Duke baseball averaged 2.43 runs per inning during Sunday’s doubleheader against Longwood. We’re no math experts here at Duke Wire, but early results say that’s good.
The Blue Devils climbed one spot up to ninth in Monday’s D1Baseball rankings after beating the Lancers 23-3 and 11-1 over the weekend, both seven-inning mercy rule wins.
The one-spot shift means Duke now occupies the No. 9 spot on both D1Baseball’s rankings and the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Tennesee took over the top spot and ACC-leading Clemson shifted up to second after Texas A&M, who had owned the No. 1 slot, dropped two out of three on the road against LSU.
The Blue Devils are the third-highest ACC team in the rankings behind Florida State at eighth, but Virginia (10th), North Carolina (11th), and Wake Forest (12th) breathe down Duke’s neck.
Duke has a great chance to vault upwards with a Tuesday road trip to No. 6 East Carolina, who currently sports a 37-9 record.