Wake Forest's Chase Burns celebrates a strikeout to end his stellar outing against Duke (Aaron Fitt)

GSA Spotlight: Chase Burns finds another level at Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — For three years, Wake Forest coaches and fans had the privilege of watching Rhett Lowder, the greatest pitcher in program history, turn in one masterpiece after another, capped by an all-time pitching duel against LSU’s Paul Skenes in the College World Series last year. Wake’s pitching staff last year was the best in the nation, with three All-Americans in the weekend rotation, and that group did a lot of special things.

But Chase Burns’ performance Saturday night against Duke — a 14-strikeout tour de force against a Blue Devils team that led the nation in OPS and[…]