Tuesday, May 18
Davidson, NC
4 p.m.
Davidson College
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Duke
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Baseball Hosts Duke Tuesday in Home Finale
5/17/2021 3:40:00 PM | Baseball
The Davidson baseball team will step into non-conference play one last time Tuesday when it hosts Atlantic Coast Conference foe Duke at 4 p.m. at Wilson Field.
It's also the final home game of the season.
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The Wildcats are 24-22 overall after splitting a four-game Atlantic 10 series with George Mason over the weekend.
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Duke enters 24-20 after sweeping a three-game ACC series with Virginia Tech and has won four straight games, also including a non-league contest against Wofford.
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The Blue Devils are coached by former Davidson pitcher Chris Pollard, who graduated in 1996, and Davidson assistant coach Ryan Munger played catcher for Pollard at Duke, graduating in 2013.
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"We're looking forward to playing Duke," said Davidson coach Rucker Taylor. "There are a lot of connections between our programs, and they have been playing at a high level under Coach Pollard and his staff. They had a big weekend this past weekend, and they'll be coming in with some momentum."Â
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It's the second meeting of the season between the teams. Duke won the March 2 contest 7-3 in Durham by overcoming a 3-1 Davidson lead with a four-run third inning.
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Last series
Against George Mason, Henry Koehler led the Wildcats with a .538 average (7-for-13) and seven RBIs. He had an OPS of 1.280 for the weekend.
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Alex Fedje-Johnson (5-for-12, .417), Jacob Hinderleider (6-for-15, .400) and Ruben Fontes (5-for-15, .333) also had at least five hits against the Patriots.
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Hinderleider hit solo home runs in both games of Saturday's doubleheader sweep, helping the Wildcats stay atop the A-10 in home runs (now 58).
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Hit by a pitch in the first inning of Saturday's first game, freshman Ryan Wilson tied Matt Frey '20 atop the program's single-season hit-by-pitch mark with 17.
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Up Next
The Wildcats travel to Saint Louis for the final A-10 series of the season. They'll open against the Billikens on Thursday at 4 p.m. (EST).
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It's also the final home game of the season.
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The Wildcats are 24-22 overall after splitting a four-game Atlantic 10 series with George Mason over the weekend.
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Duke enters 24-20 after sweeping a three-game ACC series with Virginia Tech and has won four straight games, also including a non-league contest against Wofford.
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The Blue Devils are coached by former Davidson pitcher Chris Pollard, who graduated in 1996, and Davidson assistant coach Ryan Munger played catcher for Pollard at Duke, graduating in 2013.
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"We're looking forward to playing Duke," said Davidson coach Rucker Taylor. "There are a lot of connections between our programs, and they have been playing at a high level under Coach Pollard and his staff. They had a big weekend this past weekend, and they'll be coming in with some momentum."Â
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It's the second meeting of the season between the teams. Duke won the March 2 contest 7-3 in Durham by overcoming a 3-1 Davidson lead with a four-run third inning.
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Last series
Against George Mason, Henry Koehler led the Wildcats with a .538 average (7-for-13) and seven RBIs. He had an OPS of 1.280 for the weekend.
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Alex Fedje-Johnson (5-for-12, .417), Jacob Hinderleider (6-for-15, .400) and Ruben Fontes (5-for-15, .333) also had at least five hits against the Patriots.
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Hinderleider hit solo home runs in both games of Saturday's doubleheader sweep, helping the Wildcats stay atop the A-10 in home runs (now 58).
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Hit by a pitch in the first inning of Saturday's first game, freshman Ryan Wilson tied Matt Frey '20 atop the program's single-season hit-by-pitch mark with 17.
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Up Next
The Wildcats travel to Saint Louis for the final A-10 series of the season. They'll open against the Billikens on Thursday at 4 p.m. (EST).
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