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The 1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented Duke University in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Jack Coombs Field. The team was coached by Jack Coombs in his 24th year at Duke.
The Blue Devils won the District III playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Western Michigan Broncos.
1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball team
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Players |
Coaches
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- Head coach
Jack Coombs
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Current redshirt
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1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball game log
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Regular season
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# |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record |
SoCon Record
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6 |
April 2 |
Yale |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
9–2 |
5–1 |
4–1
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7 |
April 3 |
Yale |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
12–3 |
6–1 |
4–1
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8 |
April 4 |
Michigan State |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
10–9 |
7–1 |
4–1
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9 |
April 7 |
Penn |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
13–4 |
8–1 |
4–1
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10 |
April 8 |
Penn |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
13–4 |
9–1 |
4–1
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11 |
April 9 |
at North Carolina |
Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
4–2 |
10–1 |
5–1
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12 |
April 11 |
Ohio |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
1–4 |
10–2 |
5–1
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13 |
April 12 |
at NC State |
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina |
13–2 |
11–2 |
6–1
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14 |
April 14 |
Clemson |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
6–2 |
12–2 |
7–1
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15 |
April 16 |
Davidson |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
16–1 |
13–2 |
8–1
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16 |
April 17 |
at NC State |
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina |
18–9 |
14–2 |
9–1
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17 |
April 18 |
Furman |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
20–5 |
15–2 |
10–1
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18 |
April 19 |
North Carolina |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
13–5 |
16–2 |
11–1
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19 |
April 22 |
at Wake Forest |
Unknown • Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
8–1 |
17–2 |
12–1
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20 |
April 24 |
at Davidson |
Unknown • Davidson, North Carolina |
11–2 |
18–2 |
13–1
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# |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record |
SoCon Record
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21 |
May 1 |
North Carolina |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
10–2 |
19–2 |
14–1
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22 |
May 3 |
Wake Forest |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
6–4 |
20–2 |
15–1
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23 |
May 6 |
NC State |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
2–13 |
20–3 |
15–2
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24 |
May 7 |
at Wake Forest |
Unknown • Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
8–7 |
21–3 |
16–2
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25 |
May 9 |
Wake Forest |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
14–11 |
22–3 |
17–2
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26 |
May 10 |
at North Carolina |
Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
9–13 |
22–4 |
17–3
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27 |
May 12 |
NC State |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
6–0 |
23–4 |
18–3
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28 |
May 15 |
NC State |
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina |
6–0 |
23–4 |
18–3
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Postseason
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Southern Conference Tournament (4–1)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record |
SoCon Record
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29 |
May 15 |
vs George Washington |
Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina |
7–5 |
24–4 |
18–3
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30 |
May 16 |
vs NC State |
Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina |
4–5 |
24–5 |
18–3
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31 |
May 17 |
vs George Washington |
Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina |
8–4 |
25–5 |
18–3
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32 |
May 18 |
vs NC State |
Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina |
6–0 |
26–5 |
18–3
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33 |
May 18 |
vs NC State |
Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina |
8–3 |
27–5 |
18–3
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District III Playoff (3–0)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record |
SoCon Record
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34 |
June 5 |
vs Tennessee |
Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland |
7–1 |
28–5 |
18–3
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35 |
June 6 |
vs Rollins |
Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland |
5–4 |
29–5 |
18–3
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36 |
June 7 |
vs Florida |
Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland |
4–3 |
30–5 |
18–3
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College World Series (1–2)
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- Dick Groat
- Footer Johnson
- All-Southern Conference Team
- Joe Lewis
- All-Southern Conference Team
- First Team All-American Coaches
- Red Smith
- All-Southern Conference Team
- Billy Werber
- All-Southern Conference Team
- Second Team All-American Coaches[2]
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Venues | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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College World Series appearances in italics |
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Pre-SEC | |
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Pre-ACC |
- North Carolina (1933)
- North Carolina (1934)
- Unknown (1935)
- Maryland (1936)
- Duke (1937)
- Duke (1938)
- Duke (1939)
- Unknown (1940–1946)
- Clemson (1947)
- North Carolina (1948)
- Wake Forest (1949)
- Wake Forest (1950)
- Duke (1951)
- Duke (1952)
- Duke (1953)
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Post-ACC |
- Virginia Tech (1954)
- West Virginia (1955)
- George Washington (1956)
- George Washington (1957)
- George Washington & Richmond (1958)
- George Washington (1959)
- The Citadel & Richmond (1960)
- West Virginia (1961)
- West Virginia (1962)
- West Virginia (1963)
- West Virginia (1964)
- Furman (1965)
- East Carolina (1966)
- West Virginia (1967)
- East Carolina (1968)
- Furman (1969)
- East Carolina (1970)
- The Citadel & Furman (1971)
- Richmond (1972)
- Appalachian State (1973)
- East Carolina (1974)
- The Citadel (1975)
- Furman (1976)
- East Carolina (1977)
- Marshall (1978)
- The Citadel (1979)
- ETSU (1980)
- ETSU & Marshall & Western Carolina (1981)
- The Citadel (1982)
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I-AA/FCS |
- The Citadel (1983)
- Appalachian State (1984)
- Western Carolina (1985)
- Western Carolina (1986)
- Western Carolina (1987)
- Western Carolina (1988)
- Western Carolina (1989)
- The Citadel (1990)
- Furman (1991)
- Western Carolina (1992)
- Western Carolina (1993)
- The Citadel (1994)
- The Citadel (1995)
- The Citadel (1998)
- The Citadel (1999)
- Georgia Southern (2000)
- The Citadel (2001)
- Georgia Southern (2002)
- Western Carolina (2003)
- The Citadel (2004)
- Furman (2005)
- College of Charleston (2006)
- Wofford (2007)
- Elon (2008)
- Georgia Southern (2009)
- The Citadel (2010)
- Georgia Southern (2011)
- Samford (2012)
- Elon (2013)
- Georgia Southern (2014)
- Mercer (2015)
- Western Carolina (2016)
- UNC Greensboro (2017)
- Samford (2018)
- Mercer (2019)
- Samford (2021)
- UNC Greensboro (2022)
- Samford (2023)
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National championships in bold |