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No. 11 Duke Honors Seniors, Hosts Pittsburgh in Regular Season Finale
5/4/2022 3:51:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM – No. 11 Duke softball (37-7, 16-3 ACC) is set to honor its graduating senior class as part of a weekend series against Pittsburgh, to conclude the 2022 regular season at Duke Softball Stadium.
The Blue Devils and Panthers (14-24, 2-17 ACC) will meet for three games on Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday at 7 p.m., and Saturday at 12 p.m. Thursday and Saturday will be televised on ACC Network, while Friday will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
Last Time Out
The Blue Devils got back to action after an eight-day hiatus, traveling to Buies Creek, N.C., and defeating Campbell, 12-2. Francesca Frelick hit her first collegiate home run, while Kristina Foreman and Ana Gold each drove in three runs to pace the resurgent offense. Jala Wright continued her strong run of play in the circle, striking out six over four innings, while allowing just three hits and two runs and Claire Davidson shut the door for three shutout innings and her second save. Jameson Kavel also made waves by tying the Duke single-game record for stolen bases in a game with three.
Opponent History
Duke vs. Pittsburgh – Duke leads, 5-3
The two sides have had a tight series in the brief history, with the Blue Devils gaining the all-time advantage via two run rule wins in 2021. The Blue Devils have found most of their success at home, going 4-1 and scoring a combined 20 runs over their last two games against the Panthers. In the last meeting between the two teams, Foreman drove in two runs, to lead Duke to an 11-3 win in a five inning affair on February 20, 2021.
Scouting The Opponent
Pittsburgh: The Panthers enter the weekend at 14-24, sitting at 2-17 in the ACC. The ACC Tournament hosts have lost 14 of their last 15 ACC games, following a win over then No. 3 Florida State on Mar. 6. However, one of the biggest bright spots on the young Panthers team is redshirt freshman pitcher Dani Drogemuller, who has hit the ground running this season, going 8-11 with a 3.35 ERA, tallying 11 complete games over a very difficult schedule. Yvonne Whaley continues to lead the team in hits, batting .344, while Cami Compson has hit seven home runs and owns 22 RBI to pace the offense.
Duke Updated Rankings List
D1 Softball: #10 (Same)
Softball America: #10 (Same)
ESPN/USA Softball: #13 (Same)
USA Today/NFCA: #11 (Up one spot from #12)
What to Watch For
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL".
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The Blue Devils and Panthers (14-24, 2-17 ACC) will meet for three games on Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday at 7 p.m., and Saturday at 12 p.m. Thursday and Saturday will be televised on ACC Network, while Friday will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
Last Time Out
The Blue Devils got back to action after an eight-day hiatus, traveling to Buies Creek, N.C., and defeating Campbell, 12-2. Francesca Frelick hit her first collegiate home run, while Kristina Foreman and Ana Gold each drove in three runs to pace the resurgent offense. Jala Wright continued her strong run of play in the circle, striking out six over four innings, while allowing just three hits and two runs and Claire Davidson shut the door for three shutout innings and her second save. Jameson Kavel also made waves by tying the Duke single-game record for stolen bases in a game with three.
Opponent History
Duke vs. Pittsburgh – Duke leads, 5-3
The two sides have had a tight series in the brief history, with the Blue Devils gaining the all-time advantage via two run rule wins in 2021. The Blue Devils have found most of their success at home, going 4-1 and scoring a combined 20 runs over their last two games against the Panthers. In the last meeting between the two teams, Foreman drove in two runs, to lead Duke to an 11-3 win in a five inning affair on February 20, 2021.
Scouting The Opponent
Pittsburgh: The Panthers enter the weekend at 14-24, sitting at 2-17 in the ACC. The ACC Tournament hosts have lost 14 of their last 15 ACC games, following a win over then No. 3 Florida State on Mar. 6. However, one of the biggest bright spots on the young Panthers team is redshirt freshman pitcher Dani Drogemuller, who has hit the ground running this season, going 8-11 with a 3.35 ERA, tallying 11 complete games over a very difficult schedule. Yvonne Whaley continues to lead the team in hits, batting .344, while Cami Compson has hit seven home runs and owns 22 RBI to pace the offense.
Duke Updated Rankings List
D1 Softball: #10 (Same)
Softball America: #10 (Same)
ESPN/USA Softball: #13 (Same)
USA Today/NFCA: #11 (Up one spot from #12)
What to Watch For
- The Blue Devils will honor five seniors and three graduate students this weekend, as part of the senior festivities. Seniors Angie Biele, Kristina Foreman, Caroline Jacobsen, Kyla Morris and Shelby Walters will be honored on Friday, while graduate students Rachel Crabtree, Jameson Kavel and Peyton St. George will be honored on Saturday.
- Duke has been using its speed in recent games, moving to the top of the ACC in stolen bases per game (1.59). The Blue Devils have stolen at least five bases in three of the last four games.
- Kavel is closing in on the program's single season doubles record of 15, set by Raine Wilson in 2018.
- Foreman remains on a lengthy on-base streak, reaching in 16 consecutive games. That's good for the longest active streak on the team.
- St. George ranks 18th in the nation in wins with 19 and needs just one more to set a single-season program record.
- The Blue Devils have several top-25 national statistical marks. Kavel ranks 14th in runs per game (1.11), 20th in slugging percentage (.843) and 25th in total bases (113). Foreman ranks 12th in RBI per game (1.16) and 25th in slugging (.824), while St. George ranks 18th in wins (19).
- Duke is swinging for the fences this season, ranking seventh in the nation in home runs per game at 1.84 to lead the ACC. Kavel leads the team with 15 on the year.
- With 81 home runs for the campaign, the Blue Devils have already blown past their single-season record of 47 from last year. The Blue Devils have also set a single-season RBI mark with 317 this season.
- The Blue Devils continue to lead the ACC in batting average (.336), slugging percentage (.626), on-base percentage (.427) and scoring (7.55 runs per game), while ranking in the top-10 nationally in all of them, plus home runs per game.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL".
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