Damon Lux’s collegiate baseball career closed out one win short of reaching the College World Series.

Duke scored the Charlottesville Super Regional series-opening win Friday at Virginia, 5-4, but the Cavaliers responded with 14-4 and 12-2 victories Saturday and Sunday to earn the College World Series berth.

Lux, a Shelbyville graduate in his final year of eligibility at Duke, had four hits in the series including a double and a home run and drove in four.

In game one, Lux staked the Blue Devils to a 2-0 lead in the third inning with his 10^th home run of the season.

Virginia kept its season alive Saturday with a consistent offensive performance that produced runs in five of the first six innings.

Lux had two hits including a run-scoring double in the fourth inning that cut the Virginia lead to 4-3.

The Cavaliers scored the next 10 runs from there which negated Lux’s RBI-single in the eighth inning.

In the series finale Sunday, Virginia struck first with a 5-run second inning and never trailed. Lux went 1-for-3 in his final game with the Blue Devils, who finished 39-24.

With the series win, Virginia (50-13) will make its sixth appearance in the College World Series.

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