Duke Concludes Season in ACC Tournament Second Round

Wednesday, May 20

Charlotte, N.C.

9 a.m.

Duke University

26-31

Virginia

36-20

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Duke	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	8	0
Virginia	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	X	6	8	1

Tyler Albright celebrates with teammates

Duke Concludes Season in ACC Tournament Second Round

5/20/2026 1:32:00 PM | Baseball

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke senior Aidan Weaver struck out nine Virginia batters across 5.1 innings, but the 16th-seeded Blue Devils were unable to knock off the No. 8-seed Cavaliers on Wednesday, May 20.

Duke took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first and led, 2-1, entering the bottom of the sixth, but Virginia scored five of the game's final seven runs to secure the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke promptly got on the board to start the morning, taking advantage of a double from the second batter of the game, RJ Hamilton. The junior swiped third base and then raced home on an RBI groundout by Kaden Smith.
Virginia also scratched across a run in the first frame, with a two-out RBI single. Duke starter Aidan Weaver finished the first inning with two strikeouts, while Matthew Strand also tallied an out, throwing out an attempted steal of second base.
Weaver punched out the side in the second inning, needing only 13 pitches to retire the Cavaliers in order. Weaver and his defense worked around a leadoff walk in the third inning, as he struck out the next batter before Strand nabbed another attempted steal of second. Tyler Albright and Collin Anderson combined for a relay from deep in the left field corner, as Anderson's throw to the plate was just in time for Strand to apply the tag and end the inning at home.
Strand put Duke in the lead, 2-1 in the top of the fourth. After Hamilton once again doubled and stole third, Strand laced an RBI triple to the alley in right center.
Weaver continued to mow down Virginia hitters, striking out three consecutive across the fourth and fifth frames.
A pair of RBI singles, followed by an RBI triple, pushed the Cavaliers in front, 5-2, in the bottom of the sixth.
Virginia added an insurance run in the eighth, which proved crucial as Albright blasted a 425-foot, two-run, homer in the top of the ninth to pull Duke within two, 6-4. The Blue Devils rally fell short however, as the Cavaliers went on to record the final two outs of the game across the next two batters.