Atlanta, Georgia – In the ACC series opener in Atlanta, Georgia, No. 9 Duke (33-15, 14-11 ACC) defeated Georgia Tech (29-18, 13-1) on Friday night at Russ Chandler Stadium. 12ACC) lost 11-8. .
The Blue Devils took the lead in the top of the first inning, trailing the Yellow Jackets by four runs. alex stone He took the lead with a 3-run home run. wallace clarke Scored by hitting the center logan bravo 4-0 from the second time onwards.
The Yellow Jackets hit a two-run home run of their own into the bottom half of the box to make it 4-2. zach morris He scored another point in the top of the third inning with a timely hit to center field. chase krewson From the 3rd onwards, it was 5-2.
Georgia Tech continued to chip away at the lead and took the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Duke continued to fight back in the final two frames, with Stone’s single to left field giving Morris a triple and cutting the Jackets’ lead to 9-8.
how did it happen
- alex stone He hit a three-run home run in the top of the first inning to take the lead. wallace clarke Scored by hitting the center logan bravo 4-0 from the second time onwards.
- Georgia Tech cut the lead in half with a 4-2 run in the bottom of the first inning.
- top of the 3rd inning, zach morris He singled to center field and scored. chase krewson From the 3rd onwards it was 5-2.
- In the bottom of the third inning, the Yellow Jackets took a 6-5 lead.
- Bravo hit a two-run home run to left field in the top of the fourth inning, 7-6.
- Georgia Tech tied the game at 7-7 in the bottom of the fourth inning.
- In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Yellow Jackets took an 8-7 lead.
- Georgia Tech increased its lead to 9-7 in the bottom of the sixth inning.
- In the top of the eighth inning, Stone hit a single to left field, scoring Morris from third base, 9-for-8.
- The Yellow Jackets increased their lead to 11-8 in the bottom of the 8th inning.
Note
- Senior alex stone In the top of the first inning, he hit a three-run home run, the 36th of his career. This outburst earned him the sole No. 4 spot in his Duke career. Stone went 3-for-4 at bat with two runs scored and four RBIs.
- new student chase krewson He extended his hitting streak to six games, finishing the day with two hits and one RBI in four at-bats.
- graduation ben miller He finished the day with 2 hits in 5 at bats, marking his 22nd multi-hit performance this season.
- graduation logan bravo He finished the day with 1 hit in 2 at-bats, 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs (2 run home run), and 3 walks.
- junior ryan higgins He started as a spot starter on Friday and pitched 1.2 innings, allowing one hit and two runs.
Quote
- “It’s tough to find out a few minutes before a ballgame that your starting ace and Friday night player isn’t going to be available. That being said, I think the players we put in tonight are players that can win ballgames. We scored eight points.”We feel like we’re in a position to win Friday night. In short, we gave them too many free bases with walks and stolen bases. We’ve got to do more of a job of finding the zone and forcing them tomorrow. swinging a bat. ” – Head Coach Chris Pollard On his overall thoughts on Friday.
next
- Duke and Georgia Tech continue their three-game set Saturday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium.First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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