No. 6 Duke Rolls Past Elon, 6-0, for Fifth-Straight Shutout Win

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Tuesday, March 5

Elon, N.C.

5 p.m.

Duke University

17-1

Elon

5-14

Duke

Elon

No. 6 Duke Rolls Past Elon, 6-0, for Fifth-Straight Shutout Win

3/5/2024 10:45:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

ELON, N.C. – Sixth-ranked Duke (17-1, 3-0 ACC) defeated Elon (5-14), 6-0, on Tuesday at Hunt Softball Park to collect its fifth-straight shutout victory.

The Blue Devils' offense was led by senior Francesca Frelick, who batted 2-for-2 with two RBI. In addition, graduate student Gisele Tapia finished 2-for-3 with one RBI, while accounting for two of Duke's six runs.

Sophomores Cassidy Curd and Sophie Garner-MacKinnon combined in the circle to shut out the Phoenix. Curd picked up the win after tossing 5.0 hitless innings with eight strikeouts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke's offense was quick to load the bases in the top of the first using a pair of singles and a walk.
Tapia opened the scoring with an RBI-single to plate sophomore D'Auna Jennings, who led off with an infield single.
Senior Kelly Torres drove in two more runs during the following at bat with a base hit to center field to push Duke ahead, 3-0.
Frelick then sent a sacrifice fly into center field to score Tapia and stretch the lead to 4-0 after the opening frame.
Continuing the momentum, Frelick plated another run with an RBI-double in the top of the third.
Sophomore Aminah Vega rounded out Duke's sixth and final run in the top of the fifth, scoring from second on fielding error.

NOTES

Curd's eight strikeouts on the night pushed her past the 200-career strikeout milestone and she now has 201 to her name in 151.1 career innings of work.
The Port St. Lucie, Fla., native made her 25th career start and improved to 2-1 on the year.
With the victory, Duke extended its winning streak and have currently won 17 consecutive heading into the weekend.
Jennings is now riding a 12-game hitting streak after batting 1-for-4 during the contest.

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The Blue Devils return home to host South Dakota State for a three-game series beginning with a doubleheader on Friday at Duke Softball Stadium. Friday's opener is set for 2 p.m.

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