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I wrote a story for today’s paper about the Duke baseball program’s decision to move the vast majority of its home games off campus. In total, the Blue Devils will play seven games at Jack Coombs Field on West Campus, six at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, and the remaining 18 at [...]
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According to a press release issued by the Cape Cod Baseball League, Duke outfielder/pitcher Alex Hassan has signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox, who drafted him in the 20th round of this year’s MLB First-Year Player Draft. A Boston area native, Hassan recieved a $90,000 signing bonus as well as an additional $45,000 [...]
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Just as they do back home at Jack Coombs Field, Duke rising seniors Alex Hassan, Jeremy Gould, and Michael Ness have been trotting out to take the field together this summer.
But this time, the name on the front of their jerseys doesn’t read Duke.
Hassan, Gould and Ness are all teammates on the Orleans Firebirds of [...]
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Wednesday was a memorable day for Duke baseball, as four Blue Devils and three incoming recruits were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.
Thursday, three more Duke players got the opportunity to pursue their dreams of making it to the majors.
Pitchers Chris Manno (38th round-Washington Nationals) and Michael Ness (47th round-San Francisco Giants), along with [...]
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Timely hitting and yet another quality start from pitcher Andrew Wolcott Friday put Duke in an unfamiliar position–that of possible NCAA tournament team.
The Blue Devils were locked in a close game with Clemson (0-2) through five innings, but broke it open with a six-run sixth frame that knocked Tigers’ starter Chris Dwyer out of the [...]
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Call it May Madness.
On the eve of its first ACC tournament since 2004, Duke, for once, has a chance to tighten its bid for an NCAA tournament berth, which would be its first since 1961. The Blue Devils’ series win over then-No. 8 Georgia Tech last weekend, which gave them the No. 7 seed in [...]
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Jake Lemmerman slammed a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh Saturday to give Duke a 5-3 lead, which center fielder Will Piwnica-Worms preserved with an acrobatic catch to end the game, give the Blue Devils the series win over No. 8 Georgia Tech and send Duke into the ACC tournament [...]
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