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Wednesday, February 23
Durham, N.C.
4:30 P.M.
Duke University
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Elon
Photo by: Matt Pendleton
No. 13 Duke Hosts Elon in Home Opener
2/22/2022 4:08:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM – The No. 13 Duke softball program (8-2, 0-0 ACC) is set for its home opener, hosting Elon (7-2, 0-0 CAA) on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Duke Softball Stadium.
Duke football head coach Mike Elko will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the game. The contest is also one of three "Bark in the Park" nights this season and will end with a postgame autograph session for fans.
Last Time Out
Duke matched its performance at the Kajikawa Classic with another 4-1 showing, this time at the T-Mobile Tournament in Gainesville, Fla. The Blue Devils defeated Villanova, Louisville, and Florida A&M (twice), with the lone blemish coming to No. 4 Florida. Freshman Ana Gold and graduate student Jameson Kavel had big weekends, with Gold hitting .500 with two home runs and four RBI, while Kavel hit .400 with two home runs and five RBI.
Opponent History
Duke vs. Elon – Duke leads 3-1
The Blue Devils are meeting the Phoenix for the fifth time in program history, with the Blue Devils having won the last two contests. In the last meeting on Mar. 17, 2021, Kristina Foreman launched a home run, while Deja Davis and Caroline Jacobsen each added RBI in a 3-0 win at Elon. The series has been close since its beginning, with no game being decided by more than four runs.
Scouting Elon
Under head coach Kathy Bocock, the Phoenix have already scored several key wins, including a 4-3 victory over North Carolina on Feb. 16 and an 8-7 win over Providence on Feb. 18. On offense, senior Rebecca Murray is off to a fast start, hitting .417 with one home run and four RBI. In the circle, the Phoenix have a 2.56 ERA as a unit, with freshman Taylor Cherry featured heavily, with four starts, 21.0 innings pitched and 25 strikeouts.
What to Watch For
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL".
#GoDuke
Duke football head coach Mike Elko will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the game. The contest is also one of three "Bark in the Park" nights this season and will end with a postgame autograph session for fans.
Last Time Out
Duke matched its performance at the Kajikawa Classic with another 4-1 showing, this time at the T-Mobile Tournament in Gainesville, Fla. The Blue Devils defeated Villanova, Louisville, and Florida A&M (twice), with the lone blemish coming to No. 4 Florida. Freshman Ana Gold and graduate student Jameson Kavel had big weekends, with Gold hitting .500 with two home runs and four RBI, while Kavel hit .400 with two home runs and five RBI.
Opponent History
Duke vs. Elon – Duke leads 3-1
The Blue Devils are meeting the Phoenix for the fifth time in program history, with the Blue Devils having won the last two contests. In the last meeting on Mar. 17, 2021, Kristina Foreman launched a home run, while Deja Davis and Caroline Jacobsen each added RBI in a 3-0 win at Elon. The series has been close since its beginning, with no game being decided by more than four runs.
Scouting Elon
Under head coach Kathy Bocock, the Phoenix have already scored several key wins, including a 4-3 victory over North Carolina on Feb. 16 and an 8-7 win over Providence on Feb. 18. On offense, senior Rebecca Murray is off to a fast start, hitting .417 with one home run and four RBI. In the circle, the Phoenix have a 2.56 ERA as a unit, with freshman Taylor Cherry featured heavily, with four starts, 21.0 innings pitched and 25 strikeouts.
What to Watch For
- Head Coach Marissa Young returns 17 members of last season's ACC Championship squad, including the first All-American in program history in Deja Davis, as well All-Region honorees Peyton St. George and Shelby Walters in the circle.
- Davis was named preseason All-ACC for the second time in her collegiate career, along with graduate student Jameson Kavel. Kavel is swinging a hot bat this season, hitting .364 with four home runs and 13 RBI.
- A home run from either Caroline Jacobsen or Kristina Foreman would make them the first in Blue Devils history with 25.
- Three Blue Devils – Jacobsen, Kavel and Gold -- have started the year on 10-game on base streaks. Kavel owns the longest hit streak of the year at nine in a row.
- St. George is closing in on 500 career strikeouts, needing 28 to become the first in program history to reach that threshold.
- Duke is 27-11 all-time against opponents in North Carolina and will have its first of nine against a North Carolina based program.
- Graduate students Rachel Crabtree and Kavel both have a chance to become the first Blue Devil to reach 200 career hits, with Kavel at 198 and Crabtree standing at 197.
- Both could also become the first Blue Devil to 100 career RBI, with Crabtree at 97 and Kavel at 95 entering Wednesday.
- The Blue Devils met the Phoenix in a fall ball game back on Oct. 29, with Duke taking the win 10-0.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL".
#GoDuke
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