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Duke Falls to No. 22 Minnesota in Extra-Inning Battle
2/25/2018 12:45:00 PM | Softball
ORLANDO, Fla. - In their final game of the weekend at the Citrus Classic, the Duke Blue Devils (9-5) fell in an extra-innings battle to the 22nd-ranked Minnesota Gophers (10-4), 5-1, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
After Katherine Huey and the Blue Devil defense shut down Minnesota in the first two frames, the Gophers finally broke through thanks to a defensive error that brought the game's first run home. However, that lead would not last long thanks to Jameson Kavel, who knocked a double to left center to score Dominique Salinas, tying things up at 1-1.
Duke nearly broke the tie in the sixth, getting a runner to second with one out. Minnesota was able to escape the jam unharmed to send the contest to the seventh at 1-1 thanks to a fly out and strikeout.
After both teams went down in order in the seventh, the contest moved to extras and the international tiebreaker, where Minnesota was able to plate four runs in the top half of the frame. Duke attempted to mount a comeback in its side of the frame, loading the bases with one out, but was unable to bring home any runs as Minnesota took the contest, 5-1.
Huey made the start for the Blue Devils, going the full 8.0 innings and striking out seven, two short of tying her career high. Kavel, Huey and Reilly Metzger each recorded a hit on the day, with Kavel extending her career-high reached safely streak to 10-straight games and Metzger pushing her career-high hitting streak to three straight.
The Blue Devils return to action Wednesday, Feb. 28 against South Carolina, with first pitch set for 6 p.m. ET. The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network +, which fans can access through WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app.
For more information on Duke softball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for “DukeSoftball”. You can also find all-access coverage of all Duke athletic programs on SnapChat by searching for “dukeathletics”.
2018 Citrus Classic Schedule…
Friday, Feb. 23
Game 1 – Duke def. Morgan State, 5-0
Game 2 – No. 23 Kentucky def. Duke, 5-1
Saturday, Feb. 24
Game 3 – Duke vs. Savannah State – 10:00 a.m.
Game 4 – Duke vs. Harvard – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25
Game 5 – No. 22 Minnesota def. Duke, 5-1 (8)
Duke Softball Program Firsts
Game: Feb. 8, 2018 vs. FAU (Game 1)
Win (Team): Feb. 8, 2018 vs. FAU (Game 1)
Win (Individual): Katherine Huey vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
At-Bat: Jameson Kavel vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Pitch: Amelia Wiercioch vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Baserunner: Jameson Kavel (Walked, 1st Inning) vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Hit: Amelia Wiercioch (Double, 1st Inning) vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Single: Rachel Abboud (3rd Inning) vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Double: Amelia Wiercioch (1st Inning) vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Walk: Jameson Kavel (1st Inning) vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Hit By Pitch: Ashleigh Rodriguez (7th Inning) vs. FAU (Game 2), Feb. 8, 2018
Run Scored: Raine Wilson (1st Inning, Amelia Wiercioch 2 RBI Double) vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Run Batted In: Amelia Wiercioch (1st Inning) vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Sacrifice Hit: Jazmine Moreno (SAC Bunt, 1st Inning) vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Sacrifice Fly: Rachel Abboud (5th Inning) vs. FAU (Game 2), Feb. 8, 2018
Strikeout: Amelia Wiercioch (Strikeout Looking) vs. FAU (Game 1), Feb. 8, 2018
Stolen Base: Dominique Salinas (2nd Inning) vs. FAU (Game 2), Feb. 8, 2018
Complete Game: Katherine Huey vs. Michigan State, Feb. 9, 2018
Shutout: Katherine Huey vs. Michigan State, Feb. 9, 2018
Complete Game Shutout: Katherine Huey vs. Michigan State, Feb. 9, 2018
Extra Innings Game: Feb. 10, 2018 vs. Boston University
Home Run: Katherine Huey (2-Run, 4th Inning) vs. Penn State, Feb. 16, 2018
Save: Amelia Wiercioch vs. Penn State, Feb. 16, 2018
Comeback Win: Feb. 16, 2018 vs. Penn State (Trailed 5-0 in T3)
Triple: Jameson Kavel (6th Inning) vs. Purdue, Feb. 16, 2018
One-Hitter: Amelia Wiercioch vs. Purdue, Feb. 16, 2018
Double Play Turned: 5-3 (Raine Wilson to Rachel Abboud) vs. Purdue, Feb. 17, 2018
Winning Streak: 4 Games (Feb. 16 vs. Penn State - Present)
National POTW Honor: Katherine Huey (espnW), Feb. 21, 2018
#GoDuke
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fiser (7-2)
L: Huey, Katherine (5-2)
Batting:
2B: Partain 1
RBI: Partain 3 ; Lindaman 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Partain 2 ; Kemetmueller 1 ; Brandt 1 ; Jensen 1
SB: Partain 2 ; Parlich 1
Batting:
2B: Kavel, Jameson 1
RBI: Kavel, Jameson 1
SH: Kavel, Jameson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Salinas, Dominique 1
Game Leaders
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