Seidl, Storm Lead Duke to 11-2 Win at No. 7 Florida State

Sunday, March 27

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Seidl, Storm Lead Duke to 11-2 Win at No. 7 Florida State

3/27/2022 4:56:00 PM | Baseball

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Junior Billy Seidl pitched a gem on the mound while sophomore Luke Storm went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the Blue Devils past No. 7 Florida State, 11-2, in the series finale on Sunday at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla.

Duke (12-12, 3-6 ACC) jumped out to a 6-0 lead on the seventh-ranked Seminoles (16-7, 6-3 ACC) and didn't look back.

Storm, junior Graham Pauley and senior RJ Schreck led Duke at the plate. Storm, who was celebrating his 21st birthday on Sunday, finished 3-for-4, a triple shy of the cycle. Pauley went 2-for-4 and drew a walk while Schreck hit a single and a double, driving in a pair of runs.

Seidl started on the mound for the Blue Devils and recorded his second quality start of the season. A native of Wellesley, Mass., Seidl tallied four strikeouts while allowing just two hits and two walks in six innings of work. He improved to 2-1 on the season. Ross Dunn started on the mound for the Seminoles and was tagged with the loss as he surrendered five runs on five hits and two walks in 1.2 innings pitched.

In the top of the first, graduate student Chris Davis doubled to score junior Graham Pauley in the first inning. The Blue Devils scored four more in the second inning as Duke's first five batters reached base safely, including back-to-back bunt singles by graduate student Wil Hoyle and freshman Alex Mooney. Senior RJ Schreck and Davis plated runs in the second on a fielder's choice and walk, respectively.

Storm added another to Duke's tally in the top of the third, hitting a solo home run to right field.

Duke plated three more in the top of the fifth inning behind four hits to extend the lead to 9-0. Singles from Storm and Pauley and a hit by pitch drawn by Mooney loaded the bases with one out. Schreck and graduate student Chris Crabtree recorded RBI-singles to left field to plate two before an RBI-groundout by Davis.

Senior Damon Lux and sophomore Alex Stone homered to right field in back-to-back at-bats in the top of the eighth inning, making it 11-0. It was the second time this season Duke has hit back-to-back blasts in a game.

Graduate student John Natoli entered in relief for the Blue Devils in the seventh. Natoli allowed two runs on one hit and a walk in two innings pitched. The home run ended Natoli's 9.1 consecutive scoreless innings pitched in relief.

Duke returns to Durham for a midweek matchup against Liberty on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

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