GREENVILLE, N.C. – The 25th-ranked Duke baseball program dropped a midweek matchup at No. 22 East Carolina, 6-1, Tuesday afternoon at Clark LeClair Stadium in Greenville, N.C.
Two Blue Devil captains, senior Joey Loperfido and graduate student Chase Cheek, led Duke offensively in the midweek out-of-conference showdown. Loperfido went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, while Cheek finished 2-for-3 with a double.
Senior right-handed pitcher Josh Nifong started on the bump for the Blue Devils, making his first appearance of the 2021 season.