DURHAM, N.C. – Solid pitching and timely hitting helped Duke overcome defensive miscues to defeat Army West Point, 8-5, Friday evening at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Juniors Jack Labosky and Justin Bellinger both homered and the Blue Devils drove in five runs when hitting with two outs.
All five of Army’s (1-4) runs were unearned as Duke (2-4) received solid pitching performances from starter James Ziemba (1-0) as well as reliever Nick Hendrix, Karl Blum and Labosky. Ziemba earned the win following 6.1 innings, allowing five unearned runs on four hits with four strikeouts.