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DURHAM, N.C. Duke scored three runs in the first inning and then rode the backs of its pitching staff to a 4-1 win Sunday over the Virginia baseball team in the rubber game of a three-game series at Jack Coombs Field.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
Andrew Carraway (Jr., Marietta, Ga.) went 5.1 innings and allowed three runs and six hits with no walks and four strikeouts. After a tough start, he retired 11 straight batters from the first inning to the fifth. He took the loss and fell to 2-2 on the season.
Grant Monroe (3-1) pitched seven solid innings for Duke, giving up a run, five hits and a walk while striking out three. Alex Hassan tossed the final two frames to earn his fourth save.
Patrick Wingfield (Sr., Winchester, Va.) and Tyler Cannon (So., Pigeon Forge, Tenn.) had two hits apiece for the Cavaliers, while Jarrett Parker (Fr., Stafford, Va.) had a double and an RBI.
Duke (16-3, 3-3 ACC) got off to a quick start with three runs in the first inning. After the first two batters reached, Jeremy Gould plated one with a single. He then stole second and Matt Williams scored when the throw went into center field. Jonathan Nicolls followed a run-scoring double with two out to give Duke a 3-0 lead.
Virginia (14-4, 2-4) scored a run in the second when Parker hit a double to left field to score Phil Gosselin (Fr., West Chester, Pa.).
The Blue Devils added an insurance run in the eighth inning on a Kyle Kreick RBI single.
Virginia returns home to start a 12-game homestand Tuesday, as the Cavaliers play host to Stony Brook for two games. The Hoos and Seawolves battle at 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.