Johnny Aiello hit two longballs and Parker Dunshee matched his career-high with 12 strikeouts in the victory.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- Johnny Aiello went deep twice as Wake Forest earned an 8-4 win over Duke at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Friday night.
Keegan Maronpot also added a home run and Parker Dunshee matched his career-high with 12 strikeouts as the Demon Deacons (14-5, 3-1 ACC) claimed their 13th victory in the last 15 games.
Dunshee (4-1) earned his fourth straight victory on the mound, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks. With his 12 strikeouts, leapfrogged past longtime MLBer Dave Bush (249) and current Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins (250) into sixth in program history with 252 career strikeouts. He also ties Eric Schmitt for seventh all-time with 23 wins.
For Aiello, the multi-homer game is his first since his collegiate debut in February 2016. He followed a Ben Breazeale RBI double in the third inning with a two-run blast to give the Deacs a 3-0 advantage.
The Blue Devils (10-10, 2-2 ACC) got a run back on a sacrifice fly in the fourth, but Jonathan Pryor and Jake Mueller tallied back-to-back RBI singles in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-1.
Aiello and Maronpot each cleared the blue monster in left field for seventh-inning longballs to make the score 7-1. Jack Labosky and Griffin Conine homered in the closing innings to bring the game closer for Duke.
Closer Griffin Roberts entered with a runner on first and nobody out with a four-run lead in the ninth, forcing a popout and back-to-back strikeouts to seal the victory.
Mitch Stallings (1-2) took the loss for Duke, allowing five runs on 10 hits and four walks in 5.1 innings.
For Wake Forest, Pryor, Mueller, Breazeale, Aiello and Maronpot each recorded two hits, while Stuart Fairchild and Bruce Steeleach had a hit and two walks.
TOUCH FIRST
• A trio of Demon Deacons extended their reached-base streaks, dating back to 2016.
• Jonathan Pryor has now reached base in 27 straight contests, including all 19 this year.
• Stuart Fairchild has reached in 20 straight, including the 2016 finale. He also has an active 12-game hitting streak.
• Despite missing a couple games early this season, Ben Breazeale has reached base in 17 straight games he's played in, dating back to last year.
OUT-HITTING THE FOES
• Wake Forest improved to 14-0 when totaling more hits than the opponent. The Deacs out-hit the Blue Devils, 13-6.
• The Deacs are also 12-0 when committing one error or less.
ON DECK
• Wake Forest and Duke continue their three-game series with 1 p.m. games on Saturday and Sunday.--
Link to Online Release: http://deacs.info/2mcNgKm
DURHAM, N.C. -- Johnny Aiello went deep twice as Wake Forest earned an 8-4 win over Duke at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Friday night.
Keegan Maronpot also added a home run and Parker Dunshee matched his career-high with 12 strikeouts as the Demon Deacons (14-5, 3-1 ACC) claimed their 13th victory in the last 15 games.
Dunshee (4-1) earned his fourth straight victory on the mound, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks. With his 12 strikeouts, leapfrogged past longtime MLBer Dave Bush (249) and current Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins (250) into sixth in program history with 252 career strikeouts. He also ties Eric Schmitt for seventh all-time with 23 wins.
For Aiello, the multi-homer game is his first since his collegiate debut in February 2016. He followed a Ben Breazeale RBI double in the third inning with a two-run blast to give the Deacs a 3-0 advantage.
The Blue Devils (10-10, 2-2 ACC) got a run back on a sacrifice fly in the fourth, but Jonathan Pryor and Jake Mueller tallied back-to-back RBI singles in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-1.
Aiello and Maronpot each cleared the blue monster in left field for seventh-inning longballs to make the score 7-1. Jack Labosky and Griffin Conine homered in the closing innings to bring the game closer for Duke.
Closer Griffin Roberts entered with a runner on first and nobody out with a four-run lead in the ninth, forcing a popout and back-to-back strikeouts to seal the victory.
Mitch Stallings (1-2) took the loss for Duke, allowing five runs on 10 hits and four walks in 5.1 innings.
For Wake Forest, Pryor, Mueller, Breazeale, Aiello and Maronpot each recorded two hits, while Stuart Fairchild and Bruce Steeleach had a hit and two walks.
TOUCH FIRST
• A trio of Demon Deacons extended their reached-base streaks, dating back to 2016.
• Jonathan Pryor has now reached base in 27 straight contests, including all 19 this year.
• Stuart Fairchild has reached in 20 straight, including the 2016 finale. He also has an active 12-game hitting streak.
• Despite missing a couple games early this season, Ben Breazeale has reached base in 17 straight games he's played in, dating back to last year.
OUT-HITTING THE FOES
• Wake Forest improved to 14-0 when totaling more hits than the opponent. The Deacs out-hit the Blue Devils, 13-6.
• The Deacs are also 12-0 when committing one error or less.
ON DECK
• Wake Forest and Duke continue their three-game series with 1 p.m. games on Saturday and Sunday.--
