No. 16 Blue Devils Defeat No. 17 Stanford, 4-2, Saturday

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Saturday, February 11

Irvine, Calif.

6:30 p.m.

Duke University

Stanford

No. 16 Blue Devils Defeat No. 17 Stanford, 4-2, Saturday

2/12/2023 1:10:00 AM | Softball

Box Score BOX SCORE

IRVINE, Calif. – No. 16 Duke softball claimed their first win over a ranked opponent this season after defeating No. 17 Stanford, 4-2, Saturday to round out the final day of competition in the Mark Campbell Invitational, presented by Premier Girls Fastpitch.

Junior Jala Wright got her second start of the weekend, throwing for five innings with five strikeouts, two hits and one earned run.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stanford posted two runs in their first five at-bats to take an early 2-0 lead.
Senior Gisele Tapia matched the Cardinal momentum with a 2-RBI single through the right side to score Davis and Vega, advancing on the throw.
A few batters later, junior Claire Davidson grounded out at short but allowed the three Blue Devils' runners to advance, sending home sophomore Kelsey Zampa.
Inside the circle, Wright was able to maintain three scoreless frames to keep Stanford from closing the gap.
Tapia again sent a shot up the left field line in the bottom of the fifth to score Davis, extending the Blue Devils' lead, 4-2.
Freshman Cassidy Curd entered the game in the top of the sixth inning after Stanford loaded the bases on no outs.
Curd pitched her way out of the jam with two strikeouts and a pop out at third to escape the inning unscathed.
The Blue Devils put the next three outs away in the top of the seventh to seal the 4-2 win and finish the weekend with a 3-2 record.

NOTES

Tapia led the way offensively for the Blue Devils, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame with two hits and three RBI.
Curd saw action in her third game of the weekend and picked up her first career save after holding off Stanford in the last two innings.
After falling in the first two games of the season, the Blue Devils rebounded with three straight wins to wrap up the weekend on a high note.

UP NEXT
The Blue Devils will face No. 9 Alabama on Thursday as part of the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational, presented by EvoShield, in Clearwater, Fla., with the first pitch set for 1 p.m.

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