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Duke Hires Corey Muscara as Baseball Coach Following Chris Pollard’s Departure for Virginia
- On Thursday, Duke University announced that Corey Muscara, formerly the pitching coach at Wake Forest, will succeed Chris Pollard as the head coach of their baseball program.
- Muscara's hiring follows his proven success, including four seasons as Wake Forest's pitching coach and prior roles at Maryland and St. John's, building strong pitching staffs and NCAA appearances.
- In 2023, Muscara guided Wake Forest to a record-setting 54 victories and their first trip to the College World Series in over six decades, while the team’s pitching staff ranked among the nation’s best with a 2.83 ERA and 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Muscara expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to head Duke's baseball team and acknowledged the confidence placed in him by university officials, emphasizing his enthusiasm to continue advancing the program's achievements.
- Muscara's arrival signals Duke's ambition to continue national competition with a pitching-focused identity and aims to sustain success on and off the field through elite player development.
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Rider baseball’s MAAC Player of the Year Joe Tiroly transfers to Virginia
Joe Tiroly’s historic season for the Rider University baseball team earned him what should be a lucrative move to the ACC. The MAAC Player of the Year announced on Friday he is headed to Virginia to join new coach Chris Pollard and the Cavaliers. The Pennsbury High product earned ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-America honors at second base following a sophomore campaign in which he set new single-season program records for RBI (70) and runs scored…
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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has hired Corey Muscara as its baseball coach. The school announced the hire Thursday. That came a little more than a week after Chris Pollard left following 13 seasons to take over at Virginia. Muscara…
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The Charlotte ObserverDuke names Corey Muscara as new baseball head coach
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Winston-Salem JournalWake Forest pitching coach Corey Muscara to become next baseball coach at Duke
Muscara guided a pitching staff that took Wake Forest to the Men's College World Series in 2023.
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Duke hires Corey Muscara as baseball coach following Chris Pollard’s departure for Virginia
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has hired Corey Muscara as its baseball coach. The school announced the move Thursday, a little more than a week after Chris Pollard…
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