No. 20 Duke Falls on Senior Day

Saturday, May 17

Durham, N.C.

3 p.m.

Duke University

37-17, 17-13

Georgia Tech

39-16, 19-11

Georgia Tech

Duke

No. 20 Duke Falls on Senior Day

5/17/2025 7:25:00 PM | Baseball

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DURHAM, N.C. – No. 20 Duke baseball (36-18, 17-13 ACC) fell to Georgia Tech (39-16, 19-11 ACC) on Saturday afternoon, 8-2, ending the regular season at Jack Coombs Field. The Blue Devils completed the regular season, setting a new program record in walks (373), tying a program record for wins at home (29), and securing the second-most ACC league wins with 17.

Freshman Henry Zatkowski started on the mound for the Blue Devils on Saturday, working four innings of seven-hit baseball. He allowed three runs, two earned, and struck out two batters.

Georgia Tech opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, 1-0, before Jake Berger hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Tyler Albright, 1-1. The Yellow Jackets retook the lead in the top of the fourth inning, scoring a pair of runs, 3-1, before extending the lead with runs across the fifth and sixth innings.

Duke closed the deficit to one run in the bottom of the fourth inning, as Albright hit a solo home run to left field, 3-2. The Jackets went on to score runs in the fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth innings to take the finale, 8-2.

The ACC Tournament begins on Tuesday morning at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and will continue through Sunday with the ACC Championship game. The new tournament format features all 16 teams, vying for the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Georgia Tech opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, 1-0.
The Blue Devils responded in the bottom of the second inning, as Jake Berger hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Tyler Albright from third, 1-1.
The Yellow Jackets took the lead in the top of the fourth inning, 3-1.
Duke cut into the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning, as Albright hit a solo home run to left field, 3-2.
Georgia Tech added to their lead in the top of the fifth inning, 4-2.
The Yellow Jackets added to the lead in the top of the sixth inning, 5-2.
Georgia Tech added a run in the top of the eighth inning, 6-2.

NOTES

Junior Tyler Albright finished the day 1-for-2 with a solo home run to left field and two walks.
Graduate Jake Berger was the lone Blue Devil with multiple hits on Saturday, as he finished the day 2-for-3 with a RBI.
Duke completed the 2025 regular season with a 36-18 record and posted the second-most ACC wins in program history, sitting at 17-13.

QUOTES

"I thought it was a really good ballgame. They were able to create some separation late. I just told our guys, I know they are disappointed and I am too, but not disappointed in them, but for them. We battled back from a tough start to put ourselves into a situation for a regular season championship and a double-bye in the ACC Tournament. We ran into a good team and they played well this weekend. I am proud of our guys and thought it was a really good regular season. We had 36 wins this year, 17 in the ACC. I told them I understand there is some disappointment about today, but you put yourself in a position that you have 100% secured your spot in the NCAA Tournament, so the focus next week can be solely on winning an ACC Championship, knowing you don't have to go in there and pad your resume because your resume is already good enough. So, we will just go in on Wednesday and begin the journey to an ACC championship, knowing that on Monday afternoon, we will hear our name called and start the road to Omaha. There is a lot still to play for, and we have a lot of baseball in front of us." – Head coach Chris Pollard on his overall thoughts on the regular season.

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