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The Duke baseball team has made a huge push over the past few years to become an active force in the community. This season, the Blue Devils have taken part in 10different projects.

In 2008, the baseball team was one of six Duke teams that were awarded with the ACC’s “Top Six For Service” Award.

This season, the Blue Devils have split up by class to tackle a number of projects, includ-ing Habitat For Humanity, Duke G.R.O.W.S., the Verizon “Read With The Blue Devils” pro-gram and Field Day at Rogers Herr Middle gram and Field Day at Rogers Herr Middle School.School.

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and more each year. Community service is a and more each year. Community service is a tangible way to leave your mark on a place and to tangible way to leave your mark on a place and to

make it better. This year we have become involved make it better. This year we have become involved in a wider variety of projects than ever before and in a wider variety of projects than ever before and have had many rewarding experiences. I am very have had many rewarding experiences. I am very proud of our efforts and the ownership that our proud of our efforts and the ownership that our players have taken over this aspect of our base-players have taken over this aspect of our base-

ball program.”ball program.”— — Duke Head Coach Sean McNallyDuke Head Coach Sean McNally

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OVERALL STATISTICS Overall Record: 37-18-1 Home: 29-7-1 Away: 8-11Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%Nate Freiman .381 39-38 155 39 59 12 0 11 46 104 .671 13 8 16 9 .447 3 0 1-1 326 28 4 .989Alex Hassan .353 55-55 218 62 77 17 0 4 33 106 .486 31 5 19 3 .438 4 0 14-21 140 8 0 1.000Jeremy Gould .349 55-55 215 33 75 12 1 4 39 101 .470 14 9 19 5 .403 5 1 5-8 109 3 1 .991Matt Williams .330 51-50 203 39 67 16 0 0 29 83 .409 15 10 24 7 .400 2 2 1-1 299 41 1 .997Jonathan Nicolla .324 48-45 170 29 55 13 1 5 35 85 .500 14 3 37 3 .377 4 0 1-1 25 1 0 1.000Ryan McCurdy .292 50-49 154 40 45 6 0 0 22 51 .331 21 27 10 3 .454 3 9 5-6 39 114 4 .975Gabriel Saade .286 51-51 203 43 58 13 3 7 44 98 .483 28 2 55 1 .376 1 1 16-18 104 118 8 .965Jake Lemmerman .283 56-56 212 33 60 11 1 2 35 79 .373 15 9 24 9 .353 2 4 5-7 98 155 14 .948Kyle Kreick .250 44-40 164 23 41 12 1 0 27 55 .335 10 2 21 2 .294 4 1 2-2 165 18 0 1.000

Player with less than 3.0 plate appearances per gameJohn Bunder .250 25-2 12 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 .250 3 2 4 0 .471 0 0 0-0 14 1 2 .882Kyle Butler .250 3-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0 0-0 0 4 0 1.000Tim Sherlock .224 30-24 85 15 19 5 0 1 7 27 .318 12 2 26 0 .330 1 1 1-1 37 1 1 .974Tom Luciano .216 28-8 37 10 8 2 1 1 7 15 .405 6 0 12 0 .318 1 0 5-5 18 0 1 .947Dennis O’Grady .185 12-6 27 4 5 0 0 0 2 5 .185 1 1 6 1 .241 0 0 1-1 13 22 1 .972Michael Ghizzoni .158 32-9 38 5 6 0 0 0 1 6 .158 5 0 9 1 .256 0 0 1-2 18 0 1 .947Grant Monroe .158 7-4 19 6 3 0 0 0 3 3 .158 2 1 3 0 .273 0 0 0-0 32 11 1 .977Ben Condon .150 19-5 20 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 .200 4 1 4 0 .320 0 0 0-0 3 11 1 .933Christopher Manno .080 11-6 25 3 2 0 0 0 3 2 .080 4 0 9 1 .207 0 1 0-0 20 9 1 .967TOTALS .299 56-56 1961 390 587 120 8 35 336 828 .422 198 82 299 45 .382 30 20 58-74 1479 591 47 .978OPPONENTS .257 56-56 1882 244 483 102 18 28 221 705 .375 161 50 364 29 .328 21 22 45-69 1433 574 98 .953Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHAJonathan Foreman 2.87 2 1 12 10 0 0 0 1 53.1 43 21 17 26 31 15 0 2 200 .215 3 3 0 0 2Christopher Manno 3.38 6 2 12 12 0 0 2 0 58.2 50 23 22 19 80 5 2 4 218 .229 3 2 3 0 4Andrew Wolcott 3.75 3 4 12 12 0 0 0 0 69.2 71 40 29 23 42 13 2 3 278 .255 4 7 2 2 0Will Currier 3.90 6 5 13 8 0 0 1 0 57.2 54 32 25 20 31 12 3 3 216 .250 5 12 1 5 3Michael Ness 4.40 2 1 21 0 0 0 0 3 45.0 49 23 22 14 35 10 0 1 174 .282 1 3 1 1 3Grant Monroe 5.67 5 3 11 9 0 0 0 0 46.0 54 30 29 16 22 14 4 4 187 .289 2 9 2 1 1

Players with less than 1.0 innings pitched per gameJeremy Gould 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0 0 0 0Ron Causey 1.00 0 0 8 0 0 0 4 0 9.0 6 2 1 0 6 0 1 0 32 .188 1 0 0 0 0Alex Hassan 1.30 5 0 17 0 0 0 0 5 27.2 16 4 4 9 22 3 0 1 87 .184 0 1 0 2 2Ryan Knott 2.92 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 12.1 22 12 4 5 9 3 2 0 57 .386 2 1 0 0 0Ryan Perry 3.24 2 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 33.1 27 14 12 9 30 4 2 2 122 .221 4 4 0 2 3Dennis O’Grady 3.86 3 2 14 2 0 0 2 1 3.1 34 15 13 3 23 10 0 3 117 .291 0 2 2 3 0Michael Seander 4.05 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 10 6 3 5 5 3 0 2 31 .323 1 1 0 0 0John Bunder 4.26 1 0 9 1 0 0 2 0 19.0 19 9 9 3 15 2 1 3 72 .264 0 2 2 2 2Kyle Butler 4.37 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 2 22.2 26 11 11 5 13 8 1 0 86 .302 1 3 0 3 1Sam Allen 27.00 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0 0 0 1TOTALS 3.71 37 18 56 56 0 4 4 12 493.0 483 244 203 161 364 102 18 28 1882 .257 27 50 13 21 22OPPONENTS 5.69 18 37 56 56 2 2 2 8 477.2 587 390 302 198 299 120 8 35 1961 .299 38 82 10 30 20

ACC STATISTICS ACC Record: 10-18-1 Home: 6-7-1 Away: 4-11Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%Jeremy Gould .325 29-29 120 12 39 7 1 1 18 51 .425 3 4 13 3 .357 2 0 2-4 75 2 1 .987Jonathan Nicolla .299 27-26 97 11 29 6 0 3 14 44 .454 7 3 27 1 .364 0 0 0-0 11 1 0 1.000Nate Freiman .296 18-18 71 10 21 2 0 4 17 35 .493 6 5 10 7 .386 1 0 0-0 137 15 1 .993Matt Williams .288 29-29 118 21 34 10 0 0 16 44 .373 7 8 18 6 .368 0 0 0-0 158 27 1 .995Ryan McCurdy .259 25-25 85 17 22 2 0 0 4 24 .282 7 12 3 3 .390 1 3 1-1 18 52 3 .959Alex Hassan .257 28-28 105 26 27 6 0 1 7 36 .343 16 4 9 0 .376 0 0 3-4 77 4 0 1.000Gabriel Saade .245 26-26 102 11 25 3 0 3 16 37 .363 11 2 34 1 .328 1 0 4-6 52 69 6 .953Jake Lemmerman .233 29-29 103 10 24 4 1 1 16 33 .320 5 6 16 5 .302 2 3 1-2 57 72 11 .921Kyle Kreick .222 20-18 72 6 16 6 0 0 10 22 .306 3 2 13 1 .273 0 1 0-0 83 7 0 1.000

Players with less than 3.0 plate appearances per gameTom Luciano .250 16-5 24 6 6 1 1 1 2 12 .500 1 0 7 0 .280 0 0 2-2 10 0 1 .909Tim Sherlock .219 12-9 32 4 7 3 0 1 4 13 .406 3 0 14 0 .286 0 1 0-0 16 1 0 1.000Dennis O’Grady .167 4-4 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 1 5 0 .231 0 0 0-0 6 12 1 .947Michael Ghizzoni .160 17-7 25 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 .160 1 0 8 1 .192 0 0 0-1 13 0 1 .929John Bunder .143 12-1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .143 1 1 3 0 .333 0 0 0-0 9 0 2 .818Ben Condon .100 8-3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 2 0 2 0 .250 0 0 0-0 2 9 0 1.000Christopher Manno .000 4-3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 6 0 .000 0 1 0-0 14 3 0 1.000Grant Monroe .000 1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 7 4 1 .917Kyle Butler .000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000TOTALS .259 29-29 998 136 258 50 3 15 126 359 .360 73 48 189 28 .337 7 9 13-20 756 305 33 .970OPPONENTS .289 29-29 1006 172 291 64 11 24 158 449 .446 91 30 161 17 .360 16 8 25-41 773 317 39 .965Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHAAndrew Wolcott 4.14 2 4 10 10 0 0 0 0 58.2 61 38 27 23 36 11 2 3 236 .258 4 6 1 2 0 Players with less than 1.0 innings pitched per gameAlex Hassan 1.96 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 3 18.1 12 4 4 5 12 3 0 1 59 .203 0 0 0 2 1Michael Seander 3.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 4 1 1 2 2 0 1 14 .357 0 0 0 0 0Christopher Manno 3.75 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 24.0 19 10 10 6 28 4 1 4 87 .218 1 1 2 0 2Jonathan Foreman 3.79 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 19.0 16 9 8 9 10 6 0 1 75 .213 1 2 0 0 0Ryan Perry 4.70 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 15.1 18 10 8 6 13 1 2 2 61 .295 2 1 0 2 1Kyle Butler 5.40 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 13.1 18 8 8 2 4 6 1 0 52 .346 1 3 0 3 0Ryan Knott 5.79 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 8 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 22 .364 2 1 0 0 0Will Currier 5.91 1 5 8 5 0 0 0 0 32.0 38 26 21 14 17 9 2 3 126 .302 5 8 0 5 1Michael Ness 6.67 1 1 13 0 0 0 0 1 29.2 42 23 22 12 22 10 0 1 122 .344 1 3 1 1 3Dennis O’Grady 8.64 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 8.1 13 10 8 1 4 2 0 3 36 .361 0 0 2 1 0John Bunder 9.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 9 4 4 1 2 0 0 2 21 .429 0 1 1 0 0Grant Monroe 9.14 2 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 21.2 32 23 22 8 8 9 3 3 95 .337 1 4 1 0 0 TOTALS 5.21 10 18 29 29 0 0 0 6 252.0 291 172 146 91 161 64 11 24 1006 .289 18 30 8 16 8 OPPONENTS 3.88 18 10 29 29 2 2 2 8 257.2 258 136 111 73 189 50 3 15 998 .259 17 48 3 7 9

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Wrapping Up The 2008 SeasonThe Duke baseball team put together one of the most successful seasons in school history in 2008 after fi nishing with a 37-18-1 overall record and a 10-18-1 mark in ACC play. The 37 victories marked the third most wins in school history and the most since 1998 when Duke fi nished 38-20. Duke’s success was built on a sound defense that led the nation in fi elding per-centage and a pitching staff that ranked sixth in the country with a 3.71 ERA and held opposing teams to a .257 average. The Blue Devils committed the fewest errors in the ACC with just 47 on the season.

Duke Reaches 30 Wins For Eighth TimeThe 2008 Blue Devils became the fi rst team in the program’s last decade to reach 30 wins in a season and the eighth team to accomplish the feat in program history. Duke just missed the 30-win mark in 2007 after fi nishing 29-25. Head Coach Sean McNally became the fi rst coach in school history to reach the 30-win mark by his third season.

Duke Leads Nation In Fielding PercentageDuke led the nation in fi elding percentage with a cu-mulative fi elding clip of .978, which was the highest in school history. The Blue Devils made just 47 errors in 2,117 chances for the fewest in the ACC.

Academic All-DistrictJunior fi rst baseman Nate Freiman and catcher Matt Williams were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III team, with Freiman earning a spot on the fi rst team and Williams appearing on the second team. The Academic All-District selection was the second such honor of Freiman’s career and a fi rst for Williams.

All-ACCSophomore outfi elder and closer Alex Hassan earned a spot on the All-ACC second team as a utility player in 2008 after leading Duke with 77 hits, 17 doubles, 62 runs and 106 total bases at the plate in addition to picking up fi ve saves, a 5-0 record and a 1.30 ERA on the mound. Hassan batted .353 and went errorless in 148 chances in the fi eld.

Rawlings Gold GloveSophomore center fi elder Alex Hassan put together a perfect 1.000 fi elding percentage in 2008 and was rewarded with a Rawlings Gold Glove. The award is given to only nine players in all of Division I, including just three outfi elders. Hassan became the fi rst Blue Devil in school history to earn the award. He was one of two players in the ACC to receive the honor along with Florida State catcher Buster Posey.

Out Of Your LeagueThe Blue Devils put together a perfect 27-0 non-conference record in 2008, marking the fi rst time in program history that Duke went undefeated outside of the conference. Duke batted .342 in non-conference play to defeat all 13 opponents. The Blue Devils also outscored the opposition 254-72 thanks to a pitching staff that put together a combined ERA of 2.13.

National Pitcher Of The WeekChristopher Manno was selected as the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s Pro-Line Cap National Pitcher of the Week after fanning 16 batters over 7.2 scoreless innings in two starts dur-ing the week of April 13-20. Twelve of the punchouts came in 5.2 scoreless innings of work in his ACC de-but against Clemson, while the other four came in a combined no-hitter against N.C. Central.

On The ClockJunior Nate Freiman was taken in the 28th round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers. A 6-8, 250 pound fi rst baseman and native of Wellesley, Mass., Freiman led Duke with a .381 batting average, 11 home runs, 46 RBI and a .671 slugging percentage in his junior season. He opted to return to Duke to com-plete his degree this year. Also selected in the 2008 draft were a pair of freshmen on this year’s team, in-cluding Eric Pfi sterer (15th Rd, Cincinnati Reds) and Brian Litwin (24th Rd, Pittsburgh Pirates).

ACC Player Of The WeekTwo Blue Devils earned ACC Player of the Week hon-ors in 2008, including two-way outfi elder Alex Hassan and left-handed pitcher Christopher Manno. Manno collected the honor on April 15 after his performance against Clemson and N.C. Central, while Hassan picked up the award on March 17 after batting .500 through fi ve games while also picking up three saves on the mound. Manno received National Pitcher of the Week honors while Hassan earned a Regional award.

Keeping It In The ParkDuke’s pitching staff did a great job of limiting the long ball in 2008, as the group surrendered just 28 homers for the third fewest in the ACC. As a staff, the Blue Devils held the opposition to an average of one home run per 67 at bats or one every two games. Duke’s bullpen gave up just 10 homers through 219 innings.

Game OverDuke’s bullpen was among the top relief units in the ACC and fi nished the season with a 17-2 record, 12 saves and a combined ERA of 3.00. Thirteen Blue Devils combined for 219.0 innings in relief and held the opposition to a .249 average with a combined WHIP of 1.21. The group walked just 65 batters all season compared to 164 strikeouts. Sophomore center fi elder Alex Hassan doubled as the team’s closer, logging fi ve saves, a 5-0 record and a 1.30 ERA through 27-plus innings. Senior Ryan Perry and sophomore Michael Ness also contributed heavily out of the pen, with Perry fi nishing 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA and 30 strikeouts through 33.1 innings and Ness leading the team with 21 appearances on the way to a 4.40 ERA, three saves and a 2-1 record.

The First PitchThe Blue Devil pitching staff ranked sixth in the coun-try with a 3.71 ERA and held opposing teams to a .257 average. Blue Devil pitchers dished out just 161 walks on the season compared to 364 strikeouts and led the ACC in walks allowed per game (2.94) while ranking 15th nationally in the category. Duke’s team ERA was the second-lowest in the ACC while the 161 walks were the fewest allowed in the conference. The Blue Devils also ranked among the top 20 in the country in hits allowed per game, surrendering an average of 8.82 per contest.

Giant KillerDuke upset three top-25 teams in 2008 and went on to defeat two more that appeared among one of the national top 25 polls at some point in the season. Duke’s fi rst win over a top-25 opponent came in a 13-4 upset over No. 2 North Carolina that preceded two wins over No. 16 Virginia and a 10-3 upset over No. 17 Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils also went 1-1-1 in a three-game series against early season top-25 team Clemson and took game one against N.C. State, which reached as high as No. 22 in the NCBWA poll.

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2008 Season NotesDate Opponent Score Pitcher of Rec.2/23 IONA W, 10-2 Wolcott, A.2/23 IONA W, 10-1 Currier, W.2/24 IONA W, 10-1 Monroe, G.2/24 IONA W, 17-5 Seander, M.2/26 ALABAMA A&M W, 8-1 Manno, C.2/27 ALABAMA A&M W, 9-1 O’Grady, D.3/1 COLUMBIA W, 2-1 Seander, M.3/1 COLUMBIA W, 11-3 Currier, W.3/2 COLUMBIA W, 4-1 Monroe, G.3/2 COLUMBIA W, 19-5 O’Grady, D.3/5 VALPARAISO W, 5-4 Perry, R.3/8 NORTH CAROLINA• W, 13-4 Wolcott, A.3/8 NORTH CAROLINA• L, 3-9 Currier, W.3/9 NORTH CAROLINA• L, 0-9 Monroe, G.3/11 QUINNIPIAC W, 5-2 Perry, R.3/12 RICHMOND W, 4-2 Ness, M.3/14 VIRGINIA• W, 9-8 Ness, M.3/15 VIRGINIA• L, 1-10 Currier, W.3/16 VIRGINIA• W, 4-1 Monroe, G.3/18 HARTFORD W, 10-6 Manno, C.3/19 HARTFORD W, 11-4 O’Grady, D.3/21 at Georgia Tech• L, 4-5 Wolcott, A.3/22 at Georgia Tech• L, 2-4 Currier, W.3/23 at Georgia Tech• W, 10-3 Monroe, G.3/25 BROWN W, 7-6 Hassan, A.3/26 at N.C. Central W, 10-2 Foreman, J.3/28 MIAMI• L, 5-7 Ness, M.3/29 MIAMI• L, 1-8 Currier, W.3/30 MIAMI• Rained Out4/5 at Boston College• L, 2-3 Wolcott, A.4/5 at Boston College• L, 0-6 Currier, W.4/6 at Boston College• L, 6-11 Monroe, G.4/9 UNC GREENSBORO W, 10-1 Manno, C.4/11 at N.C. State• W, 4-1 Wolcott, A.4/12 at N.C. State• L, 1-8 O’Grady, D. 4/13 at N.C. State• L, 7-12 Monroe, G.4/15 N.C. CENTRAL W, 8-2 Currier, W.4/15 N.C. CENTRAL W, 22-0 Bunder, J.4/16 at Campbell W, 16-2 Foreman, J.4/18 CLEMSON• L, 4-7 Wolcott, A.4/19 CLEMSON• W, 10-1 Manno, C.4/20 CLEMSON• T, 6-6 None4/22 at UNC Greensboro W, 10-3 Currier, W.4/23 at Davidson W, 8-7 Hassan, A.4/25 MARYLAND* L, 8-12 O’Grady, D.4/26 MARYLAND* W, 10-2 Manno, C.4/27 MARYLAND* W, 2-1 Hassan, A.5/5 LONGWOOD W, 6-4 Manno, C.5/5 LONGWOOD W, 10-3 Currier, W.5/6 DAVIDSON W, 2-1 Hassan, A.5/9 at Wake Forest• L, 3-7 Wolcott, A.5/10 at Wake Forest• L, 1-3 Manno, C.5/11 at Wake Forest• L, 4-9 Foreman, J.5/13 CAMPBELL W, 10-5 Monroe, G.5/15 at Virginia Tech• W, 4-2 Hassan, A.5/16 at Virginia Tech• L, 5-8 Manno, C.5/17 at Virginia Tech• W, 7-5 Currier, W.

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