2 Grand Slams! Duke Baseball Wins 2024 ACC Championship

For the second time in program history, Duke baseball took home the 2024 ACC Tournament Championship and punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, rolling past Florida State, 16-4.

Sophomore James Tallon made his first collegiate start on Sunday, working three innings and punching out two batters. The Seminoles opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning, hitting a two-run home run to right field.

Duke answered in the top of the third inning, as Wallace Clark was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Logan Bravo. Freshman Kyle Johnson gave the Blue Devils their first lead of the afternoon, doubling down the line in left to score Chase Krewson and Devin Obee, 3-2. Later in the frame, freshman AJ Gracia singled to center field to extend the Blue Devils lead, capping off a five-run inning.

The Blue Devils didn’t stop scoring from there, as Ben Miller hit a grand slam to left field to push the lead to 9-2 in the top of the fourth inning. Florida State responded in the bottom of the fourth, hitting a two-run shot of their own, before Duke pulled away for good.

In the top of the sixth inning, Krewson drew a bases loaded walk to score Zac Morris from third, 10-4. Obee hit a grand slam to left field, 14-4.

Duke baseball is a perfect 8-0 in Charlotte, N.C., and claimed its second tournament title in the Queen City on Sunday, the first since 2021. Duke has now won two of the three tournaments held at Truist Field. #GoDuke #duke #baseball #ncaa #ncaabaseball