Pitt Claims Home Series Over Duke

Sunday, May 8

Pittsburgh, Pa.

11 AM

Pitt

Duke

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Pitt Claims Home Series Over Duke

5/8/2022 9:20:00 PM | Baseball

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PITTSBURGH – Pitt baseball (26-19, 12-11) claimed a program-record fourth ACC home series victory of the season by splitting a doubleheader (3-2 win and 15-5 loss) against Duke (20-26, 9-15) Sunday at Charles L. Cost Field. The Panthers have five overall ACC series wins this spring, one off the program record set last year.

GAME ONE
Pitt snagged the lead with two runs in the second inning. Bryce Hulett and Jack Anderson both drew walks to start the frame. Sky Duff knocked in Hulett with a single through the right side. After the bases were loaded from a walk by CJ Funk, a sacrifice fly from Brock Franks allowed Anderson to tag up easily.

The game-winning run came in the fourth inning. With two outs, the bases were loaded on a Funk walk, Franks single through the right side and Jordan Anderson hit by pitch.

GAME TWO
A combined 10 runs for Duke in the third and fourth inning proved to be the difference.

Jeffrey Wehler led off the game with a solo homer to left center, his second of the season.

Duff knocked Tatem Levins in on a two-out single to centerfield in the fifth inning.

The Panthers' other three runs came in the seventh inning. Hulett led off with a single through the left side. After Duff walked, Dom Popa laced an RBI-double to left field. Pinch-hitter Tommy Tavarez followed with his own double to left field to bring home both Duff and Popa.

NOTES

Billy Corcoran (7-3) started game one and went six innings with one run, six hits, one walk and eight strikeouts.
Corcoran moved into a tie for 14th in program history in career starts (30) with Erik Ackerman (1999-02).
He's gone at least six innings in all 11 appearances this season and allowed just three walks in his last seven starts with a combined 47 strikeouts in 47 innings pitched.
Baron Stuart earned his sixth save of the season, tied for 11th-most in a career in program history, by registering the last nine outs with one run, four hits, two walks and three strikeouts.
Duff went a combined 5-8 and moved ahead of Jacob Wright (2015-17) for third place in school history in career walks (117) with one in the second game.
Duff also moved to 18th in career hits (163).
In program history, Ron Washington, Jr. moved to a tie for 10th place in games started (184) with John Schultz (2008-11) and Stuart Rykaceski (1999-03) and tie for 12th place in games played (189) with Danny Lopez (2007-10).
Funk racked up a doubleheader-high four walks.