Curd Sets Program Record; Blue Devils Fall to Longwood, 4-3

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Curd Sets Program Record; Blue Devils Fall to Longwood, 4-3

4/26/2023 10:55:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

FARMVILLE, Va. – No. 8 Duke softball fell to Longwood, 4-3, in the final non-conference contest of the regular season at Lancer Field on Wednesday.

The Lancers (25-16, 11-3 Big South) handed the Blue Devils (40-9, 16-5 ACC) their ninth loss of the season and snapped their 12-game winning streak after a walk-off win in the seventh inning.

Freshmen D'Auna Jennings and Aminah Vega each collected three hits and scored one run on the night, finishing 3-for-5 and 3-for-4, respectively.

Left-handed pitcher Cassidy Curd was pinned with her first loss of the year, despite throwing 4.1 hitless innings and fanning a season-best 11 batters. Curd's 11 strikeouts tallied her 107th on the year and became the first freshman to reach 100 strikeouts in a single season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Senior Gisele Tapia gave the Blue Devils an early 1-0 lead after driving in Jennings, who reached on an infield single before moving up on a stolen base and groundout.
Longwood answered in the home half using four hits to plate three runs, including a two-run home run off the bat of Lauren Taylor.
Curd entered the game in the bottom of the third, striking out the first nine batters she faced to hold off the Lancers' offense.
The Blue Devils fought back with runs in the fifth and seventh inning to tie the game up at 3-3.
Longwood's Peyton Coleman, pinch running for Maryanna Guy, scored the game-winning run after capitalizing on a Blue Devils' throwing error at first base.

NOTES

Jennings extended her career-best hitting streak to 11 games after batting 3-for-5 on the night.
Vega, Tapia and junior Julia Boyet each recorded one RBI during the contest.
Wright made her 32nd appearance in the circle after tossing 2.0 innings against the Lancers.

UP NEXT
The Blue Devils conclude the regular season with a three-game road series against Pittsburgh beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. All three contests will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

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