The 1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented

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in the

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. The Blue Devils played their home games at

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. The team was coached by

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in his 24th year at Duke. The Blue Devils won the District III playoff to advanced to the

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, where they were defeated by the

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Roster

Schedule

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, , 9–2 , , 5–1 , , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , , April 3 , , Yale , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 12–3 , , 6–1 , , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 8 , , April 4 , , , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 10–9 , , 7–1 , , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 9 , , April 7 , , , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 13–4 , , 8–1 , , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , , April 8 , , Penn , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 13–4 , , 9–1 , , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 11 , , April 9 , , at , , Emerson Field •

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, , 13–2 , , 11–2 , , 6–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 14 , , April 14 , , Clemson , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 6–2 , , 12–2 , , 7–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 15 , , April 16 , , , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 16–1 , , 13–2 , , 8–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 16 , , April 17 , , at NC State , , Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina , , 18–9 , , 14–2 , , 9–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 17 , , April 18 , , Furman , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 20–5 , , 15–2 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 18 , , April 19 , , North Carolina , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 13–5 , , 16–2 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 19 , , April 22 , , at , , Unknown •

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, , 11–2 , , 18–2 , , 13–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 21 , , May 1 , , North Carolina , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 10–2 , , 19–2 , , 14–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 22 , , May 3 , , Wake Forest , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 6–4 , , 20–2 , , 15–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 23 , , May 6 , , NC State , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 2–13 , , 20–3 , , 15–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 24 , , May 7 , , at Wake Forest , , Unknown • Winston-Salem, North Carolina , , 8–7 , , 21–3 , , 16–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 25 , , May 9 , , Wake Forest , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 14–11 , , 22–3 , , 17–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 26 , , May 10 , , at North Carolina , , Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina , , 9–13 , , 22–4 , , 17–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 27 , , May 12 , , NC State , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 6–0 , , 23–4 , , 18–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 28 , , May 15 , , NC State , , Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina , , 6–0 , , 23–4 , , 18–3 , - , - , - ! style="" , Postseason , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 29 , , May 15 , , vs , ,

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• Raleigh, North Carolina , , 7–5 , , 24–4 , , 18–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 30 , , May 16 , , vs NC State , , Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina , , 4–5 , , 24–5 , , 18–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 31 , , May 17 , , vs George Washington , , Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina , , 8–4 , , 25–5 , , 18–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 32 , , May 18 , , vs NC State , , Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina , , 6–0 , , 26–5 , , 18–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 33 , , May 18 , , vs NC State , , Devereaux Meadow • Raleigh, North Carolina , , 8–3 , , 27–5 , , 18–3 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 34 , , June 5 , , vs , , Unknown •

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, , 7–1 , , 28–5 , , 18–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 35 , , June 6 , , vs , , Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland , , 5–4 , , 29–5 , , 18–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 36 , , June 7 , , vs , , Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland , , 4–3 , , 30–5 , , 18–3 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , , June 12 , , vs Oregon State , , Omaha Municipal Stadium •

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, , 18–7 , , 31–5 , , 18–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 38 , , June 13 , , vs

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Awards and honors

; Dick Groat * All-

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Team * First Team All-American ''

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'' ; 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''

References

{{Southern Conference baseball champions Duke Blue Devils baseball seasons

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College World Series seasons

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Southern Conference baseball champion seasons