Georgia Tech routs Duke 14‑1 in seven-inning ACC game
ATLANTA (Interstat) — Jackson Blakely pitched 5 1/3 strong innings and Georgia Tech pounded out 13 hits to defeat Duke 14-1 in seven innings Sunday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium.
The Yellow Jackets improved to 40-8 overall, while the Blue Devils fell to 23-28.
Blakely allowed three hits, no earned runs and struck out seven in earning the win.
Parker Brosius homered and drove in five runs. Kent Schmidt added a home run and four RBIs, Drew Burress homered with three RBIs and Carson Kerce went 4-for-5 with an RBI.
Duke took a brief 1-0 lead in the top of the first before Georgia Tech answered with five runs in the bottom half, capped by Schmidt’s grand slam. The Yellow Jackets added two in the third on a sacrifice fly and a double, then Burress hit a three-run homer in the fifth. Brosius’ grand slam in the sixth made it 14-1.
Georgia Tech grounded into three double plays. Duke managed only three hits.
The victory completed a three-game series sweep for the Yellow Jackets, who won 15-2 on Saturday and 10-9 in 10 innings on Friday.