Well, the season didn’t start off the way the Blue Devils wanted it.
Dropping two of three in the opening series to a high profile Vanderbilt team, Duke responded with wins in 15 of its next 16 games, reaching as high as No. 21 in the College Baseball Polls.
As the Blue Devils continued their roll in the early part of the schedule, a lot of eyes opened when Duke went down to Tallahassee and swept Flordia State in a rain-shortened series.
The Blue Devils entered the series at No. 14, while Flordia State came in at No.