Duke baseball -- 2025 season

[ConorONeill]

Thread for Duke's baseball season -- and any other college baseball-related topics -- can start with Opening Day today.

Here's a recap of Duke's loss to Cincinnati in its opener.

And here's a general season preview for Duke.

 

[Willcampbell]

Thanks for starting this thread, Conor. I can start paying attention now.
Not the opening I hoped for, but, as they say, it's a long season.
If you get a chance, please post a picture or two of the new field.
OFC

 

[ioliva]

The new fields gorgeous but a disappointing start

 

[ioliva]

Looks like Duke once again has pitching woes. Think pollard needs to go in a different direction with a new pitching coach . If it wasn’t for Beilenson and Santucci this team would’ve been mid last year.

 

[ConorONeill]

Rough start -- here's the quick recap of Duke's other two games in opening weekend.

 

[ioliva]

19 runs and 8 pitchers today? Goodness

 

[ConorONeill]

Story off of today's win over UNCW.

 

[ioliva]

Fire Brady Kirkpatrick

 

[ConorONeill]

Recap of Duke's series against Cornell.

 

[Willcampbell]

I'm feeling slightly better after Sat and Sun, but we had better get on a roll. We are going to have to start playing teams that didn't have their pre-season warmups in ten feet of snow.
OFC

 

[Willcampbell]

Rock bottom. Losing to a school named "Campbell."
OFC

 

[ConorONeill]

Duke lost 12-4 to Liberty yesterday, dropping the Blue Devils to 4-5.

Sorry I don't have a story, the night got a little too busy. Here was a quote from Chris Pollard:

• “We allowed a defensive miscue to allow the big innings tonight. We did it in the third, the fifth and sixth innings. In the third and in the sixth inning, if you make those plays, you get off the field with nobody scoring. We have got to be better at routine plays that we have practiced. We repped that play throughout the preseason and again after the Cincinnati weekend while also doing PFP plays every Thursday, and we probably do them more than anyone in the country. That is five runs there. It is a different ballgame if you keep those runs off the board. We have to clean up those mistakes, and we can’t let one mistake turn into a three or four-run inning.” – Head coach Chris Pollard on the miscues tonight.

The box score shows two errors; clearly, there were more issues.

Not the best of starts, obviously, for Duke. I will say this: Playing UNCW, Campbell and Liberty as the first three mid-week games is tough.

 

[Willcampbell]

Duke lost 12-4 to Liberty yesterday, dropping the Blue Devils to 4-5.

Sorry I don't have a story, the night got a little too busy. Here was a quote from Chris Pollard:

• “We allowed a defensive miscue to allow the big innings tonight. We did it in the third, the fifth and sixth innings. In the third and in the sixth inning, if you make those plays, you get off the field with nobody scoring. We have got to be better at routine plays that we have practiced. We repped that play throughout the preseason and again after the Cincinnati weekend while also doing PFP plays every Thursday, and we probably do them more than anyone in the country. That is five runs there. It is a different ballgame if you keep those runs off the board. We have to clean up those mistakes, and we can’t let one mistake turn into a three or four-run inning.” – Head coach Chris Pollard on the miscues tonight.

The box score shows two errors; clearly, there were more issues.

Not the best of starts, obviously, for Duke. I will say this: Playing UNCW, Campbell and Liberty as the first three mid-week games is tough.

Is there reason to hope, Conor? I hate to say "wait until next year" when it's not even March yet.
OFC

 

[ConorONeill]

Is there reason to hope, Conor? I hate to say "wait until next year" when it's not even March yet.
OFC

They've played 9 games of a 50-something game schedule and none of them has been in the ACC.

I mean, you kinda answered your own question -- it's not even March yet. Right now, it's just a concerning start to the season.