Leading Off
- After a successful first road trip, Duke returns to Durham for a pair of midweek matchups, welcoming Penn to Durham Bulls Athletic Park Tuesday and Wednesday in its final tuneup before conference action.
- The Blue Devils and Quakers will meet for the 22nd time in program history Tuesday afternoon, with Duke holding the series advantage, 12-8-1.
- Most recently, the two schools met on the same exact date in 2013, splitting the two-game midweek series one apiece.
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Tuesday’s projected starter, junior left-hander Bill Chillari, ranks third in the ACC in WHIP with a mark of 0.