Duke shut out, notches just 2 hits

For the second game in a row, the Blue Devils were walloped on the road, giving up an astounding 17 runs.

Wednesday, Duke (4-8) couldn't even manage a run, losing 17-0 at UNC-Wilmington. The Blue Devils are now 0-4 away from Jack Coombs Field and have given up 17 or more runs in three of those defeats.

The Seahawks dominated in all phases of the game, scoring 17 runs on 15 hits while limiting Duke to a meager two hits in the shutout.

Brett Braxton (2-0) pitched seven innings for UNC-W (7-3), allowing only one hit and striking out a career-high twelve batters in his first start of the year. The Blue Devils didn't record a hit off Braxton until Brett Bartles' seventh-inning single.

The Seahawks' offense scored early and often, sparked by catcher Chris Hatcher's 6-for-6, 6 RBI day. UNC-W blew open the game with a nine-run 7th inning, marking the second straight day Duke has yielded a nine-run frame.

Senior Daniel Palmer suffered the loss for the Blue Devils, allowing four earned runs in two-plus innings.