it with an rbi groundout and a 2 run bomb. Dockman in to pitch the 6th for Duke.

[chrishoke]

Heels take a 8-5 lead off of Loper in the 8th.

[Bob Green]

Loper faced four batters, gave up three hits and three runs: hit batter, RBI double, 2-run homer, single.

[Bob Green]

Final: Carolina 11, Duke 5.

Bullpen gave up six runs.

[chrishoke]

Duke is now 13-14, 6-11 in the ACC.

[jwillfan]

A lot of things that have gone poorly for our Devils this season need to turn around for us to make that 10th slot. Not giving up hope yet, but what will spur timely hitting, solid D, and most importantly consistent pitching (esp from our bullpen)?

As I was saying, regarding the ACC tourney - among other things the bullpen hasn't been great. Not great today, Bob.

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[CameronBornAndBred]

Loper faced four batters, gave up three hits and three runs: hit batter, RBI double, 2-run homer, single.

Wow. That's painful to read; it must have been excruciating to watch.

[Bob Green]

Duke scores twice in T1 to take a 2-0 lead. Cooper Stinson on the mound for Duke tonight.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Duke scores twice in T1 to take a 2-0 lead. Cooper Stinson on the mound for Duke tonight.

Wow. I tuned in with a glimmer of hope that we'd be in a game, but I see that it's 9-3 in favor of the ugly blue team. And it's only the top of the third.

[chrishoke]

18-6 now. This team just doesn't have it.

[jwillfan]

21-6 😡

[buddy]

21-6 😡

Two field goals or a missed extra point?

[jwillfan]

U-g-l-y 21-8 final. Couple of Duke solo shots don't take the smell outta that stinker.

Not looking great for *any* postseason baseball

[CameronBornAndBred]

U-g-l-y 21-8 final. Couple of Duke solo shots don't take the smell outta that stinker.

Not looking great for *any* postseason baseball

While Duke baseball having a post season is a new thing, I think it's fair to say that many of us were at least expecting to be in the ACC tourney.

Bad year at Duke for post season play in general, with nothing happening for MBB, DWBB and football. Bleah. I wonder when the last time it was that all of those major sports stayed home?

[OZZIE4DUKE]

While Duke baseball having a post season is a new thing, I think it's fair to say that many of us were at least expecting to be in the ACC tourney.

Bad year at Duke for post season play in general, with nothing happening for MBB, DWBB and football. Bleah. I wonder when the last time it was that all of those major sports stayed home?

Certainly from 1972 until 1978, when America's team, Banks, Dennard, Spanarkel, Gminski and Harrell shocked America with their run to the Championship game vs. Ky.

[arnie]

While Duke baseball having a post season is a new thing, I think it's fair to say that many of us were at least expecting to be in the ACC tourney.

Bad year at Duke for post season play in general, with nothing happening for MBB, DWBB and football. Bleah. I wonder when the last time it was that all of those major sports stayed home?

82-83 season. Easy to recall that since neither Football or Baseball did the post season thing forever it seemed. 94-95 b-ball didn’t, but Goldsmith first year football bowled.

If you also include women’s b-ball as a top 4 sport; I don’t ever remember all 4 top 4 sports falling so far below expectations in a school year.