DURHAM – No. 20 Duke Baseball (27-12) opens a five-game week on Tuesday evening at Jim Perry Stadium, traveling to take on No. 9 Campbell (31-8) in the final meeting between the two programs this season.
The Blue Devils return home on Wednesday to face off against High Point (13-27) at Jack Coombs Field. Monday marked the first time since the beginning of the 2022 season that Duke appeared in the D1Baseball Top-25 poll, entering at No. 20 after an impressive 4-0 week.
Duke in the Polls
D1Baseball – 20
Baseball America – 16
NCBWA – 23
USA Sports Today Coaches Poll – 22
Perfect Game – 18
Collegiate Baseball – 21
TUESDAY (4/25)
No. 20 Duke at No. 9 Campbell
6 p.m. (ET) – Jim Perry Stadium (Buies Creek, N.C.)
RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
VIDEO – ESPN+
Duke – RHP –
Kassius Thomas
Campbell – RHP – Hunter Loyd
WEDNESDAY (4/26)
No. 20 Duke vs. High Point
6 p.m. (ET) – Jack Coombs Field (Durham, N.C.)
RADIO – Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
VIDEO – ACCNX
Duke – TBA –
TBA
High Point – TBA – TBA
QUICK HITS
- Freshman Kassius Thomas takes the ball on Tuesday against No. 9 Campbell, starting for the first time in his collegiate career.
- Duke Baseball tallied seven more home runs this weekend against No. 12 Louisville, moving into 20th nationally and is on pace to break the single season team record of 90 home runs. The 70 round trippers are the fifth most in a single season for Duke and the second most under head coach Chris Pollard.
- The Blue Devils' schedule continues to get tougher down the stretch, traveling to No. 9 Campbell Tuesday, before hosting High Point on Wednesday. Duke travels to No. 13 Virginia this weekend. Duke's strength of schedule heading into the week is ranked 14th in the country, with opponents posting an 844-564 record this season.
- Since the calendar turned to the month of April, Duke Baseball has continued to grind through each day as one unit, posting an 11-2 record.
- Freshman James Tallon collected his ninth save of the season on Sunday, moving into a tie for sixth all-time in a single season and 13th in his career. The program record for a single season was set by Kenny Koplove (11) in 2015.
- Two Blue Devils have shined over the past 10 games, as Duke Baseball is 8-2 during that stretch. Graduate transfers Cole Hebble (.400) and MJ Metz (.361) have both posted averages above .360 during that span. Hebble is slashing .400/.700/.586 in 10 games, while Metz is slashing .361/.806/.395.
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