Feb. 18, 2009

Duquesne's baseball team, fresh off one of its most successful seasons in school history, will open the 2009 campaign on Saturday, Feb. 21 as it travels to South Carolina to face the highly touted Gamecocks at 2:00 pm in game one of a three-game series in Columbia. The game has already been sold out as over 8,200 fans will be on hand for the inaugural game at Carolina Stadium.

Live statistics of all three games can be viewed by clicking the Gametracker links found on the schedule and calendar pages of www.GoDuquesne.com. Live video is also available for $9.95 by clicking on the "Watch" links on the schedule and calendar pages.

The Dukes return five starters on offense in addition to its top three starting pitchers from 2008.