DURHAM – No. 21 Duke visits crosstown rival NC State for its final four-games series of the regular season, May 7-9, at Dail Softball Stadium.
Game two between the Blue Devils (35-10, 22-10 ACC) and Wolfpack (25-20, 15-18) will be televised on ACC Network and all other games will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
May 7 at 6 p.m. on
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May 8 at 4:30 p.m. on
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May 8 at 6:30 p.m. on
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May 9 at 12 p.m. on
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INSIDE THE ALL-TIME SERIES
Duke leads, 3-2
HISTORY WITH THE WOLFPACK
This weekend's series will be the second conference series between the two programs as the teams have played two non-conference contests. The Blue Devils and Wolfpack last met in a midweek matchup in Raleigh where Duke picked up a 5-1 victory to break the series tie (3-2). Duke is 2-0 when playing on the road in Raleigh.
SCOUTING NC STATE
The Wolfpack enters the final series of the regular season with a 25-20 overall record and a 15-18 mark in ACC play. NC State has garnered three victories over ranked opponents this year in Virginia Tech, LSU and Florida State. The Wolfpack is first in the ACC in home runs (66), second in walks (155) and stolen bases (87) and third in slugging percentage (.498). NC State has five players hitting above .300.
MIDWEEK DUB
The Blue Devils are coming off a 10-2 five-inning win over Campbell on Wednesday evening. Duke honored five graduates prior to first pitch –
Sydney Bolan,
Kendyl Lange,
Jazmine Moreno,
Dominique Salinas and
Raine Wilson – and all five appeared in the game.
With early offensive production, Duke tacked on five runs in the first frame and scored at least one run in all four innings. Junior
Deja Davis and senior
Jameson Kavel both went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Bolan tallied a team-high two RBIs on a two-run double. Senior
Peyton St. George (15-6) collected her 15th victory of the season, pitching four frames in which she let up one hit for an earned run and fanned five batters.
UP NEXT
Duke will compete in the ACC Tournament held at Ulmer Stadium in Louisville, Ky., May 12-15. This will be Duke's third appearance in the tournament – making it every year since its inaugural season in 2018.
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