Blue Devils Fall, 5-4, to Notre Dame in ACC Opener

Friday, March 3

Durham, N.C.

4 p.m.

Duke University

15-4, 0

Notre Dame

11-4, 0

Notre Dame

Duke

Blue Devils Fall, 5-4, to Notre Dame in ACC Opener

3/4/2023 12:39:00 AM | Softball

Box Score

DURHAM – No. 12 Duke fell to Notre Dame, 5-4, in the opening game of conference play at Duke Softball Stadium on Friday.

The Fighting Irish (11-4) handed the Blue Devils' (15-4) their fourth loss of the season and snapped their 12-game winning streak after a tight contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Notre Dame jumped out to an early lead with an RBI-single and a two-run home run to score three in the opening frame.
Graduate student Deja Davis led off with a double to right center field before advancing to third, and was brought in on an RBI-single from junior Kelly Torres to record Duke's first run.
Another double from Davis scored sophomore Ana Gold from second base to trim Notre Dame's edge to one in the second inning.
The Irish kept the offense rolling and walked in their fifth run of the game after loading the bases on no outs.
Junior Jala Wright fanned the next three batters to end the inning without further damage.
The Blue Devils attempted a comeback late in the sixth but the effort wasn't enough to make up the difference.

NOTES

Davis led the Blue Devils batting 2-for-3 with two RBI and recorded her sixth multi-hit game of the season.
Davis's second double of the contest tallied her 200th career hit.
Junior Claire Davidson was pinned with the loss after throwing for 3.2 innings and moves to a 3-2 record.
Davidson and Wright combined for eight strikeouts and allowed five runs off six hits.

UP NEXT
Duke and Notre Dame continue the three-game series on Saturday afternoon. The first pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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