Miami Bounces Back, Defeating Duke 5-4 on Saturday
The University of Miami baseball team (19-17, 5-9) excitingly beat the Duke Blue Devils Saturday night at Mark Light Field. Outfielder Max Galvin delivered the go-ahead run at the bottom of the sixth to give Miami the 5-4 lead, and then right-handed pitcher Brian Walters appeared in the eighth to shut down Duke's offensive attack.
Alex Giroux (4-1) earned the win in relief, allowing just one run over 3 1/3 innings, while Brian Walters notched his first save of the season with a two-inning scoreless outing as the right-hander struck out three and surrendered no hits.
Gabe Nard took the loss for the Blue Devils (24-13, 9-8 ACC), falling to a 5-2 record on the season after giving up the go-ahead run to Max Galvin in the bottom of the sixth.
The Hurricanes struck first with three runs in the second inning. Derek Williams delivered a team-leading eighth home run of the season to left field, putting Miami on the board, 1-0. Todd Hudson would deliver a two-RBI single to plate Galvin and Gonzalez Jr.
In the next inning, the momentum would continue for Miami as Daniel Cuvet would launch Miami’s second home run of the game with a 383-foot blast to left field – putting the Hurricanes in the driver’s seat, 4-0 at the end of the third.
However, the Blue Devils battled back with an offensive surge of their own. Ben Rounds delivered an RBI single, Tyler Albright scored on a fielder’s choice and Jordan Hyde came home on a Miami fielding error, cutting the deficit to 4-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth.
In the fifth, Albright would return to the plate to deliver an RBI single that scored AJ Garcia – tying the game at four all. Then, in the next inning, Max Galvin drove in Tanner Smith to bring back the momentum for Miami, bumping the Hurricanes to a 5-4 lead.
The series finale between the Miami Hurricanes and Duke Blue Devils is scheduled to commence at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Mark Light Field.
Courtesy of Miami Athletics
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Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.