Duke rallies past Wake Forest 7‑3 to avoid sweep
DURHAM, N.C. (Interstat) — Duke scored five runs in the eighth inning to overcome a three-run deficit and beat Wake Forest 7-3 on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils snapped a two-game losing streak to the Demon Deacons.
Wake Forest took a 3-0 lead after four innings against starter Cam Bagwell, who threw 5 1/3 innings with no hits, two earned runs and two strikeouts. Dalton Wentz drove in a run with a double in the sixth.
Duke cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth when Matthew Strand hit a two-run homer. Strand tied the game with an RBI single in the eighth, and Coltin Quagliano followed with a three-run homer.
Jack Hedrick earned the win in relief, tossing 4 2/3 scoreless innings with two hits allowed and one strikeout. Ben Dean, Drew Bryan and Bennett LaPalm combined for 4 2/3 scoreless innings.
Both teams had eight hits. Strand finished 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Quagliano went 1-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs. Javar Williams was 2-for-4 for Wake Forest. Duke improved to 25-30; Wake Forest fell to 38-18.