2017 Baseball 12-11, 3-3 ACC u SCHEDULE & RESULTS u VIRGINIA CAVALIERS 7: The number of Blue Devils hitting .300 or better 2/17 vs. Gonzaga ^ L 1-6 Record: 17-5, 2-4 ACC against left-handed pitching: Justin Bellinger, Griffin 2/17 vs. [7] Oregon State ^ L 3-6 NCBWA Ranking: 20 Conine, Zack Kone, Jack Labosky, Max Miller, Erikson 2/18 vs. Gonzaga ^ L 1-4 Head Coach: Brian O’Connor Nichols and Peter Zyla. 2/19 vs. [7] Oregon State ^ L 2-11 • 8: Number of Duke freshmen to see game action this 2/21 at North Carolina Central W 14-6 u LEADING OFF year. Lefty Adam Laskey is Duke’s Saturday starter, while 2/24 Army West Point W 8-5 Duke travels to Charlottesville, Va., for its first ACC road LHP Graeme Stinson has started three midweek games. 2/25 Army West Point L 5-9 series of the 2017 campaign. Duke (12-11, 3-3 ACC) and No. Bill Chillari, Matt Mervis and Coleman Williams have 2/26 Army West Point W 5-1 20 Virginia (17-5, 2-4 ACC) square off in the three-game all worked out of the bullpen. In addition, Chris Dutra 2/27 Southern California L 2-0 series Friday-Sunday, March 24-26 at UVA’s Davenport has started 10 games behind the plate, Erikson Nichols 3/3 Princeton W 3-1 3/4 Princeton W 9-2 Field. ACC Network Extra is set to broadcast all three con- has started four games between third and DH, and Chase 3/4 Princeton W 7-1 tests while Blue Devil Network will supply live audio with Cheek has started seven games in center field. 3/5 Princeton W 6-1 Chris Edwards on the call. The Cavaliers lead the all-time • 9: Number of Duke left-handed pitchers to see game 3/7 at Liberty L 4-8 series against the Blue Devils, 104-57-1. Virginia has won action this season. Duke has had a left-hander on the 3/8 Mount St. Mary’s W 10-3 seven of the past 10 Duke meetings, including a 2-1 series mound in 61 percent of its innings so far this year (123.2- 3/10 Virginia Tech * W 10-1 victory at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in 2016. of-204.0 IP). 3/11 Virginia Tech * W 6-5 (10) • 10: Junior Jack Labosky brings a team-best 10-game 3/11 Virginia Tech * L 5-7 u BY THE NUMBERS hit streak into the weekend. Labosky is batting .342 (13- 3/15 [18] East Carolina L 4-9 • 3: Sophomores -- Jimmy Herron, Zack Kone and Grif- for-38) with four doubles, a triple, a home run and 10 RBI 3/17 Wake Forest * L 4-8 fin Conine -- who have started all 23 games this season. in that span. 3/18 Wake Forest * W 7-3 That trio is hitting a combined .305 with 19 doubles, three • 12: Career saves for reliever turned starter Mitch 3/19 Wake Forest * L 2-11 triples, six homers and 38 RBI. Stallings to rank fourth in program history. 3/21 Maryland Eastern Shore W 10-3 • 4: Number of starts made in 2016 by pitchers currently • 12: Hits for sophomore Griffin Conine with runners in 3/24 at [20] Virginia * 4 p.m. on the 2017 Blue Devil roster (James Ziemba 3, Jack scoring position. Conine owns a team-best .400 (12-for- 3/25 at [20] Virginia * 1 p.m. Labosky 1) following the graduations of this past year’s 30) with RISP. Overall, he leads the team in runs (22), 3/26 at [20] Virginia * 1 p.m. 3/28 Davidson 6 p.m. rotation: Brian McAfee, Trent Swart and Kellen Urbon. doubles (8), triples (20) and walks (12). 3/29 North Carolina A&T 6 p.m. • 5: Junior Michael Smiciklas brings a five-game hit • 24: Perfect Game national ranking of Duke’s freshman 3/31 Pittsburgh * 6 p.m. streak into the weekend. Smiciklas is batting .500 with a class, consisting of outfielder Chase Cheek, left-hander 4/1 Pittsburgh * 1 p.m. .625 on base percentage in that span. Bill Chillari, catcher Chris Dutra, right-hander Cameron 4/2 Pittsburgh * 1 p.m. • 6: The number of current Blue Devils who have been Kovachik, left-hander Adam Laskey, infielder/right-hand- 4/4 Durham Bulls ! 6 p.m. drafted: Justin Bellinger (2014 | 11th round | St. Louis er Matt Mervis, infielder Erikson Nichols, left-hander 4/8 at Miami * 7 p.m. Cardinals), Griffin Conine (2015 | 31st round, Miami Graeme Stinson and right-hander Coleman Williams. 4/9 at Miami * 2 p.m. Marlins), Adam Laskey (2016 | 31st round, San Francisco • 26: Double plays turned by the Blue Devils to rank 4/10 at Miami * 7 p.m. Giants), Chris McGrath (2014 | 35th round, Seattle second in the ACC and sixth nationally. 4/12 at Campbell 6 p.m. Mariners), Matt Mervis (2016 | 39th round, Washington • 33: Career stolen bases for sophomore Jimmy Herron 4/14 Boston College *$ 6 p.m. Nationals) and James Ziemba (37th round, Philadelphia to rank 19th all-time at Duke. 4/15 Boston College *$ 1 p.m. Phillies). • 96: Number of consecutive games in which junior 4/16 Boston College *$ 1 p.m. 7: The number of offensive categories in which sopho- infielder Max Miller has played. 4/19 North Carolina Central 6 p.m. more outfielder Jimmy Herron leads the team: batting • 99: Career pitching appearances for NCAA Division I 4/21 at Louisville * 6 p.m. average (.329), slugging percentage (.529), on base active leader Nick Hendrix. Hendrix broke David Darwin’s 4/22 at Louisville * 1 p.m. 4/23 at Louisville * 1 p.m. percentage (.408), hits (28), home runs (3), total bases Duke appearances record (95) with relief stints in both 4/26 Presbyterian $ 6 p.m. (45) and stolen bases (9). ends of Duke’s Virginia Tech doubleheader. 4/28 at Notre Dame * 6:05 p.m. 4/29 at Notre Dame * 1:05 p.m. 4/30 at Notre Dame * 11:35 a.m. u PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS 5/9 Campbell $ 6 p.m. Team Name R/L ERA W-L App GS IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg 5/10 at East Carolina 6:30 p.m. 5/12 Georgia Tech * 6 p.m. Friday, March 24 5/13 Georgia Tech * 1 p.m. Duke Mitch Stallings L 5.89 1-2 5 4 18.1 25 12 12 10 23 .329 5/14 Georgia Tech * 1 p.m. Virginia Daniel Lynch L 4.25 4-1 5 5 29.2 29 16 14 15 20 .248 5/16 Liberty 6 p.m. Saturday, March 25 5/18 at North Carolina * 6:00 p.m. Duke Adam Laskey L 4.56 2-1 5 5 25.2 32 14 13 8 28 .302 5/19 at North Carolina * 6:30 p.m. Virginia Evan Sperling R 5.87 3-2 6 5 23.0 19 17 15 10 20 .232 5/20 at North Carolina * 2 p.m. ACC Tournament TBD Sunday, March 26 Duke TBA — — — — — — — — — — — — Virginia Adam Haseley L 3.10 3-1 5 5 29.0 28 13 10 7 21 .257 (*) ACC game; (^) Sanderson Ford Spring Training College Classic ($) Jack Coombs Field; All times Eastern and subject to change 2017 DUKE BASEBALL • 1 Duke Blue Devils u QUICK FACTS u NUMERICAL ROSTER Duke University # Name B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Location Durham, N.C. 1 Daniel Calabretta R/R INF 5-10 190 Jr. Weddington, N.C. (Weddington) Founded 1838 as Trinity College 2 Zack Kone R/R INF 6-3 200 So. Boca Raton, Fla. (Pine Crest) Enrollment 6,485 3 Justin Bellinger L/L INF 6-6 235 Jr. Weston, Mass. (St. Sebastian’s School) Colors Duke Blue and White 4 James McGhee L/L OF 5-8 160 RSo. Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola Catholic) Nickname Blue Devils 5 Max Miller R/R INF 5-11 175 Jr. Ponte Vedra, Fla. (Ponte Vedra) Conference Atlantic Coast 6 Jack Labosky R/R INF/RHP 6-3 235 Jr. Clovis, Calif. (Clovis North) Affiliation NCAA Division I 7 Chris Dutra R/R C 5-11 210 Fr. New Rochelle, N.Y. (Iona Prep) Stadium (Main) Durham Bulls Athletic Park 8 Luke Glavin R/R RHP 6-2 210 So. Williamsport, Pa. (Loyalsock Township) Surface Grass 9 Griffin Conine L/R OF 6-1 200 So. Weston, Fla. (Pine Crest School) Capacity 10,000 10 Peter Zyla L/R OF/C 5-11 180 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Saint Pius X Catholic) Dimensions 305-LF, 371-LC, 11 Luke Whitten L/L LHP 6-2 175 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson) 400-CF, 373-RC, 327-RF 13 Ryan Day R/R INF/RHP 5-11 185 Jr. Phelan, Calif. (Los Osos) Stadium (Campus) Jack Coombs Field 15 Kennie Taylor R/R OF 5-11 170 So. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit) Surface Turf 16 Michael Smiciklas L/R OF 6-3 195 Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. (Boca Raton Community) Capacity 2,000 18 Aaron Therien S/R C 6-1 190 Fr. Durham, N.C. (Durham Academy) Dimensions 325-LF, 370-LC, 19 Al Pesto R/R RHP 6-3 210 So. Savannah, Ga. (Benedictine Military) 400-CF, 380-RC, 335-RF 20 Matt Mervis L/R INF/RHP 6-4 225 Fr. North Bethesda, Md. (Georgetown Prep) President Dr. Richard Brodhead 21 Chris McGrath R/L LHP 6-4 200 Jr.