No. 8 Duke dropped the first game of the NCAA best-of-three Super Regionals to the ninth-seeded Cardinal 3-1 Friday, holding a 1-0 lead through four innings before the Cardinal scored three runs across the fifth and sixth.
In a game filled with missed opportunities and stellar defense on both sides, the dream of a second ACC tournament championship in three seasons was left unrealized for the Blue Devils, as they fell 2-1 to the Seminoles.
In a rematch of last year’s ACC tournament quarterfinal, the 10th-seeded Yellow Jackets couldn’t capitalize offensively despite shaky performances from No. 2-seed Duke's pitchers early.