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Duke Sweeps Doubleheader; Program Reaches 100 Wins
3/20/2021 8:55:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – No. 14 Duke softball swept the Saturday doubleheader versus Syracuse, claiming the ACC series while head coach Marissa Young and the Blue Devils reached the 100-win milestone.
Duke (23-1, 11-1) began the day with an 11-0 five-inning shutout victory and closed out the evening with a 7-3 win over Syracuse (6-8, 2-5) at the Duke Softball Stadium. The Blue Devils' 17-game win streak is the longest in program history.
"Getting the 100th win for us is huge – it's fun to achieve those milestones as a program," Young said. "It's about every single one of those kids who chose Duke and have put in the work as well as all of the administration and support staff that have been along for the ride to make it happen. I love my players, staff and what we've all built together at Duke. I'm just lucky to be at the forefront of it."
Senior Jameson Kavel led the Blue Devils with four hits, including two doubles, while junior Caroline Jacobsen and sophomore Gisele Tapia both had monster performances at the plate with three hits each. In game one, Tapia went 2-for-2 with a home run while Jacobsen went 2-for3 in game two with two home runs as both tallied career-high five RBIs.
Getting it done in the circle, senior Peyton St. George pitched a complete game to improve to 10-0 on the season – tying her season wins record – while Claire Davidson recorded the second win (2-0) of her rookie campaign.
Game 1: Duke 11, Syracuse 0
Propelled by an eight-run third inning and a no-hitter through 4.1 innings played, Duke shut out Syracuse in five innings, 11-0. Duke jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and never looked back as Tapia sent a two-run single through the left side in the first frame.
Following a scoreless second, the Blue Devils used seven hits to plate eight runs in the third inning. Kavel garnered her second hit of the contest with a leadoff double and was brought home on an RBI single from Jacobsen. Syracuse made a pitching change, but Tapia continued her hot hitting as she blasted a three-run shot out of the park to give Duke a 6-0 advantage. Her third home run of the season improved her career single-game RBI record to five.
With singles from sophomore Kamryn Jackson and seniors Kendyl Lange, Sydney Bolan and Kavel, the Blue Devils stretched their lead to 10-0.
Duke notched three more hits in the bottom of the fourth from Davidson, graduate student Dominque Salinas and freshman Francesca Frelick. Frelick's RBI single to left field brought in the final run of the game at 11-0.
With a no-hitter through 4.1 innings, the Orange registered their lone hit in the top of the fifth. St. George earned her 10th win of the season, hurling the complete game in which she struck out six batters.
Game 2: Duke 7, Syracuse 3
Duke opened game two with four runs in the first frame with help from Jacobsen who blasted her first home run of the contest, sending a three-run shot over the wall in left field (4-0).
The Orange answered in the top of the second, using a single up the middle to cut Duke's lead to 4-1. The Blue Devils added a run back in the third as Kavel doubled down the right field line, bringing senior Rachel Crabtree across the plate (5-1). Syracuse looked to close in on Duke's lead again in the fourth, but Kavel gunned down a runner from center field to home plate to end the inning.
In the top of the fifth, Syracuse used a sacrifice fly to make it a 5-2 game. The Blue Devils responded in the bottom half as Jacobsen crushed her second homer of the day with a two-run shot to left, putting Duke ahead 7-2.
Syracuse left three runners on in the sixth and tried to rally with a run in the seventh with a long ball, but the Blue Devils held out for the 7-3 win.
Davidson pitched four innings in which she only allowed one run while striking out one batter to improve to 2-0 on the season. Senior Brianna Butler dealt three innings in relief in which she fanned three batters to earn her second save of the year.
Notables
Duke looks to sweep the series tomorrow as the Blue Devils and Orange meet for a 5 p.m. showing on ACC Network.
#GoDuke
Duke (23-1, 11-1) began the day with an 11-0 five-inning shutout victory and closed out the evening with a 7-3 win over Syracuse (6-8, 2-5) at the Duke Softball Stadium. The Blue Devils' 17-game win streak is the longest in program history.
"Getting the 100th win for us is huge – it's fun to achieve those milestones as a program," Young said. "It's about every single one of those kids who chose Duke and have put in the work as well as all of the administration and support staff that have been along for the ride to make it happen. I love my players, staff and what we've all built together at Duke. I'm just lucky to be at the forefront of it."
Senior Jameson Kavel led the Blue Devils with four hits, including two doubles, while junior Caroline Jacobsen and sophomore Gisele Tapia both had monster performances at the plate with three hits each. In game one, Tapia went 2-for-2 with a home run while Jacobsen went 2-for3 in game two with two home runs as both tallied career-high five RBIs.
Getting it done in the circle, senior Peyton St. George pitched a complete game to improve to 10-0 on the season – tying her season wins record – while Claire Davidson recorded the second win (2-0) of her rookie campaign.
Game 1: Duke 11, Syracuse 0
Propelled by an eight-run third inning and a no-hitter through 4.1 innings played, Duke shut out Syracuse in five innings, 11-0. Duke jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and never looked back as Tapia sent a two-run single through the left side in the first frame.
Following a scoreless second, the Blue Devils used seven hits to plate eight runs in the third inning. Kavel garnered her second hit of the contest with a leadoff double and was brought home on an RBI single from Jacobsen. Syracuse made a pitching change, but Tapia continued her hot hitting as she blasted a three-run shot out of the park to give Duke a 6-0 advantage. Her third home run of the season improved her career single-game RBI record to five.
With singles from sophomore Kamryn Jackson and seniors Kendyl Lange, Sydney Bolan and Kavel, the Blue Devils stretched their lead to 10-0.
Duke notched three more hits in the bottom of the fourth from Davidson, graduate student Dominque Salinas and freshman Francesca Frelick. Frelick's RBI single to left field brought in the final run of the game at 11-0.
With a no-hitter through 4.1 innings, the Orange registered their lone hit in the top of the fifth. St. George earned her 10th win of the season, hurling the complete game in which she struck out six batters.
Game 2: Duke 7, Syracuse 3
Duke opened game two with four runs in the first frame with help from Jacobsen who blasted her first home run of the contest, sending a three-run shot over the wall in left field (4-0).
The Orange answered in the top of the second, using a single up the middle to cut Duke's lead to 4-1. The Blue Devils added a run back in the third as Kavel doubled down the right field line, bringing senior Rachel Crabtree across the plate (5-1). Syracuse looked to close in on Duke's lead again in the fourth, but Kavel gunned down a runner from center field to home plate to end the inning.
In the top of the fifth, Syracuse used a sacrifice fly to make it a 5-2 game. The Blue Devils responded in the bottom half as Jacobsen crushed her second homer of the day with a two-run shot to left, putting Duke ahead 7-2.
Syracuse left three runners on in the sixth and tried to rally with a run in the seventh with a long ball, but the Blue Devils held out for the 7-3 win.
Davidson pitched four innings in which she only allowed one run while striking out one batter to improve to 2-0 on the season. Senior Brianna Butler dealt three innings in relief in which she fanned three batters to earn her second save of the year.
Notables
- St. George tied her single-season wins record with 10.
- Tapia and Jacobsen recorded career-high RBI performances with five.
- Jacobsen passes graduate student Raine Wilson for the most home runs in program history with 19 – record was 17.
- Duke notched the program's 100 victory and holds an all-time record of 100-63 in the fourth year as a program.
Duke looks to sweep the series tomorrow as the Blue Devils and Orange meet for a 5 p.m. showing on ACC Network.
#GoDuke
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: St. George, Peyton (10-0)
L: K. Oliver (3-3)
Base Running:
SB: L. Mayfield 1
Batting:
2B: Kavel, Jameson 1
HR: Tapia, Gisele 1
RBI: Bolan, Sydney 2 ; Kavel, Jameson 1 ; Jacobsen, Caroline 1 ; Tapia, Gisele 5 ; Frelick, Francesca 1 ; Lange, Kendyl 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Goddard, Sarah 1 ; Crabtree, Rachel 1 ; Kavel, Jameson 2 ; Foreman, Kristina 1 ; Jacobsen, Caroline 1 ; Davidson, Claire 1 ; Tapia, Gisele 1 ; Morris, Kyla 1 ; Jackson, Kamryn 1 ; Lange, Kendyl 1
SB: Goddard, Sarah 1 ; Kavel, Jameson 2 ; Morris, Kyla 1
CS: Jacobsen, Caroline 1
HBP: Crabtree, Rachel 1 ; Jackson, Kamryn 1
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