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Blue Devils Cap Inaugural Season at ACC Tournament
5/9/2018 7:09:00 PM | Softball
ATLANTA, Ga. – An outstanding inaugural season came to a close for the Duke Blue Devils (29-27) on Wednesday, as they fell to the Virginia Tech Hokies (23-29), 4-0, in the opening round of the 2018 ACC Softball Tournament in Atlanta, Ga.
A two-run second inning would be all the Hokies would need to secure the victory, as a home run and a pair of doubles helped bring in the game's first two runs. Tech would add on a run in the fifth and seventh for insurance.
Duke made its most noise in the bottom of the sixth, as Haley Wymbs got things started by ripping a single up the middle. A two-out base hit from Amelia Wiercioch put two on for the Blue Devils, but a groundout would close the frame and end the Duke threat.
The Blue Devils also picked up hits in the second and third, as Jameson Kavel tallied a single and Dominique Salinas recorded a double.
Katherine Huey (9-9) earned the start for the Blue Devils. Wiercioch threw 5.0 innings in relief, striking out five along the way. Peyton St. George capped the game with an inning of work, allowing just one hit and striking out one as well.
Year one for head coach Marissa Young and her Blue Devils comes to a close with 29 total victories, which finishes fifth amongst first years for ACC programs. Duke is the seventh ACC program to finish its inaugural campaign with a winning record.
Also adding to Duke's impressive first season is the three All-ACC honors it reeled in Tuesday. Raine Wilson was named All-ACC First Team, while St. George and Rachel Abboud were tabbed to the All-ACC Freshmen Team.
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A Year Of Firsts...
The Blue Devils' inaugural campaign will be filled with a number of statistical firsts as the year goes on. Here is a look at the firsts accomplished by Team One so far.
Game: Feb. 8, 2018 vs. FAU (Game 1)
Win (Team): Feb. 8, 2018 vs. FAU (Game 1), 4-3
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 (L, 7-4 [8])
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, won 7-5)
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: 5 Games (Feb. 16 vs. Penn State - Feb. 23 vs. Morgan State)
National POTW Honor: Katherine Huey (espnW), Feb. 21, 2018
Extra-Innings Win: March 2, 2018 vs. Yale (W, 4-3 [9])
Grand Slam: Amelia Wiercioch (4th Inning) vs. Lehigh, March 3, 2018
Run-Rule Victory: March 4, 2018 vs. Kent State (W, 8-0 [5])
ACC Contest: March 9, 2018 at North Carolina (L, 2-1 [9])
Multi-Home Run Game: Raine Wilson at North Carolina (Game 1), March 10, 2018
Midweek Contest: March 14, 2018 at Charleston (W, 5-1)
ACC Victory: March 16, 2018 vs. Boston College (W, 4-3)
ACC Victory (Individual): Peyton St. George vs. Boston College, March 16, 2018
Four-Hit Performance: Rachel Abboud vs. Boston College, March 17, 2018 (4-4)
ACC Shutout: March 18, 2018 vs. Boston College (1-0)
ACC Series Victory: March 16-18, 2018 vs. Boston College
ACC Series Sweep: March 16-18, 2018 vs. Boston College
ACC Road Win: April 1, 2018 at Pitt (2-1)
ACC Double Play Turned: 4-6-3 (K. Dry to J. Kavel to R. Abboud) vs. Georgia Tech, April 6, 2018
ACC Weekend Rubber Game: April 8, 2018 vs. Georgia Tech (L, 5-3)
ACC Road Series Win: April 13-14, 2018 at Notre Dame
Inside-The-Park Home Run: Amelia Wiercioch (3rd Inning) at Notre Dame (Game 2); April 14, 2018
Multi-Double Play Game: Two at Virginia Tech; April 20, 2018
Back-to-Back ACC Series Wins: April 13-14, 2018 at Notre Dame & April 20-22, 2018 at Virginia Tech
ACC Run-Rule Win: April 28, 2018 vs. Virginia (W, 9-1 [5])
Three-Straight ACC Series Wins: April 13-14, 2018 at Notre Dame, April 20-22, 2018 at Virginia Tech & April 27-29 vs. Virginia
All-ACC Honorees: Raine Wilson (First Team), Peyton St. George (Freshmen) & Rachel Abboud (Freshmen); May 8, 2018
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Eberle, C. (12-15)
L: Huey, Katherine (9-9)
Batting:
2B: Eberle, C. 1 ; Nolan, C. 1 ; Clark, T. 1
HR: Lattin, O. 1
RBI: Eberle, C. 1 ; Walton, S. 1 ; Lattin, O. 1 ; Clark, T. 1
SH: Schoenewald 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schoenewald 1 ; Lattin, O. 1 ; Metz, W. 1 ; Trull, D. 1
SB: Clark, T. 1
CS: Johnson, K. 1
Batting:
2B: Salinas, Dominique 1
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