Virginia rallies past Duke 6‑4 behind Zatkowski, Weatherspoon
CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — Henry Zatkowski pitched six innings of six-hit ball and Jake Weatherspoon homered to lead Virginia past Duke 6-4 on Wednesday evening at Bank of America Stadium.
The Blue Devils jumped to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, keyed by Tyler Albright’s two-run homer. Virginia answered with a run in the bottom of the first on a single by Harris.
After Duke added a run in the fourth on a triple by Strand, the Cavaliers stormed back with four runs in the sixth. Harris singled in a run, Weatherspoon singled in another, and Jack tripled to drive in two, putting Virginia ahead 5-4. Weatherspoon provided insurance with a solo homer in the eighth.
Zatkowski (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 K) earned the win, improving to 36-20. Aidan Weaver struck out nine over 5.1 innings for Duke but allowed three earned runs. Albright went 2-for-3 with the homer and two RBIs. Weatherspoon finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Duke (26-31) got a two-run homer from Albright in the ninth, but it was not enough.