For the second week in a row, Duke fell behind early in its midweek game. Jordan Regulski surrendered two singles in the first frame, and his issues with missing bats were only exacerbated by issues finding the strike zone.

The Duke Blue Devils are the number one overall seed in the East Region. Duke has a 32-2 record this season and they need to win six more games to cut down the nets for the first time since 2015. The Blue Devils won the ACC regular season title and also won the ACC Tournament as well.

Duke baseball will be without Cider Cannon for at least eight weeks following a lower-body injury he sustained on March 1, the university announced.

Graduate Kaden Smith was a rare standout for Duke on the offensive end, tallying two doubles and three RBIs as the Blue Devils limped to another non-conference defeat.

This bout with March Madness is the tenth time Duke has entered the tournament as the pre-tournament favorite, tying North Carolina for the most such appearances since 1979. The p

Notre Dame baseball has won seven of its last eight games after taking two of three from Duke over the weekend to begin ACC play.