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3 p.m.
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Friday, September 16
Chapel Hill, N.C.
6 P.M.
Duke University
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North Carolina
Photo by: Duke Athletics
Duke Beats Carolina, 5-2, to Open Fall Season
9/17/2022 5:15:00 PM | Softball
CHAPEL HILL – The Duke softball team opened its fall exhibition schedule with a 5-2 victory over North Carolina on Friday night in Chapel Hill. Freshman Cassidy Curd was the winning pitcher and classmate Kairi Rodriguez was 3-for-3 at the plate.
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GAME NOTES
- Curd gave the Blue Devils three strong innings with a pair of strikeouts to get credit with the victory.
- Junior Lillie Walker and freshman Sophie Garner-MacKinnon each tossed two innings of relief and each fanned two Tar Heels. Garner-MacKinnnon earned the save.
- Rodriguez had a 3-for-3 day at the plate to pace Duke's offense.
- Junior Kelly Torres homered.
- Senior Kamryn Jackson was on base twice with a double and was hit by a pitch.
- Duke and Carolina have not met in the regular season since the Blue Devils swept a four-game set from the Tar Heels in 2021.
- The Blue Devils are coming off a 44-11 season in 2022 that ended in the program's first berth in the NCAA Super Regional.
UP NEXT
- Duke continues its fall schedule by hosting Appalachian State on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 3:30 p.m. at Duke Softball Stadium.
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