Home Runs Guide No. 6 Duke to 4-1 Victory Over Liberty

Tuesday, March 12

Lynchburg, Va.

4 p.m.

Duke University

20-1

Liberty

11-12

Duke

Liberty

Home Runs Guide No. 6 Duke to 4-1 Victory Over Liberty

3/12/2024 8:39:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

DURHAM – Sixth-ranked Duke softball (20-1, 3-0 ACC) extended its winning streak to 20 games after besting Liberty (11-12, 2-1 ASUN), 4-1, at Liberty Softball Stadium Tuesday night.

The Blue Devils' four runs on the night came from solo home runs off the bats of seniors Sarah Goddard and Kelly Torres, redshirt-sophomore Jada Baker and sophomore Aminah Vega.

Sophomore Cassidy Curd and senior Lillie Walker shared the circle, tossing 3.2 and 3.1 innings, respectively. Walker picked up the win after surrendering just one hit and collecting three strikeouts in her three innings of relief.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Liberty opened the scoring with a lead-off home run in the bottom of the first for an early 1-0 advantage.
The next three frames went scoreless before Walker took over for Curd in the bottom of the fourth inning. Walker worked her way out of bases loaded jam to keep it a 1-0 game.
Goddard went yard in the top of the fifth inning to even the score, 1-1.
Back-to-back solo blasts from Vega and Torres pushed the Blue Devils ahead, 3-1, in the sixth.
Baker extended the lead again with a shot over the left field wall to round out the scoring.
Walker settled back in for the sixth and seventh inning, sitting down the final six batters to preserve the win, 4-1.

NOTES

Duke tallied its seventh multi-home run game of the season.
The 20-game winning streak tied the program's longest streak since Feb. 21-Mar. 26, 2021
Liberty's solo home run was the first run allowed by the Blue Devils since Feb. 25 against Villanova.
Walker now holds a 0.33 ERA and improved to 4-0 on the season.
Vega, Torres and Gold extended their hitting streaks to five-, four- and three-straight contests, respectively.

UP NEXT
The Blue Devils continue the road swing, traveling to Tallahassee, Fla., to face No.16 Florida State in a three-game conference series at Joanne Graf Field. Friday's opener is set for 6 p.m.

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