Duke dug itself an early hole Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Athens Regional, one it never could find its way out of in a 6-0 loss to Troy.
Duke (40-16) will next face a losers’ bracket elimination game at 4 p.m. Saturday against the loser of Saturday’s noon game between top-seeded Georgia and Campbell.
“I have a good feeling this club will come out playing very hard and very hungry,” Duke coach Chris Pollard said following Friday’s loss.
Troy (42-19) sent nine batters to the plate and scored four runs in the third inning.