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| When: May 10, 2016 | 11:40 a.m. | ||||||||||||
| Where: Durham Bulls Athletic Park | Durham, N.C. | ||||||||||||
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| When: May 11, 2016 | 11:40 a.m. | ||||||||||||
| Where: Durham Bulls Athletic Park | Durham, N.C. | ||||||||||||
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LEADING OFF
In the midst of a stretch of seven home games in seven days, Duke hosts Longwood and Norfolk State in a pair of 11:40 a.m., midweek contests at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park ... The Blue Devils welcome the Lancers Tuesday, May 10 before facing the Spartans Wednesday, May 11 ... Admission to both contests is free of charge ... Fans unable to attend the games can watch the action on BDN+ ... Chris Edwards is on the call for the Blue Devil Network ... Both the live video ($) and live audio are available on GoDuke.com.
QUICK HITS
• After beginning the season 10-13, the Blue Devils are 17-7 over their past 24 games ... During that span, seven Blue Devils are hitting .285 or better: Justin Bellinger (.350), Chris Proctor (.344), Jimmy Herron (.341), Jack Labosky (.315), Zack Kone (.293), Peter Zyla (.293) and Michael Smiciklas (.288) ... Duke owns a .290 batting average in that span, 52 points higher than its average through the first 23 games.
• The freshmen trio of Jimmy Herron (.322), Zack Kone (.321) and Chris Proctor (.300) are hitting a combined .307 (146-for-476) on the year.
• Freshman Jimmy Herron has reached base in 42-of-47 games this season ... He is one of three ACC players with 20 or more stolen bases this season, joining Louisville's COrey Ray and North Carolina's Brian Miller.
• Sophomore Justin Bellinger leads the team in batting average (.333), slugging percentage (.535) and on base percentage (.438), while classmate Jack Labosky leads the team in runs (31), RBI (39), doubles (16) and home runs (6).
• Right-hander Bailey Clark leads the team and ranks fourth in the ACC, averaging 10.10 strikeouts per game.
• Right-hander Brian McAfee is the only ACC pitcher to throw three complete games this season ... He has eight quality starts in 12 starts.
• Sophomore left-hander Mitch Stallings ranks third in the ACC with seven saves.
• Left-hander Trent Swart owns a 3.09 career ERA, good for fourth all-time at Duke.
• Duke relies heavily on its underclassmen ... Redshirt junior Jalen Phillips is the only Duke upperclassman to start at any position in the infield in 2016 ... Duke has not started an upperclassmen in the outfield all year.
• Head coach Chris Pollard recorded his 500th career win Sunday, May 1 at NC State ... He owns a 502-414-3 career record.
• Duke must win three of its final eight games to reach 30 wins for the third consecutive season.
DUKE vs. LONGWOOD
Duke and Longwood meet for the 12th time in program history Tuesday, May 10 ... The Blue Devils lead the all-time series, 8-2-1 ... The series dates back to 1980 when Duke took a 5-4 decision over Longwood April 7 in Durham, N.C. ... Most recently, the Blue Devils defeated the Lancers, 5-2, May 12, 2015 at Jack Coombs Field ... In that last meeting, Cris Perez homered in the first while Jack Labosky tossed 5.0 shutout innings to lead Duke to victory.
DUKE vs. NORFOLK STATE
Duke and Norfolk State clash for the sixth time in program history Wednesday, May 11 ... The Blue Devils are 5-0 all-time against the Spartans ... The series began March 1, 1991, an 11-5 Duke win ... The two teams last met Feb. 26, 2014 at Jack Coombs Field ... The Blue Devils won that contest, 11-1.
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