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Salem Red Sox rally, defeat Carolina, 5-4

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Down 4-1 after six innings, the Salem Red Sox finally figured out Carolina starter Jacob Lee in the seventh. Salem had mustered only two hits through six, but the Sox rallied for four runs on five hits in the pivotal top half of the seventh, surging to a 5-4 victory over the Mudcats on Wednesday night at Five County Stadium.

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Richmond Flying Squirrels drop series finale at Altoona

Chris Graham

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (17-18) let one slip through their fingertips, dropping the finale of a four-game set, 2-1, to the Altoona Curve on Sunday afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Curve plated the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning courtesy of a walk and a defensive error. Altoona also grabbed the series, taking three-of-four from the Squirrels as Richmond’s road record dropped to 5-12.

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#7 Virginia baseball rallies for three in the ninth to beat Duke, 6-5

Nate Irving’s walk-off RBI single capped a three-run ninth-inning rally to lift the seventh-ranked Virginia baseball team to a 6-5 victory over Duke Friday night at Davenport Field. Virginia (40-8, 18-7 ACC) trailed most of the night before rallying for its 17th come-from-behind win of the year, including its third ninth-inning comeback in ACC play. Playing its…