Blue Team Takes Opener of Fall World Series

DURHAM, N.C. – The Blue squad registered three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie and register a 4-1 victory Thursday night in the opening game of Duke's Fall World Series.

It was a pitchers duel for much of the first four innings until junior left fielder Jake Topolski broke through for a single to right center to kick off the fourth. Redshirt senior Chris Dutra eventually brought him home thanks to a sacrifice fly ball a little later in the frame.

The Black team would not go down without a fight though as they knotted the score at 1-1 in the top half of the sixth thanks to an RBI single to right field from designated hitter Chris Davis. His knock brought home rookie…