Harris' Grand Slam Walks Off Campbell Wednesday

Wednesday, April 9

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

Duke University

23-12

Campbell

14-18

Campbell

Duke

Harris' Grand Slam Walks Off Campbell Wednesday

4/9/2025 11:04:00 PM | Baseball

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DURHAM, N.C. – Trailing by two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Duke (23-12) walked off Campbell (14-18) as sophomore right fielder Sam Harris hit a walk-off grand slam to left-center field, 10-7. The Blue Devils erased a five-run deficit, scoring eight runs across the final two frames.

It was the first walk-off grand slam for Duke since Alex Mooney at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, walked off Louisville in 2023.

Campbell opened the scoring in the top of the second inning, hitting a two-run home run, before extending their lead in the third, 3-0. Duke cracked the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning, as Andrew Yu hit a two-run home run to left field, 3-2.

The Camels continued to stretch the lead, scoring four runs in the sixth inning, 7-2. Duke's offense never shied away from the opportunity, stringing together hits in the final two frames. Graduate Ben Miller led off the eighth with a flare double down the right-field line before Tyler Albright was hit by a pitch. Jake Hyde moved the runners into scoring position. Harris singled through the left side to score Miller from third and Albright hustled home on a passed ball to cut the lead to 7-4. A single by Noah Murray cut the deficit to two runs before the inning ended.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, The Blue Devils used a two-out rally to cut the lead to one, as a single by Winslow scored Albright, 7-6. Harris stepped the plate with the bases loaded and fouled off the first pitch. On the next pitch, Harris clobbered a fastball to the opposite gap, sending the Blue Devils home in walk off fashion.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Campbell opened the scoring in the top of the second inning, 2-0.
The Camels added to their lead in the top of the third inning, 3-0.
Duke cracked the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning, as Andrew Yu hit a two-run home run to left field, 3-2.
Campbell added to their lead in the top of the sixth inning, 7-2.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Sam Harris cut into the lead with a single through the left side, before Tyler Albright scored on a passed ball. Noah Murray singled up the middle to score Yu, 7-5.
Duke walked off Campbell in the bottom of the ninth, as Winslow singled through the left side to score Albright. Harris hit a grand slam, 10-7.

NOTES

Duke improved to 231-51 (.820) when scoring three-plus runs in an inning since 2016.
Sophomore Sam Harris posted a career day at the plate, finishing 4-for-5 with a career-high in hits (4) and RBI (5). His walk-off grand slam was the first for the Blue Devils since Alex Mooney hit one against Louisville in 2023.
With the 10 runs scored on Wednesday, Duke improved to 11-0 this season and 47-1 since 2023 when scoring 10-plus in a contest.
Freshman Henry Zatkowski worked the ninth inning for the Blue Devils striking out a pair and stranding a runner at second. He was credited with the win, improving to 4-1 on the season.

QUOTES

"I am incredibly proud of our team and our resilience. We are dog tired and knew that coming into today. We knew that we were going to have a lot of pitchers step up that haven't thrown a lot as of late and they kept us in the ballgame. The ability of our staff to give us three zeros in the seventh, eighth, and ninth to keep us within striking distance was huge. I am really proud of Gavin Brown who has waited patiently. I said to the team, I bet we have had him up and down in the bullpen 12 times over the last couple of weeks and not put him in the game. He hasn't complained and shows up ready to pitch every day and gave us a big zero. The conversation starts and ends with Sam Harris. I am really thrilled for that kid. He works his tail off and has been in and out of the lineup a lot. That's hard and he has stayed really patient and made the most of it the last two days." – Head coach Chris Pollard on his thoughts on back-to-back walk off wins.

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