DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke baseball team will hit the road to take on Davidson on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Wilson Field. Davidson will have exclusive live video coverage of Tuesday's game at
DavidsonWildcats.com.
About Duke
Duke enters the week with an 11-14 record. The Blue Devils went to Blacksburg, Va., over the weekend and swept a three-game series against Virginia Tech. It was the first ACC sweep for head coach
Sean McNally and the first conference sweep for Duke since 2004. The Blue Devils outscored the Hokies 23-6 during the weekend series and moved to 4-5 in ACC play. Duke's starting rotation of
Marcus Stroman,
Trent Swart and
Robert Huber held Virginia Tech to a combined five runs, highlighted by Swart's 7.2 shutout innings on Saturday.
Duke is 5-4 in road games this season.
About Davidson
Davidson enters the week with an 8-13 record. The Wildcats went 1-3 last week, winning its midweek game against N.C. Central. Davidson then dropped all three games to the College of Charleston over the weekend.
Davidson is 7-5 at home this year.
Starting Pitchers
Duke: RHP
Nick Piscotty (0-1, 14.04 ERA)
Davidson: RHP Clark Beeker (2-1, 5.27 ERA)
Series History
Duke is 105-28-1 all-time against Davidson. The Blue Devils and Wildcats split the series last season, with both teams winning on their home fields. Duke won 7-5 in Durham on April 12, while Davidson won 9-7 in Davidson on April 27.
A Look Ahead
Duke (11-14, 4-5 ACC) will hit the road to take on Georgia Tech (15-9, 4-5 ACC) this weekend in its second road conference series. Friday's series-opener is set for a 7 p.m. start, Saturday's game will begin at 1 p.m. and Sunday's series finale will be at 1 p.m.
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