Miller Leads Boston College Past Duke in Doubleheader Opener

NEWTON, Mass. (Interstat) — Brady Miller struck out eight over 6 2/3 strong innings Saturday, guiding Boston College to a 4-2 victory over Duke in the first game of a doubleheader at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond.

The Eagles scored three times in a chaotic first inning, capitalizing on an error and a wild pitch. Julio Solier and Carter Hendrickson each had RBI singles, with a run scoring on the wild pitch. Duke’s Matthew Strand hit a solo homer in the fourth. The Blue Devils added an unearned run in the seventh on an error, but Boston College answered in the bottom half on Solier’s RBI single.

Miller allowed one earned run on five hits for Boston College (31-12). Gavin Soares earned the save. Peter Lemke took the loss for Duke (22-20) despite not allowing a hit over five innings; he walked six and was charged with two runs.