DURHAM – Graduate student Chris Crabtree finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs to lead the Blue Devils to an 8-7 victory over Virginia Military Institute to clinch the opening weekend series at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
"We were really better in all three phases and played much better defense on Saturday and Sunday," head coach Chirs Pollard said. "That was probably the most notable change. We did a good job for the most part of pounding the strike zone and took better and more competitive swings. We still have to do better with a runner on third and less than two outs.