@DUKEBASE #GODUKE 2021 BASEBALL GODUKE.COM SCHEDULE PROBABLE LINEUP FEBRUARY All times Eastern DUKE (25-20, 13-17 ACC) C Michael Rothenberg Sr. 44-44, .248 20 Coastal Carolina ESPN+ W, 12-4 1B Chris Crabtree Sr. 40-36, .284 21 Coastal Carolina (DH) ESPN+ L, 7-8 21 Coastal Carolina (DH) ESPN+ W, 10-9 CLEMSON (24-23, 16-17 ACC) 2B Graham Pauley So. 20-15, .231 23 #25 East Carolina ESPN+ L, 1-6 26 Boston College * ACCN L, 6-10 MAY 20-22 || DOUG KINGSMORE STADIUM 3B Erikson Nichols Gr. 42-42, .282 27 Boston College * ACCNX W, 10-3 SS Ethan Murray Jr. 44-44, .302 28 Boston College * ACCNX L, 2-5 THURSDAY // 6 PM FRIDAY // 6 PM SATURDAY // 1 PM LF RJ Schreck Jr. 44-44, .345 MARCH RHP JACK CAREY, JR. RHP COOPER STINSON, JR. TBA CF Joey Loperfido Sr. 43-43, .366 2 Davidson ACCNX W, 7-3 3-2, 12 G, 12 GS, 52.1 IP, 5.16 ERA 2-3, 12 G, 12 GS, 49.1 IP, 5.66 ERA 5 Pittsburgh * ACCNX W, 3-1 RF Peter Matt Gr. 44-44, .303 TBA 6 Pittsburgh * ACCNX W, 8-1 RHP MACK AGLIN R-FR. LHP KEYSHAWN ASKEW, R-SO. 2-4, 11 G, 7 GS, 47.2 IP, 3.21 ERA 1-1, 10 G, 9 GS, 53.1 IP, 4.56 ERA 7 Pittsburgh * ACCNX L, 4-5 DH Chad Knight So. 29-23, .286 9 #14 East Carolina ACCNX L, 11-5 12 NC State * ACCNX PPD ACCNX THE DUKE GODUKE.COM 13 NC State * ACCNX PPD Stream ACCNX on SPORTS NETWORK Live Stats & Audio 14 NC State * ACCNX PPD the ESPN app Chris Edwards 16 NC Central ACCNX W, 7-4 19 at #17 Notre Dame * ACCNX L, 6-4 VS 20 at #17 Notre Dame * ACCNX L, 6-2 LEADING OFF 21 at #17 Notre Dame * ACCN W, 2-0 Duke travels to Clemson for its final ACC series of the 2021 season Thursday- 23 UNC Greensboro W, 5-2 Saturday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Tigers leads the all-time series, 130-72, 26 #11 Georgia Tech * ACCN L, 2-5 and holds a 66-24 advantage in games played in Clemson. Duke head coach Chris .257 BA .286 27 #11 Georgia Tech * ACCN L, 0-3 Pollard has a 6-6 career record against the Tigers with all meetings coming while 28 #11 Georgia Tech * ACCNX W, 9-7 30 Liberty ACCNX W, 5-4 at Duke. Pollard has led the Blue Devils to wins in the last five meetings against the 274 R 278 Tigers. First pitches are scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 1 p.m. on APRIL Saturday. All three games will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra. Chris Edwards 406 H 444 2 at #19 Miami * ACCNX L, 1-3 will also broadcast the contest via radio on TuneIn or GoDuke.com. 3 at #19 Miami * ACCNX L, 5-11 4 at #19 Miami * ACCNX L, 1-7 BY THE NUMBERS 70 2B 96 6 NC Central ACCNX W, 12-7 1 Duke junior Jack Carey and sophomore 13 Duke tallied 13 runs in the fifth inning 9 at North Carolina * ACCNX W, 4-2 Marcus Johnson combined to pitch nine at Davidson on May 18. It was the most runs 5 3B 15 11 at North Carolina * ACCN L, 5-11 for the Blue Devils in a single inning in the 12 at North Carolina * ACCNX L, 8-21 innings of one-hit baseball on Sunday, March 21 at Notre Dame. past 15 seasons. 13 Campbell ACCNX W, 14-7 58 HR 53 16 Wake Forest * ACCNX L, 0-11 18 Duke pitching has recorded 18 strikeouts 17 Wake Forest * ACCNX W, 11-2 5 Duke’s five home runs in the series opener in two games this season, the most in a 18 Wake Forest * ACCNX W, 11-7 at Louisville were the most home runs in a 249 RBI 253 20 at Liberty ESPN+ W, 7-0 single game this season. It was the first time single game under head coach Chris Pollard. 23 at Virginia * ACCNX L, 3-9 the Blue Devils have recorded five or more .419 SLG% .469 24 at Virginia * ACCNX L, 3-4 home runs in a game since doing so at Wake 53 Duke’s 53 home runs this season rank 25 at Virginia * ESPNU W, 7-4 Forest on April 27, 2014. seventh all-time in program history for a single season. In addition, the 53 home 198 BB 183 MAY 6 Graduate student third baseman Erikson runs are the second-most in a single season 4 William & Mary ACCNX W, 11-6 Nichols recorded a career-high six RBIs in under head coach Chris Pollard. 468 SO 430 7 at #15 Louisville * ACCNX W, 13-3 his season debut against Coastal Carolina. 8 at #15 Louisville * ACCNX L, 1-5 Nichols blasted a three-run homer on the 96 The Blue Devils rank second in the ACC 9 at #15 Louisville * ACCNX L, 15-6 first pitch he saw this season. His six RBIs in doubles per game (2.13). Senior Joey .363 OB% .372 11 Wofford ACCNX W, 9-6 in a single game were the most since former Loperfido’s 14 doubles rank tied for seventh 14 Virginia Tech * ACCNX W, 11-6 Blue Devil Kennie Taylor did so against Penn in the league. 41 SB 47 15 Virginia Tech * RSN W, 4-1 State in 2019. 16 Virginia Tech * ACCNX W, 2-1 100+ Senior Chris Crabtree recorded his 18 at Davidson ESPN+ W, 18-2 4.64 4.81 Graduate student Chase Cheek, redshirt 100th career hit against Virginia on April 25. ERA 20 at Clemson * ACCNX 6 p.m. 7 21 at Clemson * ACCNX 6 p.m. senior Chris Dutra and senior Joey Crabtree is one of eight Blue Devils on the 22 at Clemson * ACCNX 1 p.m. Loperfido serve as captains for the 2021 current roster to boast triple-digit career 165 BB 167 season. In addition, senior Chris Crabtree, hits. junior Rudy Maxwell, sophomore Marcus * ACC contest | Bold denotes home contest 447 K 430 Johnson and freshman Luke Fox will join .286 The Blue Devils rank third in the ACC the trio to make up the team’s leadership in batting average (.286) and second in the council. league in slugging percentage (.469). .966 FLD% .965 2021 DUKE BASEBALL GAME NOTES DUKE vs. CLEMSON APRIL 19, 2019 (Clemson, S.C. || Doug Kingsmore Stadium) SERIES HISTORY Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Series Record 72-130 (1904) Duke 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 2 9 11 1 8 Durham, N.C. 31-51 #16 Clemson 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 8 7 2 4 Clemson, S.C. 24-66 Winning Pitcher: M. Dockman || Losing Pitcher: Griffith || Save: T. Girard Neutral 6-7 Not Available 11-6 APRIL 20, 2019 (Clemson, S.C. || Doug Kingsmore Stadium) Under Chris Pollard 6-6 Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Current Streak W5 Duke 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 9 1 6 #16 Clemson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 1 8 PAST MEETINGS Winning Pitcher: J. Carey || Losing Pitcher: Crawford || Save: None April 21, 2019 Clemson, S.C. W, 9-8 April 20, 2019 Clemson, S.C. W, 5-3 APRIL 21, 2019 (Clemson, S.C. || Doug Kingsmore Staidum) April 19, 2019 Clemson, S.C. W, 9-8 Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB May 23, 2017 Louisville, Ky. W, 8-4 Duke 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 9 12 1 6 #16 Clemson 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 8 9 2 8 April 10, 2016 Durham, N.C. W, 2-1 MEETINGS LAST Winning Pitcher: H. Davis || Losing Pitcher: Spiers || Save: None SERIES HISTORY Duke and Clemson meet for the 203rd time in the two programs’ histories, dating back to 1904. Duke trails the series, 72-130, and the Tigers hold a 66-24 advantage on games played in Clemson. In recent years, Duke has won the previous five meetings and six of the last seven, including two series wins and an ACC Tournament victory. In 2019, the Blue Devils stunned 16th-ranked Clemson by sweeping the series, twice securing the win in the ninth inning. Head coach Chris Pollard is 6-6 against Clemson all-time, with all 12 meetings coming while he has been at Duke. A TALE OF THE TAPE QUICK FACTS DUKE CLEMSON PROGRAM HISTORY 2021 TEAM LEADERS Joey Loperfido ............................ .366 James Parker ................................ .319 First Year of Program 1889 AVERAGE Joey Loperfido ............................... 43 Caden Grice ...................................... 37 All-Time Program Record 2,160-1,820-34 RUNS Joey Loperfido ............................... 60 HITS James Parker .....................................61 Most Victories in a Season 45 (2018) Joey Loperfido ................................ 14 DOUBLES James Parker ..................................... 11 NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 8 (2019) Ethan Murray...................................... 4 TRIPLES Kier Meredith ..................................... 3 NCAA Tournament Record 27-19 Matt/Schreck .................................... 12 HOME RUNS Caden Grice ...................................... 13 ACC Tournament Appearances (Last) 37 (2019) RJ Schreck ....................................... 39 RUNS BATTED IN Caden Grice ..................................... 49 ACC Tournament Record 26-61 Ethan Murray ...................................... 26 WALKS Dylan Brewer .....................................28 ACC Championships 3 (1956, 1957, 1961) Loperfido/Matt ................................ 10 STOLEN BASES Meredith/Toedosio/Brewer .............6 All-ACC Selections 105 Joey Loperfido ...........................