Blue Devil bats remain hot as baseball cruises at home
(03/03/97 5:00am)
Tired of Duke's hitters getting all the attention, its pitchers decided to toss some zeroes onto the opposing team's scoreboard this weekend.
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Tired of Duke's hitters getting all the attention, its pitchers decided to toss some zeroes onto the opposing team's scoreboard this weekend.
The women's basketball team did not merely back into the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament; it threw the gear into full reverse and flew backwards down I-85 for this weekend's annual ACC women's hoops extravaganza in Charlotte, N.C.
On a blustery Thursday afternoon, a brash young shortstop and a feisty left-handed pitcher gave fans a glimpse into the future of Duke baseball. By all indications, that future looks promising to say the least.
The baseball team returned home from a weekend series in New Orleans in order to take a long bus ride to Greensboro to face North Carolina A&T. Though the travel schedule has not been too friendly to the Blue Devils lately, their bats have been. The Blue Devils (9-3) churned out another 20 hits Tuesday night on their way to a 13-6 pasting of the Aggies (0-7) at War Memorial Stadium.
As if it needed proof, the Duke baseball team found out this weekend that momentum does not win any ballgames.
A bouquet of flowers, a standing ovation from the throng of 2,803 fans gathered at Cameron Indoor Stadium, a tribute to four years of excellence.
CLEMSON, S.C. - With a minute and 38 seconds left in Sunday's contest against the Clemson Tigers, women's basketball forward Tye Hall stepped to the free throw line. A quick glance at the scoreboard showed her team down 68-61-no problem.
Thirteen talented hoopsters will hit the road this weekend, carrying the title of Duke's hottest basketball team. Their names are not Trajan, Roshown or Wojo, but rather Tye, Kira, Payton, Hilary, Peppi and Co.
The first time this season that Duke baseball was scheduled to play the Campbell Camels (1-2), rain forced the postponement of the game. Wednesday afternoon, only mother nature could stop the Blue Devils as they nearly pulled off an improbable late-inning comeback.
WINSTON-SALEM - During halftime of the women's basketball team's match-up against Wake Forest, three mascots in full attire took on two Wake Forest cheerleaders in a five minute game.
The Gods of weather gave proof that baseball is truly the first sign of spring, as sunny, balmy afternoons greeted Duke baseball's opening weekend.
Don't blame Clemson for leaving women's basketball center Tye Hall open on occasions in the second half. Everyone in the stands wondered where that athletic scoring machine wearing a Duke number 24 jersey came from.
RALEIGH - Moments into the second half of the Blue Devils' contest against 15th-ranked North Carolina State, coach Gail Goestenkors must have thought about going back into the locker room to look for her team.
Beating up your little sister is always fun, but pummeling the big bully adds to the excitement.
If defense and depth wins championships, the women's basketball team is on the right track.
Would you rather take a tenacious athletic defender capable of shutting down the opposing team's most dangerous scoring threat, or a scoring machine consistently frustrating defenses with an impeccable outside shooting touch and strength to overpower defenders inside?
No name is more synonymous with North Carolina basketball or even, in the minds of some, college basketball than Dean Smith. As a coach, teacher and role model, Smith has molded the UNC basketball program into one of the country's finest.
The suspense never dies for the volleyball team, even as the regular season reaches its final days.
A non-conference match against William and Mary in the dog days of the season has never held this much meaning.
A cornered Blue Devil can be a dangerous beast.