Duke Hits the Road for No. 12 Miami

4/2/2015 3:01:00 PM | Baseball

By: Duke Sports Information

Duke (19-10, 4-8 ACC) at No. 12 Miami (21-9, 8-4 ACC)
Coral Gables, Fla. | Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park

Game 1
Friday, April 3 | 7 p.m.
Duke LHP Dillon Haviland vs. Miami LHP Thomas Woodrey
Video | Audio | Live Stats

Game 2
Saturday, April 4 | 7 p.m.
Duke RHP Andrew Istler vs. Miami LHP Andrew Suarez
Video | Audio | Live Stats

Game 3
Sunday, April 5 | 1 p.m.
Duke RHP Bailey Clark vs. Miami RHP Enrique Sosa
Video | Audio | Live Stats

This Weekend's Series
• Duke hits the road for the second consecutive weekend, traveling to Coral Gables, Fla., for a three-game series with No. 12 Miami Friday-Sunday, April 3-5 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field ... Game one Friday and game two Saturday both start at 7 p.m. ... The first pitch of Sunday's series finale is slated for 1 p.m. ... Duke enters the weekend looking to end a four-game slide, while Miami has won 10 of its past 13 contests ... Friday's game is the second of nine-straight home games for the Hurricanes.

Follow the Action
• The Blue Devil Network will provide an audio broadcast via GoDuke.com and the GoDuke.com mobile apps with Chris Edwards on the call ... Live stats are also available through Miami's official website: www.hurricanesports.com.

Blue Devil Quick Hits
• Senior Andy Perez leads the team and ranks 20th in the league with a .325 batting average ... He serves at a catalyst for the Duke offense out of the leadoff spot, leading the team in slugging percentage (.496), runs (21), hits (38), doubles (10), triples (2), walks (15) and stolen bases (23).
• Freshman Peter Zyla brings a team-best six-game hit streak into the weekend ... Zyla is batter .526 in that span with two doubles, a triple and four RBI ... For the season, Zyla ranks second on the team with a .324 batting average.
• Duke's three upperclassmen returning starters -- Andy Perez, Mike Rosenfeld and Kenny Koplove -- have anchored the Duke lineup ... That trio is batting a combined .308 (90-for-292) on the year with 41 RBI.
• Six Blue Devils -- Justin Bellinger, Kenny Koplove, Cris Perez, Jalen Phillips, Mike Rosenfeld and Michael Smiciklas -- are hitting over .320 with runners in scoring position.
• Senior Sarkis Ohanian, Louisville's Lincoln Henzman and Florida State's Mike Compton are the only three pitchers in the league to toss over 20.0 innings and walk five or fewer batters ... Ohanian leads all ACC pitchers with over 20 innings of work, walking just one batter this season.

Blue Devils vs. the ACC
• The Blue Devils enter the weekend with a 4-8 ACC record ... Duke is currently 11th in the overall league standings and sixth in the Coastal Division ... In its last ACC outing, Duke suffered a series sweep at the hands of Boston College March 27-29 at the Univeristy of Delaware's Bob Hannah Stadium in Newark, Del. ... Duke won its conference series againt Pitt March 20-22 at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park ... The Blue Devils went 1-2 in each of their first two league series this year, first at No. 11 North Carolina then at home versus Georgia Tech ... Duke was picked to finish fifth in the ACC Coastal Division in the 2015 ACC Preseason Coaches Poll ... The Blue Devils are 371-768-4 all-time in ACC games ... Duke holds a 602-959-9 record against teams currently in the ACC: Boston College (11-18), Clemson (66-127-2), Florida State (19-76), Georgia Tech (35-89), Louisville (0-0), Miami (9-28), NC State (126-152-1), North Carolina (97-184-3), Notre Dame (8-4), Pitt (6-5), Virginia (55-100-1), Virginia Tech (32-24) and Wake Forest (138-152-2).

Duke vs. Miami
• Duke and Miami have met 37 times in program history ... The Hurricanes hold a 28-9 advantage in the series ... The two schools first met in a two-game series March 28-29, 1966 in Coral Gables, Fla. ... Miami won both games by scores of 3-1 and 5-4 ... In 2014, the Hurricanes swept Duke in a three-game series at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park by scores of 6-1, 9-1 and 4-3, respectively ... The two squads met again the 2015 ACC Tournament ... Miami won that contest, 6-5, in 12 innings ... Duke catcher Cris Perez hit his first career home run to tie the score in the bottom of the ninth before Miami scored two runs in the 12th.

Pitching Prowess
• The Duke pitching staff ranks second in the league in ERA (2.87) despite the fact that the Blue Devils do not have an individual pitcher ranked in the top 10 in ERA, opposing batting average or strikeouts ... Duke, Louisville and Virginia are the only ACC teams to register ERAs under 3.00 this season ... The Blue Devils also rank fourth in the league in opponent batting average (.248), sixth in innings pitched (251.1) and fourth in strikeouts (255) ... Over the past two seasons, the Blue Devil pitching staff has compiled a combined 3.05 ERA (267 ER, 787.0 IP) ... Prior to lasts season's 3.14 ERA, the Blue Devils had not posted an ERA under 4.00 since 1993.

Perez on the Base Paths
• Senior Andy Perez has been one of the most prolific base stealers in school history ... He enters the weekend with 67 career stolen bases, good for fourth in program history ... Perez ranks second in the nation this season with a career-high 23 stolen bases ... The next closest ACC player -- Louisville's Corey Ray -- has swiped 13 bases ... He has stolen at least one base in 16 games this season, including five games with multiple stolen bases.

Istler Among Duke Career Leaders
• Senior right-hander Andrew Istler has flourished in a variety of roles during his Duke career and is currently ranked among the top 10 in Blue Devil history in several categories ... At Duke, he ranks seventh in career ERA (3.23) and fourth in ERA since the aluminum bat era began in 1974 ... Istler has 12 career saves to his credit, also good for fourth in the school record books ... With 17 career victories, he is one win shy of cracking the top 10 in career wins ... In seven starts this season, Istler has compiled a 2.68 ERA over a team-high 43.2 innings ... In 2014, he compiled career bests in ERA (2.84), wins (8), strikeouts (59), opposing batting average (.254) and innings pitched (76.0).

Koplove Closing
• In addition to starting 26 games at shortstop, junior Kenny Koplove also serves as the team's closer ... Koplove ranks third in the ACC with five saves and needs just one more save to rank among the Duke top 10 single season records ... Over 13.2 innings of work, he's yielded four runs on 11 hits ... Koplove has also struck out 25 batters, which translates to an average of 16.46 strikeouts per nine innings ... Prior to the 2015 campaign, Koplove had taken the mound just three times during his freshman season and did not pitch at all in 2014.

Youth Movement
• A veteran team in 2014, Duke relies heavily on its bevy of talented underclassmen this season ... The Blue Devil roster features 14 freshmen ... Six freshmen -- Justin Bellinger, Evan Dougherty, Jack Labosky, Max Miller, Michael Smiciklas and Peter Zyla -- have all started 13 or more games ... Duke played a season-high 12 freshmen in its 3-1 win over Liberty March 24 ... Five Duke freshmen have pitched five or more innings: Ryan Day, Mitch Stallings, Chris McGrath, Luke Whitten and Jack Labosky ... Those five Blue Devil rookies have a combined 7-4 record and 2.55 ERA (19 ER, 67.0 IP).

Clark Named ACC Pitcher of the Week
• Sophomore Bailey Clark earned his first career ACC Pitcher of the week citation Feb. 23 after leading Duke to a 1-0 victory over Iona ... Clark was dominant from start to finish in his second career start ... The right-hander needed just 85 pitches to toss eight scoreless innings, strike out a career-high 11 batters and earn his first career win ... His 11 strikeouts were the most by a Duke pitcher since Michael Matuella fanned 12 on May 4, 2014.

Rosenfeld Tabbed to Johnny Bench Award Watch List
• A three-time team captain, redshirt senior Mike Rosenfeld was named to the Johnny Bench Award watch list ... The prestigious award is given annually to the nation's best catcher ... Rosenfeld has appeared in 166 games over the course of his collegiate career, starting 155 ... During that time, he has compiled a .288 batting average with 27 doubles, seven triples, four home runs and 81 RBI ... He currently ranks fourth on the team with a .282 batting average and leads the club with a .408 on-base percentage ... Rosenfeld was one of 75 DI catchers tabbed to the list and six ACC catchers acknowledged.

Matuella Named to Golden Spikes List
• Right-hander Michael Matuella earned several preseason honors, including a nod to the Golden Spikes Award watch list ... In addition, Matuella garnered preseason All-America recognition from Baseball America (first team), D1Baseball.com (third team) and Perfect Game (third team) ... He was also rated the No. 1 junior by Perfect Game and the No. 2 prospect for the 2015 MLB Draft by MLB.com.

Blue Devil Freshmen Ranked Nationally
• Perfect Game ranked Duke's 2014 recruiting class No. 16 in the nation this past fall ... The Blue Devils' roster includes freshmen pitchers Chris Koppenhaver, Chris McGrath, Mitch Stallings and Luke Whitten, infielders Justin Bellinger, Daniel Calabretta, Ryan Day, Jack Labosky and Max Miller, outfielders Evan Dougherty, James McGhee and Michael Smiciklas, and catcher Peter Zyla ... Two players -- Bellinger and McGrath -- were selected in the 2014 MLB Draft ... Bellinger was taken in the 11th round by the St. Louis Cardinals, while McGrath was picked in the 35th round by the Seattle Mariners.