Duke righthander Ryan Higgins (Aaron Fitt)
Unconventional, revamped pitching staff helps fuel Duke’s surge
AnalysisDURHAM, N.C. — This isn’t exactly the blueprint Chris Pollard would have drawn up for a successful 2023 Duke baseball season.
The biggest reason for optimism about Duke heading into fall ball was the duo of lefthanders Luke Fox and Jonathan Santucci leading the rotation, giving the Blue Devils a pair of Day One draft talents with lights-out stuff. But Fox went down to Tommy John surgery in the fall, and Santucci was lost to a season-ending injury after seven starts — and still Duke hasn’t missed a beat. Indeed, over the last four weeks, Duke has won a series[…]
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