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Photo by: Chris Downey / NC State
No. 21 Duke Blasts Four Home Runs in No-Hitter at NC State
5/7/2021 10:07:00 PM | Softball
RALEIGH, N.C. – With help from four home runs in the first inning, the 21st-ranked Duke softball picked up a 10-0 shutout victory over NC State in five frames as junior Shelby Walters and freshman Claire Davidson combined for the second no-hitter in program history on Friday evening at the Dail Softball Stadium.
With the win, the Blue Devils improved to 36-10 overall and 23-10 in ACC action as the Wolfpack fell to 25-21 and 15-19 in the five-inning run-rule affair.
Walters earned the start in the circle and pitched two frames in which she struck out two batters and allowed one walk. Davidson (3-0) recorded her third win of her rookie season after tossing three hitless innings, letting up a walk and collecting two strikeouts. The Blue Devils' defense was stellar, turning two double plays on the day.
Junior Deja Davis paced Duke's offense with a 3-for-3 performance while sophomore Gisele Tapia and senior Sydney Bolan each tallied a pair of hits. Four Blue Devils recorded two RBIs in Davis, Tapia, Bolan and junior Kristina Foreman.
Duke got off to a hot start, launching four home runs in the opening frame to jump out to an early 8-0 lead. The Blue Devils tallied seven hits, including long balls from Tapia, Bolan, Foreman and Davis. Davis and Tapia both tallied two hits apiece in the first inning.
The Blue Devils tacked on insurance runs in the top of the fifth as graduate student Jazmine Moreno scored from first base on an errant throw. Junior Caroline Jacobsen brought home the last run of the contest with a sac fly for a final score of 10-0.
Duke and NC State continue the series tomorrow with a doubleheader, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Dail Softball Stadium. Game one will be televised on ACC Network and game two will follow on ACC Network Extra. Pam Ward and Jenny Dalton-Hill will be on the call for Saturday's twinbill.
Notables
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With the win, the Blue Devils improved to 36-10 overall and 23-10 in ACC action as the Wolfpack fell to 25-21 and 15-19 in the five-inning run-rule affair.
Walters earned the start in the circle and pitched two frames in which she struck out two batters and allowed one walk. Davidson (3-0) recorded her third win of her rookie season after tossing three hitless innings, letting up a walk and collecting two strikeouts. The Blue Devils' defense was stellar, turning two double plays on the day.
Junior Deja Davis paced Duke's offense with a 3-for-3 performance while sophomore Gisele Tapia and senior Sydney Bolan each tallied a pair of hits. Four Blue Devils recorded two RBIs in Davis, Tapia, Bolan and junior Kristina Foreman.
Duke got off to a hot start, launching four home runs in the opening frame to jump out to an early 8-0 lead. The Blue Devils tallied seven hits, including long balls from Tapia, Bolan, Foreman and Davis. Davis and Tapia both tallied two hits apiece in the first inning.
The Blue Devils tacked on insurance runs in the top of the fifth as graduate student Jazmine Moreno scored from first base on an errant throw. Junior Caroline Jacobsen brought home the last run of the contest with a sac fly for a final score of 10-0.
Duke and NC State continue the series tomorrow with a doubleheader, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Dail Softball Stadium. Game one will be televised on ACC Network and game two will follow on ACC Network Extra. Pam Ward and Jenny Dalton-Hill will be on the call for Saturday's twinbill.
Notables
- Walters and Davidson combined for Duke's second no-hitter in program history.
- Kavel broke Raine Wilson's single-season runs record (35 in 2018) with one in the game, upping her season total to 36.
- Duke's four home runs in the first inning are the most in a single inning in school history and tied the single-game record.
- Davis' double improves the Blue Devils' season total to 72 – one shy of the record (73) from 2018.
- Kavel's stolen base puts Duke at 68 on the season – one away from the record (69) in 2019.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Davidson, Claire (3-0)
L: Sydney Nester (7-9)
Batting:
2B: Davis, Deja 1
HR: Davis, Deja 1 ; Tapia, Gisele 1 ; Bolan, Sydney 1 ; Foreman, Kristina 1
RBI: Davis, Deja 2 ; Jacobsen, Caroline 1 ; Tapia, Gisele 2 ; Bolan, Sydney 2 ; Foreman, Kristina 2
SH: Morris, Kyla 1
SF: Jacobsen, Caroline 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Deja 2 ; Tapia, Gisele 1 ; Kavel, Jameson 1 ; Bolan, Sydney 1 ; Crabtree, Rachel 1 ; Foreman, Kristina 1 ; Torres, Kelly 1 ; Moreno, Jazmine 1 ; Lange, Kendyl 1
SB: Kavel, Jameson 1
HBP: Torres, Kelly 1
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