Blue Devils Drop Tuesday Contest, 13-3, at Campbell

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Collin Anderson hit the third home run of his freshman campaign but Duke fell at Campbell, 13-3, on Tuesday night at Jim Perry Stadium. The Blue Devils (15-8) fell behind early, 3-0, and pulled within a run, 3-2, but the Camels (10-9) scored the final 10 runs of the contest to secure the victory.

Anderson homered in the fifth inning, his third time going yard this season. The second baseman also drove in a run in the sixth frame, absorbing a pitch with the bases loaded, increasing his season RBI total to nine.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Campbell got on the board first, scoring on a wild pitch in the first inning. A sacrifice fly by the Camels in the second frame doubled Campbell's lead.
Duke cut the deficit in half with a sacrifice fly by Kaden Smith in the top of the third, bringing home Tyler Albright.
After the Camels used another sacrifice fly to drive in their third run of the night, Collin Anderson blasted a home run to left field on the first pitch he saw to start the top half of the fifth.
Campbell put up six runs in the bottom half of the inning and Anderson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth, his second RBI of the night.
The Camels scratched across a run in the bottom of the sixth off a wild pitch and ended the game in the eighth with three runs to go up by 10 runs, 13-3.

UP NEXT

Duke remains away from home for its first ACC road test of the season, traveling to Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils and Hokies will play three games March 20-22 at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park.
First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 6 p.m., followed by a 3 p.m. start time on Saturday and a 1 p.m. finale on Sunday.

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