Duke Falls to NC State in Extra Innings

Tuesday, May 23

Durham, N.C.

7 PM

Duke University

NC State

Duke Falls to NC State in Extra Innings

5/24/2023 12:48:00 AM | Baseball

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DURHAM – NC State (35-18) scored in the top of the 11th inning on Tuesday night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, to defeat Duke (35-20) in the first pool play game of group D, 8-7. Sophomore Jimmy Romano was pegged with the loss, working 0.1 innings and allowing two hits.

The Blue Devils broke both the single season home run record and single season strikeouts record on Tuesday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

NC State opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, 2-0.
Junior Alex Stone doubled to right field to score Jay Beshears in the bottom of the first, 2-1.
The Wolfpack added to their lead in the top of the second inning, 4-1.
NC State added to the lead in the top of the third, 7-1.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, freshman Tyler Albright singled through the left side to score a pair, 7-3.
Albright singled to shortstop in the bottom of the sixth inning to score Stone from second, 7-4.
In the bottom of the seventh, Stone singled to left center to score Alex Mooney from second, 7-5.
Graduate transfer MJ Metz hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, 7-7.
NC State scored in the top of the 11th, 8-7.

NOTES

Junior Alex Stone extended his hitting streak to 29 games on Tuesday evening, doubling to right field in the first inning.
The Blue Devils set the school record for strikeouts in a single season, striking out nine batters to bring the total to 604, edging out the 2019 team who posted 598. It is the most strikeouts under head coach Chris Pollard.
With MJ Metz' two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, Duke broke the single season home run record, set by the 1994 club. The season total is now 91 after the long ball.

QUOTES

"What a tremendous baseball game tonight. It was a great atmosphere and NC State came out and punched us in the mouth early and we got on our heels a little bit early. We allowed some free bases and some errors that led to some big innings." – Head coach Chris Pollard on the quick start by NC State Tuesday.
"Tremendous job by Jason White, Charlie Beilenson and Fran Oschell III to keep the ballgame within reach in the middle innings. It allowed our offense to settle in and get going there late. We were able to claw our way back into it late and that has been the identity of this team all year. I told them in the huddle I am very proud of their fight tonight." – On the job the bullpen did to keep the game close and the fight from the guys.