DURHAM- No. 15 Duke softball welcomes Louisville for a three-game series at Duke Softball Stadium this weekend. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. on Friday.
The Blue Devils (18-4, 2-1 ACC) are coming off a thrilling, 5-4, win over Charlotte (10-9) after nine innings on Wednesday. Senior
Gisele Tapia pushed the go-ahead run across in the top of the ninth after sending a long ball to the center field wall to score freshman
D'Auna Jennings from first base.
Louisville enters the weekend with a 11-6 record after hosting five games in the Cardinal Classic over the weekend. The Cardinals defeated Northern Kentucky and Toledo before dropping to No. 22 Northwestern in the invitational.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
The Blue Devils have won five-straight matchups against the Cardinals to lead the all-time series 6-3. The pair last met in the T-Mobile Tournament in Gainesville, Fla., last season where the Blue Devils earned the 6-3 win. Duke welcomes Louisville to Durham for the first time since the inaugural 2018 season.
LAST TIME OUT
No. 15 Duke softball (18-4) defeated Charlotte (10-9), 5-4, after nine innings at Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium on Wednesday night.
Senior
Gisele Tapia sent a long ball to the center field wall to push the go-ahead run across in the top of the ninth, scoring freshman
D'Auna Jennings who reached on an infield single.
Four Blue Devils saw action in the circle, but it was junior
Lillie Walker that is credited with the win after inheriting a bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh and ended the threat. Walker put in 2.2 innings of work and allowed two hits while collecting three strikeouts.
UP NEXT
Duke softball hosts James Madison for a midweek contest on Wednesday at Duke Softball Stadium. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
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