Davidson, Garner-MacKinnon Combined to No-Hit Elon

Monday, April 10

Durham, N.C.

3:30 p.m.

Duke University

31-8

Elon

14-20

ELON

Duke

Davidson, Garner-MacKinnon Combined to No-Hit Elon

4/10/2023 10:11:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

DURHAM – No. 11 Duke softball (31-8, 10-5 ACC) recorded its second combined no-hitter this season and third in program history on Monday when it defeated Elon (14-20, 8-3 CAA), 4-0, at Duke Softball Stadium.

Junior Claire Davidson and freshman Sophie Garner-MacKinnon combined to shut out the Phoenix after allowing just four runners to reach base on two walks and two errors. Duke's first joint no-hitter on the year came in game two of a doubleheader with Charleston Southern on Feb. 22. Monday's performance by Davidson marked her second combined no-no as she was also part of the program's first combined no-hitter in an effort with Shelby Waters against NC State in 2021.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Freshman D'Auna Jennings jumpstarted the offense with a leadoff base hit to third in the first inning. The Houston, Texas, native then moved up two bases on a stolen base and groundout before a sacrifice fly from senior Gisele Tapia brought her home to put the Blue Devils ahead, 1-0.
The Blue Devils tacked on two additional runs in the bottom of the third thanks to three hits and an error to extend their advantage to 3-0.
Jennings touched home one final time in the fourth following another RBI-single from Tapia. Jennings recorded a one-out walk before stealing second and advancing to third on a groundout to move herself into scoring position.
The Blue Devils defense turned double plays in the fifth and sixth inning to limit the Phoenix offense and secure their 31st victory of the year.

NOTES

The Blue Devils have now recorded five total no-hitters in program history, including its second combined no-hitter this season (Walters in 2021, Walters and Davidson in 2021, Wright in 2022, Walker and Wright in 2023, Davidson and Garner-MacKinnon in 2023)
Duke recorded its 11th shutout win of the season.
Davidson earned the win after tossing 5.0 innings with two strikeouts and one walk to improve to 5-2 on the year.
Garner-Mackinnon entered the game in relief in the sixth and threw 2.0 innings to seal the 4-0 victory.
Three Blue Devils finished with two hits each, led by Tapia's 2-for-3 performance with three RBI.
Jennings finished with two hits as well and accounted for three of Duke's four runs in the game.
The freshman also tallied her 10th and 11th stolen base on the year.

UP NEXT
The Blue Devils close out their three-game homestand on Wednesday with a doubleheader against East Carolina beginning at 4 p.m.

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