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2025 Duke Blue Devils baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record30–15 (14–10 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrady Kirkpatrick (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Derek Simmons (1st season)
  • Brian Sakowski (2nd season)
Hitting coachEric Tyler (3rd season)
Pitching coachJohn Natoli (1st season)
Captains
  • Ben Miller
  • Andrew Yu
  • David Boisvert
Alternate captainWallace Clark
Home stadiumJack Coombs Field
(Capacity: 2,000)
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 NC State ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 30 12   .714
No. 5 Florida State ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 31 9   .775
No. 4 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 33 10   .767
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 30 14   .682
No. 3 Clemson ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 36 10   .783
Duke ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 30 15   .667
No. 17 Louisville ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 30 13   .698
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 27 18   .600
Virginia ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 24 16   .600
Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 29 16   .644
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 27 17   .614
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 24 17   .585
Boston College ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 20 23   .465
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 21 19   .525
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 20 21   .488
California  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 18 25   .419
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 28, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Duke Blue Devils baseball team is representing Duke University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Blue Devils play their home games at Jack Coombs Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head baseball coach Chris Pollard, in his thirteenth year as head coach.

Previous season

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The 2024 Duke Blue Devils team finished the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season with a 40–20 overall record and a 16–14 record in the ACC. Duke ultimately would win the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, their first ACC tournament championship since 2021 and their second ACC title overall.[2] Devin Obee was named the Tournament Most Outstanding Player, and catcher Alex Stone and relief pitcher, Charlie Beilenson were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

With the title, Duke earned the ACC's automatic bid into the tournament, and was the second-seed in the Norman Regional.[4] There, Duke went 1–2 in the Regional, defeating Oral Roberts, but losing to UConn and hosts, Oklahoma. Duke finished the season ranked 24th in the nation.

Personnel

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Starters

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Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C 6 Macon Winslow Sophomore
1B 16 Jake Hyde Graduate
2B 23 Jake Berger Graduate
3B 34 Ben Miller Graduate
SS 7 Wallace Clark Senior
LF 8 Ben Rounds Graduate
CF 29 AJ Gracia Sophomore
RF 40 Tyler Albright Junior
DH 3 Andrew Yu Senior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday 5 Kyle Johnson Sophomore
Saturday 27 Ryan Higgins Senior
Sunday 17 James Tallon Junior

Roster

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2025 Duke Blue Devils baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Jeff Lougee L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mechanisburg, PA
2 LHP Andrew Healy L/L 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Glen Mills, PA
3 C Andrew Yu R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Nashville, TN
4 RHP Gabe Nard R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Shaker Heights, OH
5 RHP Kyle Johnson R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Leesburg, VA
6 C Macon Winslow R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hertford, NC
7 INF Wallace Clark S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tulsa, OK
8 OF Ben Rounds L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gr Milton, MA
9 LHP Owen Proksch S/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Southlake, TX
10 RHP Aidan Weaver R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Jamison, PA
11 LHP Edward Hart L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr San Antonio, TX
12 LHP Henry Zatkowski L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Clarksville, MD
13 INF Andrew Bell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Denver, CO
15 OF Trevor Johnson L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bellefonte, PA
16 UTL Jake Hyde L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Gr Darien, CT
17 LHP James Tallon L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Arlington, VA
18 UTL Sam Harris L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Urbandale, IA
19 LHP Mark Hindy L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Gr Essex Fells, NJ
20 OF Adam Troch L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bethesda, MD
22 INF Nick DiPietrantonio R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gr Manalapan, NJ
23 INF Jake Berger L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Boston, MA
24 LHP Reid Easterly L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gr Katy, TX
25 C Jay Slater R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Downingtown, PA
26 LHP Kael Gahan L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Oxford, MI
27 RHP Ryan Higgins R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr New Canaan, CT
29 OF AJ Gracia L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Monroe, NJ
31 RHP Ryan Calvert R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Gr La Plata, MD
33 UTL Roman DiGiacomo R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Fairfield, CT
34 INF Ben Miller R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Gr Durham, NC
35 RHP David Boisvert R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Charlotte, NC
36 INF Noah Murray R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Crozet, VA
37 LHP Jack Feehery L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Washington, DC
38 OF Zach Jackson L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Smyrna, GA
40 OF Tyler Albright R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Greensboro, NC
41 INF Harley Goodner R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Rye, NY
43 LHP Marcello Mastroianni L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Little Silver, NJ
44 RHP Jack Hedrick R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC
45 OF Jimmy Evans L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Gr Norwalk, CT
46 LHP Gavin Brown L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Plano, TX
47 RHP Collins Black R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cary, NC
49 RHP James Raidt R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Stamford, CT
50 RHP Bryce Brannon R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mason, OH
51 LHP Max Stammel L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dallas, TX
Head coach

Chris Pollard

Assistant coach(es)

Brady Kirkpatrick
Derek Simmons


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 8, 2025

Offseason

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Departures

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Offseason Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jimmy Romano 1 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Junior Roseland, NJ Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 479th overall by Cincinnati Reds
Alex Stone 5 C 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 pounds (107 kg) Senior Andover, NJ Graduated
Josh Allen 8 LHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Graduate Oviedo, FL Graduated
Jonathan Santucci 12 LHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Junior Leominster, MA Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 46th overall by New York Mets
Jackson Emus 16 RHP 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 pounds (110 kg) Graduate Clinton, MA Graduated
Tim Noone 19 LHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Graduate Needham, MA Graduated
Nick Conte 20 RHP 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Senior North Providence, RI Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 227th overall by Kansas City Royals
Mike Miller 21 UTL 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Freshman Mendota, MN Did not return
Zac Morris 22 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Graduate Suffolk, VA Graduated
Logan Bravo 23 INF 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Graduate Andover, MA Graduated
Chad Knight 24 C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Graduate Westport, CT Graduated
Fran Oschell III 31 RHP 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 pounds (100 kg) Junior Phoenixville, PA Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 352nd overall by Los Angeles Angels
Sam Yelton 32 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Junior Harrisburg, NC Did not return
Ben Miller 34 INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Graduate Durham, NC Graduated
Jimmy Evans 45 OF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Graduate Norwalk, CT Graduated
Charlie Beilenson 47 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Graduate Los Angeles, CA Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 154th overall by Seattle Mariners
Harrison Rodgers 50 INF 0 ft 11 in (0.28 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Graduate San Diego, CA Graduated
Ben Weaver 51 OF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Graduate Doylestown, PA Graduated

Outgoing transfers

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Outgoing Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source
Devin Obee 13 OF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Nashville, TN Junior Georgia
Chase Krewson 25 UTL 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Bridgeville, PA Freshman UCF
Camron Poe 30 LHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Chesterfield, MO Freshman Georgetown

2024 MLB Draft

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2024 MLB Draft class
Round Pick Overall Pick Player Position MLB Team Source
2 7 46 Jonathan Santucci P New York Mets [5]
5 18 154 Charlie Beilenson P Seattle Mariners
8 2 227 Nick Conte P Kansas City Royals
12 7 352 Fran Oschell III P Los Angeles Angels
16 14 479 Jimmy Romano P Cincinnati Reds

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source
Ben Rounds 8 OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Milton, MA Graduate Harvard
Jake Hyde 16 UTL 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Darien, CT Graduate Georgetown
Mark Hindy 19 LHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Essex Fells, NJ Graduate William & Mary
Nick DiPietrantonio 22 LHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Manalapan, NJ Graduate Princeton
Jake Berger 23 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Boston, MA Graduate Harvard
Reed Easterly 24 LHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Katy, TX Graduate Yale
Ryan Calvert 31 RHP 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 pounds (110 kg) La Plata, MD Graduate UNCW
Gavin Brown 46 LHP 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Plano, TX Graduate Tufts

Incoming recruits

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2025 Duke Recruits
Name Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source
Jeff Lougee 1 L/R INF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Mechanicsburg, PA Mechanisburg Area
Henry Zatkowski 12 L/L LHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Clarksville, MD River Hill
Andrew Bell 13 R/R INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Denver, CO Regis Jesuit
Trevor Johnson 15 L/R OF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Bellefonte, PA Bellefonte Area
Adam Troch 20 L/L OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 pounds (79 kg) Bethesda, MD St. Johns College
Jay Slater 25 R/R C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 pounds (90 kg) Downingtown, PA Downingtown
Kael Gahan 26 L/L LHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Oxford, MI Lake Orion
Jack Feehery 37 L/L LHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 pounds (79 kg) Washington, DC Gonzaga College
Zach Jackson 38 L/R OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Smyrna, GA Holy Innocents' Episcopal (GA)
Harley Goodner 41 R/R INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 pounds (90 kg) Rye, NY Greenwich Country
Jack Hedrick 44 R/R RHP 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Charlotte, NC Charlotte Catholic
Collins Black 47 R/R RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Cary, NC Cary
Bryce Brannon 50 R/R RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Mason, OH William Mason (OH)
Max Stammel 51 L/L :HP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Dallas, TX Highland Park (TX)

Preseason

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Coaches poll

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The Coaches' Preseason Poll was released on January 30, 2025. Duke was selected to finish fifth in the ACC.[6]

ACC coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Virginia 251 (13)
2 Florida State 230 (2)
3 North Carolina 217
4 Clemson 214 (1)
5 Duke 182
6 Wake Forest 171
7 NC State 168
8 Stanford 143
9 Louisville 128
10 Georgia Tech 113
11 Miami (FL) 87
12 Virginia Tech 85
13 California 60
14 Pitt 52
15 Notre Dame 44
16 Boston College 31

Game log

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2025 Duke Blue Devils game log (30–15)
Regular Season: 30–15 (Home: 26–7; Away: 4–8)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Game Date TV Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC
47 May 4 ACCNX Radford* Jack Coombs Field
48 May 4 ACCNX Radford* Jack Coombs Field
49 May 6 ACCNX Queens (NC)* Jack Coombs Field
50 May 9 ACCNX at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC
51 May 10 ACCNX at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium
52 May 11 ACCNX at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium
53 May 13 FloSports at Liberty* Liberty Baseball Stadium
Lynchburg, VA
54 May 15 ACCNX Georgia Tech Jack Coombs Field
55 May 16 ACCNX Georgia Tech Jack Coombs Field
56 May 17 ACCNX Georgia Tech Jack Coombs Field
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Duke team member
  • Rankings from D1 Baseball.
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
  • * indicates a non-conference game.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[7]1212*21RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Baseball America[8]101817
NCBWA[9]111925RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[10]111717
Perfect Game[11]91818

NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  2. ^ Murray, Jack (May 26, 2024). "ACC Baseball Championship 2024: Duke Routs FSU for Title Behind Ben Miller's 2 HRs". Bleacher Report. CBS. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "Duke Blue Devils Win 2024 ACC Baseball Championship Title". theacc.com. May 26, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "9-seed Sooners host Duke, UConn and ORU for Norman Regional". secsports.com. May 27, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "MLB DRAFT BOARD". MLB. July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Virginia Tops 2025 ACC Baseball Preseason Poll". theacc.com. January 30, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  9. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  11. ^ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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