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Thursday, April 22
Durham, N.C.
5 p.m.
Duke University
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No. 22 Duke Hosts Rival North Carolina
4/21/2021 4:00:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – No. 22 Duke welcomes Tobacco Road rival North Carolina for a four-game ACC series, April 22-25, at the Duke Softball Stadium.
All four games between the Blue Devils (30-10, 18-10 ACC) and Tar Heels (12-19, 8-13) will be available to watch on ACC Network Extra.
Due to anticipated inclement weather on Saturday, the weekend schedule has been adjusted. The series will start with game one Thursday, a doubleheader on Friday and game four on Sunday.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
April 22 at 5 p.m. on ACCNX
April 23 at 5 p.m. on ACCNX
April 23 at 7 p.m. on ACCNX
April 25 at 12 p.m. on ACCNX
CANCER AWARENESS WEEKEND
Duke has dedicated two games this weekend to cancer awareness. The Blue Devils will wear pink for breast cancer on Thursday and yellow in honor of pediatric cancer on Friday. Duke has teamed up with Go4theGoal's Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer event and all money raised will go to the Duke Children's Hospital. Those interested in supporting the Blue Devils' efforts can donate here.
INSIDE THE ALL-TIME SERIES
North Carolina leads, 5-1
HISTORY WITH THE TAR HEELS
This weekend's series will be the third all-time between the two programs as the Tar Heels won the first two. Duke's lone victory against North Carolina was its last matchup, March 9, 2019, in Durham as the Blue Devils picked up a 1-0 victory.
Before becoming the first head coach at Duke, Marissa Young was an assistant at North Carolina (2014-15).
SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina enters the series with a 12-19 overall record and an 8-13 mark in ACC play. The Tar Heels are 0-10 this season when playing on the road. North Carolina won both series during the ACC pod weekend against Boston College and Syracuse. The Tar Heels' series with Florida State and Georgia Tech were postponed. North Carolina has been swept by Clemson and Pittsburgh, while splitting with Notre Dame and Virginia.
SERIES WIN AT LOUISVILLE
Bouncing back from Florida State, Duke took three of four games on the road at Louisville last weekend. The Blue Devils dropped the first game, 2-0, before winning the rest of the series.
Senior Jameson Kavel led the Blue Devils offensively with six hits, including two doubles, two RBIs and three stolen bases. In the circle, three pitchers recorded wins as junior Shelby Walters led the staff with three starts for 12.1 innings. She and senior Peyton St. George earned their 12th wins of the 2021 campaign, passing Amelia Wiercioch's season-high 11 in 2018.
30-WIN MILESTONE
With Duke's 5-4 eight-inning victory on Sunday, Duke hit the 30-win milestone for the 2021 campaign. Prior to this year, the most wins the Blue Devils collected in a single season was 29 in 2018.
DUKE IN THE RPI, NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the latest RPI, Duke checked in at No. 17. The Blue Devils are No. 21 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25, No. 22 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll, No. 23 in D1Softball and No. 24 in Softball America.
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils have exam week off and return to action on Wednesday, May 5, versus Campbell. Duke will now host the Camels for Senior Night at 6 p.m. at the Duke Softball Stadium. The game will be available on ACCNX.
#GoDuke
All four games between the Blue Devils (30-10, 18-10 ACC) and Tar Heels (12-19, 8-13) will be available to watch on ACC Network Extra.
Due to anticipated inclement weather on Saturday, the weekend schedule has been adjusted. The series will start with game one Thursday, a doubleheader on Friday and game four on Sunday.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
April 22 at 5 p.m. on ACCNX
April 23 at 5 p.m. on ACCNX
April 23 at 7 p.m. on ACCNX
April 25 at 12 p.m. on ACCNX
CANCER AWARENESS WEEKEND
Duke has dedicated two games this weekend to cancer awareness. The Blue Devils will wear pink for breast cancer on Thursday and yellow in honor of pediatric cancer on Friday. Duke has teamed up with Go4theGoal's Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer event and all money raised will go to the Duke Children's Hospital. Those interested in supporting the Blue Devils' efforts can donate here.
INSIDE THE ALL-TIME SERIES
North Carolina leads, 5-1
HISTORY WITH THE TAR HEELS
This weekend's series will be the third all-time between the two programs as the Tar Heels won the first two. Duke's lone victory against North Carolina was its last matchup, March 9, 2019, in Durham as the Blue Devils picked up a 1-0 victory.
Before becoming the first head coach at Duke, Marissa Young was an assistant at North Carolina (2014-15).
SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina enters the series with a 12-19 overall record and an 8-13 mark in ACC play. The Tar Heels are 0-10 this season when playing on the road. North Carolina won both series during the ACC pod weekend against Boston College and Syracuse. The Tar Heels' series with Florida State and Georgia Tech were postponed. North Carolina has been swept by Clemson and Pittsburgh, while splitting with Notre Dame and Virginia.
SERIES WIN AT LOUISVILLE
Bouncing back from Florida State, Duke took three of four games on the road at Louisville last weekend. The Blue Devils dropped the first game, 2-0, before winning the rest of the series.
Senior Jameson Kavel led the Blue Devils offensively with six hits, including two doubles, two RBIs and three stolen bases. In the circle, three pitchers recorded wins as junior Shelby Walters led the staff with three starts for 12.1 innings. She and senior Peyton St. George earned their 12th wins of the 2021 campaign, passing Amelia Wiercioch's season-high 11 in 2018.
30-WIN MILESTONE
With Duke's 5-4 eight-inning victory on Sunday, Duke hit the 30-win milestone for the 2021 campaign. Prior to this year, the most wins the Blue Devils collected in a single season was 29 in 2018.
DUKE IN THE RPI, NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the latest RPI, Duke checked in at No. 17. The Blue Devils are No. 21 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25, No. 22 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll, No. 23 in D1Softball and No. 24 in Softball America.
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils have exam week off and return to action on Wednesday, May 5, versus Campbell. Duke will now host the Camels for Senior Night at 6 p.m. at the Duke Softball Stadium. The game will be available on ACCNX.
#GoDuke
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