DURHAM, N.C. (Interstat) — Jack Hedrick pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings and Duke rallied from a three-run deficit with a five-run eighth inning to beat Wake Forest 7-3 on Saturday afternoon at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

The Blue Devils improved to 25-30 overall and 11-21 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, avoiding a three-game sweep after losing the first two games of the series by 7-2 scores. The Demon Deacons fell to 38-18 and 20-12 in the ACC.

Duke’s Matthew Strand went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, including a two-run homer in the sixth inning that cut Wake Forest’s lead to 3-2. Coltin Quagliano added a three-run homer in the eighth, his first of the season, to put the game out of reach.

Hedrick, who entered with a 5.50 ERA, allowed two hits and struck out one while walking one. He had allowed two earned runs in 4 2/3 innings in a loss at Georgia Tech on May 8 and one earned run in one inning at North Carolina on May 3.

Wake Forest starter Cam Bagwell threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing no hits and two earned runs with two strikeouts. He left with a 3-0 lead after Strand’s home run. Ryan Bosch relieved and pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts.

The Demon Deacons took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning without a hit. Javar Williams led off with a single but was caught stealing. After a flyout, Nick Costello was hit by a pitch. A fielder’s choice and a throwing error by Duke second baseman AJ Anderson put runners on the corners. Daniel Conte then singled to right-center, scoring Costello for an unearned run.

Wake Forest added two runs in the sixth. Costello singled, and Dalton Wentz doubled to right-center to drive him in. After a pitching change, Joe Torres singled up the middle to score Wentz, making it 3-0.

Duke’s offense struggled early, managing only two hits through five innings. In the sixth, AJ Hamilton walked, stole second and scored on Strand’s home run to left-center.

The Blue Devils broke through in the eighth. Andrew Lambdin doubled and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. After a walk, Strand singled to center to tie the game at 3. Anderson then reached on a fielder’s choice bunt that scored the go-ahead run. Quagliano followed with a three-run homer to deep right field, scoring Strand and Anderson.

Wake Forest’s final threat came in the ninth. With one out, Kade Schaaf singled and Jake Stein lined out. Adam Will doubled to center, but Costello flied out to right to end the game.

Ben Dean pitched two scoreless innings for Duke, allowing two hits and striking out two. Drew Bryan threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings with one strikeout. Bennett LaPalm recorded one out and allowed one hit.

For Wake Forest, Williams went 2 for 4 and Wentz drove in a run. The Demon Deacons stranded seven runners and struck out eight times.

The game featured eight hits by each team.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Wake Forest 8, Duke 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Demon Deacons a 61.60 percent probability to win.