1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball team

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| year = 1952

| team = Duke Blue Devils

| sport = baseball

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| conference = Southern Conference

| conference_link = Southern Conference

| division = Southern

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| record = 31–7

| conf_record = 10–2

| head_coach = Jack Coombs

| hc_year = 24th

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| stadium = Jack Coombs Field

| champion = Southern Conference champions
District III champions

| tourney = College World Series

| tourney_result = T-5th

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The 1952 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented Duke University in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Jack Coombs Field. The team was coached by Jack Coombs in his 24th year at Duke.

The Blue Devils won the District III playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Western Michigan Broncos.

Roster

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|head_coach= Jack Coombs

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Schedule

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Duke Blue Devils|border=2}}" | Regular season

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Duke Blue Devils|border=2}};|title=March (4–1)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| SoCon Record}}