1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 6 16–11 11–3 Ace Parker 9th Dixon Owens Jack Coombs Field Atlantic Coast Conference championsDistrict III champions College World Series T-5th The 1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented Duke University in the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Jack Coombs Field. The team was coached by Ace Parker in his 9th year at Duke. The Blue Devils won the District III playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Boston College Eagles. Roster 1961 Duke Blue Devils y Don Altman P SR Freeport, Pennsylvania Art Browning C Portsmouth, Virginia John Daniel Ron Davis outfielder y OF SO Dick Densmore SO Lynn Fader INF Larry Harrison P JR Bobby Hawn Winston-Salem, North Carolina Ron Kalish SR Eric Keller SR Dean McCracken INF SR Rex McKinley OF JR Garry Miller INF SR Dixon Owens C SR Bob Rankin OF JR Bill Reynolds Bob Turner P JR Butch Williams P November 18, 2020 Ace Parker Schedule Duke Blue Devils 2 1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball game log ! style="Duke Blue Devils 2" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Duke Blue Devils 2; March (0–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || March 27 || at 1961 Florida State Seminoles Florida State || Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida || 6–10 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || March 28 || at Florida State || Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida || 0–4 || 0–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || March 29 || at Florida State || Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida || 5–7 || 0–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || March 30 || at Florida State || Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida || 2–8 || 0–4 || – |- y Duke Blue Devils 2; April (7–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 1 || vs Western Michigan || Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida || 10–3 || 1–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || April 3 || 1961 Ohio Bobcats Ohio || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 3–5 || 1–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 3 || Ohio || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 2–1 || 2–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 7 || at 1961 Clemson Tigers Clemson || Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina || 8–5 || 3–5 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April 8 || at 1961 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina || Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina || 8–1 || 4–5 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 14 || at 1961 Maryland Terrapins Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 11–5 || 5–5 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 15 || at 1961 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia || Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia || 9–2 || 6–5 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || April 18 || at 1961 NC State Wolfpack NC State || Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina || 1–3 || 6–6 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || April 21 || 1961 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 4–9 || 6–7 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || April 25 || NC State || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 1–3 || 6–8 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April 29 || Maryland || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 5–1 || 7–8 || 5–3 |- y Duke Blue Devils 2; May (6–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || May 2 || at North Carolina || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 10–4 || 8–8 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || May 5 || South Carolina || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 1–0 || 9–8 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May 6 || Clemson || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 3–1 || 10–8 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May 8 || 1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 12–10 || 11–8 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || May 10 || at Wake Forest || Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 3–1 || 12–8 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || May 13 || at 1961 Navy Midshipmen Navy || Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland || 4–1 || 12–9 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || May 19 || at Virginia || Unknown • Charlottesville, Virginia || 5–1 || 13–9 || 11–3 |- |- |- ! style="Duke Blue Devils 2" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Duke Blue Devils 2; District III Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || June 1 || vs 1961 Florida State Seminoles Florida State || Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina || 7–2 || 14–9 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || June 3 || vs 1961 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia || Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina || 7–3 || 15–9 || 11–3 |- y Duke Blue Devils 2; College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || June 9 || vs Oklahoma State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–3 || 15–10 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || June 11 || vs Colorado State College || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 15–3 || 16–10 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || June 12 || vs Boston College || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–4 || 16–11 || 11–3 |- Awards and honors Don Altman Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference Ron Davis Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference All-District III Tournament Team College World Series All-Tournament TeamCWS record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2020/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA www.ncaa.org November 18, 2020 Lynn Fader First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference All-District III Tournament Team Rex McKinley Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference Garry Miller Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference Butch Williams All-District III Tournament Team'https://goduke.com/documents/2019/2/15/640788.pdf 2019 Duke Baseball Media Guide Duke University www.goduke.com November 13, 2020 References Category:Duke Blue Devils baseball seasons Duke Blue Devils baseball Category:College World Series seasons Duke Category:Atlantic Coast Conference baseball champion seasons