Duke University
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Duke baseball (24-12, 9-7 ACC) scored four runs in the first inning, before adding a six-spot in the top of the sixth, to down the Miami Hurricanes (18-18, 4-9 ACC) 13-3 on Friday night at Alex Rodriguez Field.
Graduate Reid Easterly earned the win in relief, covering two innings on the mound. Starter Owen Proksch worked four innings, allowing three runs, two earned on four hits, and punched out four.
Duke opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, as Jake Hyde singled to left field to score Wallace Clark from third. Ben Rounds was hit by a pitch to score Tyler Albright before Macon Winslow drove in a pair. The Hurricanes responded in the bottom of the third inning, 4-2, before the Blue Devils tacked on a run in the top of the fourth, as Ben Miller grounded out to second base to score Clark from third, 5-2.
In the top of the sixth inning, Duke erupted for six runs, batting around for the ninth time this season. Hyde hit a grand slam, before Sam Harris launched a solo home run to left center field, as Duke went on to score eight runs across the final four innings.
Graduate Reid Easterly earned the win in relief, covering two innings on the mound. Starter Owen Proksch worked four innings, allowing three runs, two earned on four hits, and punched out four.
Duke opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, as Jake Hyde singled to left field to score Wallace Clark from third. Ben Rounds was hit by a pitch to score Tyler Albright before Macon Winslow drove in a pair. The Hurricanes responded in the bottom of the third inning, 4-2, before the Blue Devils tacked on a run in the top of the fourth, as Ben Miller grounded out to second base to score Clark from third, 5-2.
In the top of the sixth inning, Duke erupted for six runs, batting around for the ninth time this season. Hyde hit a grand slam, before Sam Harris launched a solo home run to left center field, as Duke went on to score eight runs across the final four innings.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Duke opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, as Jake Hyde singled to left field to score Wallace Clark from third. Ben Rounds was hit by a pitch to score Tyler Albright. Macon Winslow added a pair with a single to right field, 4-0.
- Miami cracked the scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning, 4-2.
- In the top of the fourth inning, Ben Miller grounded out to second base to score Clark from third, 5-2.
- The Blue Devils added to the lead in the top of the sixth inning, as Albright was hit by a pitch to score Clark from third. Jake Hyde hit a grand slam to right field. Sam Harris hit a solo home run to left center field, 11-3.
- In the top of the ninth, Miller singled through the left side to score Andrew Bell. Hyde grounded out to first base, 13-3.
NOTES
- Duke baseball improved to 212-69 (.754) when scoring first and 233-51 (.820) when scoring three-plus runs in an inning since 2016.
- Graduate Jake Hyde paced the Blue Devils offensively, posting a 2-for-4 day and driving in six RBI. Hyde clobbered a grand slam in the sixth inning, blowing the game open for Duke. His multi-hit contest was the 10th of the season for Hyde, tied for the third most on the team. His grand slam was the first since Hyde hit one against Davidson earlier this season and was his third of the year. He and Sam Harris also recorded back-to-back home runs in the frame, the first duo to accomplish that feat since Alex Stone and Logan Bravo went back-to-back at Georgia Tech in 2024.
- In the sixth inning, Duke batted around for the ninth time this season, sending 10 batters to the plate and scoring six times. It marks the first time since the Virginia series that the Blue Devils scored six-plus runs in an inning.
- The Blue Devils improved to 48-1 when scoring 10-plus runs in a contest since 2023 and are now 12-0 in 2025.
- Duke’s bullpen of Reid Easterly, Ryan Calvert, and Max Stammel combined to toss the final five innings, allowing one hit and striking out three batters. The Blue Devils held the Hurricanes to just three runs off five hits on Friday.
- The Blue Devils have now stretched its winning streak over Miami to five consecutive games, dating back to the 2024 season. It is the longest winning streak for Duke in the history of the two sides.
QUOTES
- “First off Griffin Hugus is having a great year, but I thought we had the best approach in that first inning that anyone has had against him all year. We went 9-for-9 with quality at-bats in the first inning and put a crooked number on the board. It was a great job by Owen Proksch to go in behind that and give us a shutdown inning. I think we were really good on the mound. Our bullpen was really good down the stretch. It was a good job of keeping our foot on the gas pedal. The at-bat by Jake Hyde was incredible. The thing that shouldn’t get lost in that at-bat is after the double play we had two outs and nobody on. It was a great job by Wallace Clark, AJ Gracia, and Ben Miller to set the table for the big swing. We stayed on go and stayed in the fight.” – Head coach Chris Pollard on the job to keep the foot on the gas from pitch one.
- “I think two-out hitting is a product of being in the moment. Teams that press and ride waves of momentum aren’t great at two-out hitting. If you truly take pride in the moment, two-outs are no different than one out, or no-outs. I think we are doing a good job of being in the moment right now.” – On continuing success of hitting and capitalizing with two outs.
UP NEXT
- Duke and Miami continue the series on Saturday evening from Alex Rodriguez Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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