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New Year, New Team

By Jim Sumner, GoDuke the Magazine

Duke baseball had a breakout 2018 season, a school-record 45 wins in a campaign that ended in Lubbock, Tex., one win shy of Omaha and the College World Series.

But Duke lost seven position players from that team, including four juniors who were drafted into the professional ranks. Duke graduated two of its three weekend starting pitchers and both of its closers.

Is Duke rebuilding? Or reloading?

Head coach Chris Pollard says that’s the wrong question.

“We haven’t used either of those terms.