Duke had its chance in the fourth, loading the bases with nobody out, but NC State ace Brian Brown struck out Zack Kone and then induced an inning-ending double play off the bat of Chris Proctor to thwart the threat. The Pack, leading 1-0 at the time on an Evan Mendoza homer, seized the momentum from there with some help from numerous Duke defensive miscues and eventually ran away with a 12-2 triumph.
The Pack assured themselves of a series win, their fourth straight against ACC opponents. They will go for their second sweep of a league opponent tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.