MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – In the first of three meetings with Liberty, Duke came up on the short end of a 1-0 pitchers’ duel Saturday afternoon at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Duke (4-2) and Liberty (4-2) combined for 10 hits – five each -- with the Flames able to push the game’s lone run across in the top of the seventh.
The teams traded zeroes for the first six frames as both lefty starters – Trent Swart for Duke and Victor Cole for Liberty – made key pitches to keep the game scoreless.