# 2025 Duke Blue Devils baseball team

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

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. 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.
With the title, Duke earned the ACC's automatic bid into the tournament, and was the second-seed in the Norman Regional. 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
### Starters

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
## Offseason
### Departures

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 |

#### 2024 MLB Draft
### Acquisitions
#### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Year | Previous school |
| 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
## Preseason
### Coaches poll

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

2025 Duke Blue Devils game log (10–6) :
Regular Season: 10–6 (Home: 10–5; Away: 0–1) :
February: 5–5 (Home: 5–4; Away: 0–1) :
| Game | Date | TV | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC |
| 1 | February 14 | ACCNX | No. 11 | No. 25 Cincinnati* | Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC | L 3–8 | Pineiro (1–0) | K. Johnson (0–1) | None | 746 | 0–1 | — |
| 2 | February 15 | ACCNX | No. 11 | No. 25 Cincinnati* | Jack Coombs Field | W 6–5 | Weaver (1–0) | Barnett | None | 485 | 1–1 | — |
| 3 | February 16 | ACCNX | No. 11 | No. 25 Cincinnati* | Jack Coombs Field | L 5–19 | H. Johnson (1–0) | Tallon (0–1) | None | 659 | 1–2 | — |
| 4 | February 18 | ACCNX | No. 17 | UNCW* | Jack Coombs Field | W 8–4 | Calvert (1–0) | Smith (0–2) | None | 393 | 2–2 | — |
| 5 | February 21 | ACCNX | No. 17 | Cornell* | Jack Coombs Field | L 8–11 | Mayfield (1–0) | K. Johnson (0–2) | None | 334 | 2–3 | — |
| 6 | February 22 | ACCNX | No. 17 | Cornell* | Jack Coombs Field | W 16–2 | Higgins (1–0) | Keller (0–1) | None | 443 | 3–3 | — |
| 7 | February 23 | ACCNX | No. 17 | Cornell* | Jack Coombs Field | W 18–1 | Nard (1–0) | Ellison (0–1) | None | 431 | 4–3 | — |
| 8 | February 25 | FloSports | No. 17 | at Campbell* | Jim Perry Stadium Buies Creek, NC | L 6–9 | M. Smith (1–0) | Healy (0–1) | Schares (1) | 875 | 4–4 | – |
| 9 | February 26 | ACCNX | No. 17 | Liberty* | Jack Coombs Field | L 4–12 | Swink (2–0) | Zatkowski (0–1) | None | 396 | 4–5 | – |
| 10 | February 28 | ACCNX | No. 17 | Northwestern* | Jack Coombs Field | W 14–5 | K. Johnson (1–2) | Grant (0–1) | None | 549 | 5–5 | – |
March: 7–3 (Home: 7–1; Away: 0–2) :
| Game | Date | TV | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC |
| 11 | March 1 | ACCNX | No. 17 | Northwestern* | Jack Coombs Field | W 6–5 | Easterly (1–0) | Hliboki (0–1) | Proksch (1) | 1,091 | 6–5 | – |
| 12 | March 2 | ACCNX | No. 17 | Northwestern* | Jack Coombs Field | W 11–2 | Zatkowski (1–1) | Danz (0–1) | None | 528 | 7–5 | – |
| 13 | March 4 | ACCNX | | North Carolina A&T* | Jack Coombs Field | W 13–1 | Healy (1–1) | Bright (0–1) | None | 234 | 8–5 | – |
| 14 | March 7 | ACCNX | | California | Jack Coombs Field | L 1–14$^7$ | Turkington (2–2) | K. Johnson (1–3) | None | 341 | 8–6 | 0–1 |
| 15 | March 8 | ACCNX | | California | Jack Coombs Field | W 6–2 | Easterly (2–0) | Shaw (0–1) | None | 844 | 9–6 | 1–1 |
| 16 | March 9 | ACCNX | | California | Jack Coombs Field | W 7–3 | Calvert (2–0) | Dessart (0–1) | None | 494 | 10–6 | 2–1 |
| 17 | March 11 | ACCNX | | George Mason* | Jack Coombs Field | W 6–3 | Weaver (2–0) | Uchman (1–1) | Easterly (1) | 377 | 11–6 | — |
| 18 | March 12 | ACCNX | | George Mason* | Jack Coombs Field | W 6–3 | Hart (1–0) | Madigan (0–2) | Easterly (2) | 382 | 12–6 | — |
| 29 | March 14 | ACCNX | | at No. 18 Stanford | Klein Field Palo Alto, CA | L 1–5 | Scott (4–0) | Easterly (2–1) | None | 1,521 | 12–7 | 2–2 |
| 20 | March 15 | ACCNX | | at No. 18 Stanford | Klien Field | L 1–11$^8$ | Lim (2–2) | Healy (1–2) | None | 1,776 | 12–8 | 2–3 |
| 21 | March 16 | ACCNX | | at No. 18 Stanford | Klien Field | | | | | | | |
| 22 | March 18 | ACCNX | | UConn* | Jack Coombs Field | | | | | | | — |
| 23 | March 21 | ACCNX | | at No. 23 Virginia | Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA | | | | | | | |
| 24 | March 22 | ACCNX | | at No. 23 Virginia | Davenport Field | | | | | | | |
| 25 | March 23 | ACCNX | | at No. 23 Virginia | Davenport Field | | | | | | | |
| 26 | March 25 | ACCN | | East Carolina* | Jack Coombs Field | | | | | | | — |
| Tobacco Road Series |||||||||||||
| 27 | March 28 | ACCN | | NC State | Jack Coombs Field | | | | | | | |
| 28 | March 29 | ACCNX | | NC State | Jack Coombs Field | | | | | | | |
| 29 | March 30 | ACCNX | | NC State | Jack Coombs Field | | | | | | | |
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) :
| Game | Date | TV | Opponent | Stadium | ACC |
| 30 | April 1 | ACCNX | Davidson* | Jack Coombs Field | — |
| Tobacco Road Series |||||||||||||
| 31 | April 3 | ACCN | at North Carolina | Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC | |
| 32 | April 4 | ACCNX | at North Carolina | Boshamer Stadium | |
| 33 | April 5 | ACCNX | at North Carolina | Boshamer Stadium | |
| 34 | April 8 | ACCNX | William & Mary* | Jack Coombs Field | — |
| 35 | April 9 | ACCNX | Campbell* | Jack Coombs Field | — |
| 36 | April 11 | ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL | |
| 37 | April 12 | ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | Alex Rodriguez Park | |
| 38 | April 13 | ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | Alex Rodriguez Park | |
| 39 | April 15 | ACCNX | Appalachian State* | Jack Coombs Field | — |
| 40 | April 17 | ACCNX | Pitt | Jack Coombs Field | |
| 41 | April 18 | ACCNX | Pitt | Jack Coombs Field | |
| 42 | April 19 | ACCNX | Pitt | Jack Coombs Field | |
| 43 | April 22 | ACCNX | Gardner–Webb* | Jack Coombs Field | — |
| 44 | April 25 | ACCNX | Virginia Tech | Jack Coombs Field | |
| 45 | April 26 | ACCNX | Virginia Tech | Jack Coombs Field | |
| 46 | April 27 | ACCNX | Virginia Tech | Jack Coombs Field | |
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) :
| Game | Date | TV | Opponent | Stadium | 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  PostponementBold: Duke team member Rankings from D1 Baseball.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.* indicates a non-conference game. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 12 | 12* | 21 | RV | RV | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 10 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 11 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | 11 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | 9 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† 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.