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Gold Leads No. 12 Duke Past North Carolina Central in Doubleheader
3/2/2023 12:07:00 AM | Softball
DURHAM –No. 12 Duke swept North Carolina Central in a doubleheader on Wednesday at Duke Softball Stadium.
The Blue Devils (15-3) defeated the Eagles (0-13) in a five-inning contest, 12-0, during the opener before recording an 8-0 five-inning shutout during the nightcap. With Wednesday's victories, Duke extends its winning streak to 12 straight, including seven consecutive shutout wins.
Sophomore Ana Gold led the offense batting 5-for-7 with four runs and six RBI, including the game-ending RBI-single in game two.
All five of Duke's pitchers saw action in the circle during the two contests with junior Lillie Walker and freshman Cassidy Curd earning wins. Walker threw 3.0 innings to open the day and allowed only one hit with two strikeouts. Curd fanned five and gave up just two walks in her 2.0 innings during the second game.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME ONE)
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME TWO)
NOTES
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils open ACC play with three games against Notre Dame this weekend. Duke will start the series at 6 p.m. on Friday. All three games will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL"
#GoDuke
The Blue Devils (15-3) defeated the Eagles (0-13) in a five-inning contest, 12-0, during the opener before recording an 8-0 five-inning shutout during the nightcap. With Wednesday's victories, Duke extends its winning streak to 12 straight, including seven consecutive shutout wins.
Sophomore Ana Gold led the offense batting 5-for-7 with four runs and six RBI, including the game-ending RBI-single in game two.
All five of Duke's pitchers saw action in the circle during the two contests with junior Lillie Walker and freshman Cassidy Curd earning wins. Walker threw 3.0 innings to open the day and allowed only one hit with two strikeouts. Curd fanned five and gave up just two walks in her 2.0 innings during the second game.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME ONE)
- The Blue Devils came alive in the second inning as they posted seven runs, six with two outs in the frame, to take a 7-0 edge. Freshman D'Auna Jennings and Gold each brought home two runs during the rally with a triple and single, respectively.
- Jennings added another run for Duke in the third when she singled through the right side to bring home classmate Aminah Vega from third. Vega led off the inning with a double before advancing to third on a groundout.
- Duke registered four additional runs on four hits in the in the fourth inning to ultimately put the game away.
- Walker and freshman Sophie Garner-MacKinnon combined to pitch five innings of one-hit scoreless softball. The pair totaled five strikeouts while in the circle.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME TWO)
- Just like in game one, the Blue Devils started the scoring early jumping out to a 4-0 lead after the second inning.
- Gold extended Duke's edge in the fourth frame with a home run over the centerfield wall to make it a 6-0 ballgame. Her hit also scored Kamryn Jackson, who singled up the middle during the previous at bat.
- Junior Sarah Goddard battled back in the count to send the second long ball of the game over the right center fence in the fifth.
- A few batters later in the frame, Gold singled up the right sideline to score redshirt-sophomore Kristiana Watson from third to seal the 8-0 run-rule victory.
NOTES
- The Blue Devils have outscored their opponents 57-0 during their seven-straight shutout wins.
- Duke is 52-3 in run-rule games, including a 34-1 record at home.
- The Blue Devils registered seven extra-base hits during the twin bill with two coming from the bat of Gold (double and home run).
- Sophomore Kennedy Barron recorded her first career hit, a two-RBI double to center field in the first game.
- Gold and Goddard each posted home runs during the nightcap for their second and first of the season, respectively.
- Jennings tallied her first career triple during the opener.
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils open ACC play with three games against Notre Dame this weekend. Duke will start the series at 6 p.m. on Friday. All three games will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL"
#GoDuke
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Walker, Lillie (2-0)
L: EUBANKS,Ashanti (0-5)
Base Running:
HBP: HAMBY,Jaidyn 1
Batting:
2B: Barron, Kennedy 1 ; Tapia, Gisele 1 ; Vega, Aminah 1
3B: Jennings, D'Auna 1
RBI: Barron, Kennedy 2 ; Jennings, D'Auna 3 ; Tapia, Gisele 2 ; Rodriguez, Kairi 1 ; Frelick, Francesca 1 ; Gold, Ana 2 ; Vega, Aminah 1
SH: Baker, Jada 1
SF: Rodriguez, Kairi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Deja 1 ; Barron, Kennedy 1 ; Jennings, D'Auna 2 ; Tapia, Gisele 1 ; Torres, Kelly 1 ; Davidson, Claire 1 ; Frelick, Francesca 1 ; Gold, Ana 1 ; Boyet, Julia 1 ; Vega, Aminah 2
SB: Jennings, D'Auna 1
CS: Davis, Deja 1
HBP: Davis, Deja 1
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