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Gold’s Two Home Runs Lifts No. 15 Duke Past North Carolina Saturday
3/18/2023 11:03:00 PM | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 15 Duke softball (23-5, 6-2 ACC) defeated North Carolina (10-18, 1-4 ACC), 7-5, on Saturday afternoon and leads the weekend series, 2-0.
Sophomore Ana Gold led the way with her bat, finishing the day 2-for-4 with three RBI and two home runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The final game of the series is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday at Anderson Stadium. The contest will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra with David Kahn on the call.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL".
#GoDuke
Sophomore Ana Gold led the way with her bat, finishing the day 2-for-4 with three RBI and two home runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Gold led off the top of the second inning with a solo blast over the right center wall to open the Blue Devils' scoring.
- Three batters later, redshirt-freshman Jada Baker brought in junior Kelly Torres, who reached on a walk, with a hard shot to left field. Baker picked up three extra bases on a throwing error from the Tar Heels' leftfielder and beat the tag at home to make it 3-2.
- North Carolina tied the game up at 3-3 in the bottom half with a solo home run from Isabela Emerling.
- The next three innings went scoreless until Duke plated two more runs off two hits in the top of the sixth for a 5-3 lead.
- Another long ball from Gold extended the Blue Devils' edge to 7-3 heading into the final frame.
- The Tar Heels responded with a two-run home run off freshman pitcher Sophie Garner-MacKinnon before Duke could put the final out away.
- MacKinnon worked 5.0 innings after replacing junior Claire Davidson in the second, striking out two while allowing one walk and three hits.
- Gold has registered at least two home runs in all three ACC series this season and leads the conference with 10 on the year.
- Garner-Mackinnon threw a career-high 5.0 innings and earned her second win inside the circle.
- Graduate student Deja Davis tallied her 11th double on the year and sits tied for first in the conference with Clemson's Valerie Cagle.
The final game of the series is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday at Anderson Stadium. The contest will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra with David Kahn on the call.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL".
#GoDuke
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Garner-MacKinnon, Sophie (3-0)
L: Lilli Backes (4-9)
Batting:
2B: Davis, Deja 1
HR: Gold, Ana 2
RBI: Gold, Ana 3 ; Baker, Jada 1 ; Frelick, Francesca 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Tapia, Gisele 1 ; Gold, Ana 2 ; Torres, Kelly 2 ; Vega, Aminah 1 ; Baker, Jada 1
HBP: Vega, Aminah 1
Batting:
2B: Kiersten Licea 1
HR: Abby Settlemyre 2 ; Isabela Emerling 1
RBI: Abby Settlemyre 4 ; Isabela Emerling 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bri Stubbs 2 ; Abby Settlemyre 2 ; Isabela Emerling 1
CS: Destiny Middleton 1
HBP: Destiny Middleton 1 ; Carlie Myrtle 1
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