03-14-2025, 10:29 PM
Duke went with a bullpen game. It worked well through 4 innings. Then Stanford scratched out a run in the 5th with an HBP, a walk, & a 2-out single from Brandon Larsen (1st hit of the game for Stanford) to tie it at 1-1. Charlie Saum led of the 6th with a towering HR to LF. Then 6 of the next 8 hitters reached base (one of the outs was a sac bunt) and Stanford had a 5-1 lead.
Tough night for the Ivy League (+ Georgetown) grad transfers. Reid Easterly entered the game with 2 outs in the 5th to pitch to Larsen (he was the 4th of 6 pitchers used by Duke). After Larsen's RBI single, Easterly finished the 5th, then only got 1 out (on the sac bunt) in the 6th. He ended up with the loss - 2/3 of an inning with 5 hits, 1 HBP, & 4 earned runs. Ben Rounds, Jake Hyde, Jake Berger, & Ben Miller combined to go 3 for 14 with 5 Ks (which is actually better than the other 5 batters- 1 for 16 with 1 walk and 7 Ks).
Tough night for the Ivy League (+ Georgetown) grad transfers. Reid Easterly entered the game with 2 outs in the 5th to pitch to Larsen (he was the 4th of 6 pitchers used by Duke). After Larsen's RBI single, Easterly finished the 5th, then only got 1 out (on the sac bunt) in the 6th. He ended up with the loss - 2/3 of an inning with 5 hits, 1 HBP, & 4 earned runs. Ben Rounds, Jake Hyde, Jake Berger, & Ben Miller combined to go 3 for 14 with 5 Ks (which is actually better than the other 5 batters- 1 for 16 with 1 walk and 7 Ks).