Blue Devils Re-Enter Top-10 in D1Baseball Rankings

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DURHAM – Following its second top-10 sequence victory this previous weekend and a 3-1 week on the diamond, Duke baseball returned to the top-10 of the D1Baseball rankings shifting up two spots to No. 9 within the nation.
 
The Blue Devils started the week on Tuesday afternoon at Jack Coombs Subject, defeating Campbell 11-1, as head coach Chris Pollard surpassed Steve Traylor for second place on the all-time wins checklist at Duke with 357.
 
On Thursday, Duke used a pair of first inning runs and one other stellar outing by junior left-hander Jonathan Santucci to take the sequence opener in opposition to No. 9 Virginia, 9-4. After falling to the Cavaliers in recreation two of the sequence on Friday, Duke rallied within the backside of the seventh inning, stringing collectively a five-run body to assert the sequence from the Cavaliers.
 
Duke was additionally tabbed because the No. 9 staff within the nation by Baseball America and the No. 7 staff within the nation by Excellent Sport.
 
The Blue Devils journey to Lynchburg, Va., for a midweek contest in opposition to Liberty on Tuesday, earlier than returning house to host Miami for ACC play at Jack Coombs Subject.
 
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