1953_Duke_Blue_Devils_baseball_team

1953 Duke Blue Devils baseball
1953 Duke Blue Devils baseball
Southern Conference Tournament champions; District III champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Southern Conference
	Southern
Record	22–10 (9–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Ace Parker (1st season);
Captain	Billy Lea (Senior year)
Home stadium	Jack Coombs Field
	Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Duke Blue Devils baseball team

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The 1953 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented Duke University in the 1953 NCAA baseball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Jack Coombs Field. The team was coached by Ace Parker in his 1st year at Duke.

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The Blue Devils won the District III playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Boston College Eagles.

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1953 Duke Blue Devils baseball game log

Regular season

March (3–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SoCon Record
1	March 25	at Furman	Unknown • Greenville, South Carolina	4–5	0–1	0–1
2	March 26	at Clemson	Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina	5–4	1–1	1–1
3	March 27	at Davidson	Unknown • Davidson, North Carolina	11–2	2–1	2–1
4	March 30	Penn	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	11–3	3–1	2–1
5	March 31	Penn	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	5–6	3–2	2–1

April (8–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SoCon Record
6	April 1	Lehigh	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	17–14	4–2	2–1
7	April 2	Michigan State	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	1–0	5–2	2–1
8	April 3	Michigan State	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	7–3	6–2	2–1
9	April 4	Williams	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	2–7	6–3	2–1
10	April 11	Wake Forest	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	8–4	7–3	3–1
11	April 15	at NC State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	12–4	8–3	4–1
12	April 18	Davidson	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	15–4	9–3	5–1
13	April 21	at North Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	2–5	9–4	5–2
14	April 22	at Wake Forest	Unknown • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	1–4	9–5	5–3
15	April 25	NC State	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	23–3	10–5	6–3
16	April 28	at Navy	Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland	4–1	11–5	6–3

May (3–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SoCon Record
17	May 2	South Carolina	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	4–0	12–5	7–3
18	May 4	at North Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	4–2	13–5	8–3
19	May 5	at NC State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	0–5	13–6	8–4
20	May 8	Wake Forest	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	4–1	14–6	9–4
21	May 9	North Carolina	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	1–3	14–7	9–5

Postseason

Southern Conference Tournament (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SoCon Record
22	May 14	vs George Washington	Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina	6–4	15–7	9–5
23	May 15	vs North Carolina	Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina	7–2	16–7	9–5
24	May 16	vs North Carolina	Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina	8–4	17–7	9–5

District III Playoff (4–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SoCon Record
25	June 2	vs Mississippi State	Unknown • Charlotte, North Carolina	9–1	18–7	9–5
26	June 3	vs Georgia	Unknown • Charlotte, North Carolina	4–9	18–8	9–5
27	June 3	vs Mississippi State	Unknown • Charlotte, North Carolina	5–4	19–8	9–5
28	June 4	vs Georgia	Unknown • Charlotte, North Carolina	9–1	20–8	9–5
29	June 4	vs Georgia	Unknown • Charlotte, North Carolina	11–3	21–8	9–5

College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SoCon Record
30	June 11	vs Texas	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–2	21–9	9–5
31	June 12	vs Colorado State	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	3–2	22–9	9–5
32	June 13	vs Boston College	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	6–7	22–10	9–5

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
George Washington ^x‍‍‍	8	–	2	.800		–		–
Maryland ‍‍‍	8	–	2	.800	16	–	7	.696
Richmond ‍‍‍	5	–	5	.500	9	–	9	.500
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	5	.444	6	–	7	.462
VMI ‍‍‍	4	–	5	.444		–		–
Washington and Lee ‍‍‍	3	–	6	.333		–		–
West Virginia ‍‍‍	2	–	5	.286		–		–
William & Mary ‍‍‍	2	–	6	.250		–		–
Southern
North Carolina ^x‍‍‍	11	–	3	.786	19	–	8	.704
Duke ‍‍‡‍^y	9	–	5	.643	22	–	10	.688
Clemson ‍‍‍	10	–	6	.625	11	–	6	.647
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	8	–	5	.615	15	–	5	.750
NC State ‍‍‍	7	–	6	.538		–		–
Furman ‍‍‍	7	–	8	.467		–		–
The Citadel ‍‍‍	7	–	10	.412		–		–
South Carolina ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389		–		–
Davidson ‍‍‍	0	–	12	.000		–		–

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball