NEWTON, Mass. (Interstat) — Brady Miller struck out eight over 6 2/3 strong innings and the Boston College Eagles capitalized on early Duke mistakes to secure a 4-2 victory in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field.

The win improved Boston College to 31-12 overall, while Duke fell to 22-20.

The most important part of the game unfolded in a chaotic bottom of the first inning, which saw the Eagles erase an early deficit without the benefit of a hit. Duke starter Peter Lemke, who did not allow a hit over his five innings of work, was undone by command issues and a critical error. After Julio Solier was hit by a pitch and Vince Mainolfi singled, a throwing error by Duke third baseman Coltin Quagliano on a ball hit by Jack Toomey allowed Solier to score. Carter Hendrickson followed with an RBI single to tie the game. Hendrickson then scored from third, and Toomey crossed the plate from second, on a wild pitch to give Boston College a 3-2 lead it would not relinquish.

Miller made that lead stand, navigating Duke’s lineup effectively after a shaky first inning. The right-hander allowed just one earned run on five hits. His most critical work came in the top of the seventh, protecting a 3-2 lead. After Duke’s Anderson doubled and DiMartini singled to put runners on the corners with no outs, Miller induced a ground ball from Quagliano. The ball was mishandled by Miller for an error, allowing a run to score and tying the game, but the pitcher limited the damage. A baserunning blunder by Duke saw DiMartini caught stealing at third, and after a groundout, Miller struck out Albright to end the threat and his outing.

Boston College immediately responded in the bottom of the seventh against Duke reliever Jack Hedrick. Colin Larson, who had two of the Eagles’ six hits, singled and stole second. Solier then delivered a clutch two-out RBI single up the middle to score Larson and restore the Eagles’ lead at 4-3.

Gavin Soares closed the door for Boston College, earning the save with 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. He allowed two hits but worked around them, including a leadoff single in the ninth, to seal the victory.

Duke’s offense was limited to seven hits, with its only runs coming via a solo home run by catcher Matthew Strand, his eighth of the season, in the fourth inning, and the unearned run in the seventh. Lemke’s unusual final line featured five innings pitched, no hits allowed, two runs (both unearned), two walks, two hit batters and two strikeouts.

The game was the second of a three-game Atlantic Coast Conference series, with the Eagles having won the opener 11-1 on Friday.