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Wake Forest 6, Duke 5

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) J.B. Tucker drove home the winning run for Wake Forest with a double in the eighth inning of a 6-5 victory Saturday against Duke.<br> <br> Tucker was 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI, while Ben Ingold 4-for-5 with a run scored for Wake Forest (13-16, 6-8 Atlantic Coast Conference).<br> <br> The Demon Deacons led 5-1 after Casey Sterk hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning. Javier Socorro and Adam Murray of Duke (9-22, 1-10) hit back-to-back two-run doubles in the eighth inning to tie the score at 5.<br> <br> Murray was 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles.<br> <br> Matt Antonelli led off the eighth for Wake Forest with a walk. Tucker drove him in two batters later with a double that reached the left field wall.<br> <br> Eric Niesen (1-1) faced just four batters and allowed two earned runs on two hits while walking one batter, but still picked up his first career win.<br> <br> Tony Bajoczky (0-2) allowed four runs on three hits and a pair of walks in two innings for the loss. He struck out three batters.<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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