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Duke Softball Opens 2025 Season Ranked in Top 10 of Four National Polls
1/29/2025 1:40:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – With the 2025 season just around the corner, Duke softball will begin its campaign ranked in the top 10 of all four major preseason polls.
The Blue Devils checked in at No. 7 in the NFCA/GoRout and D1Softball polls, No. 8 according to SoftballAmerica and ESPN.com/USA Softball.
With the rankings, the Blue Devils have earned a spot in the top 25 of all four preseason polls for the fourth time in the program's eight-year history.
Duke is coming off its strongest campaign in 2024, setting a program record with a 52-9 overall ledger, capturing its second ACC Championship, third straight NCAA Super Regional appearance and advanced to the Women's College World Series for the first time.
Head coach Marissa Young returns 11 letterwinners from last season and welcomed eight newcomers in freshmen Ava Bradshaw, Gabriella Mike, Hailey Shuler and Brooklinn Thomas, along with transfers Dakota Farmer (Penn), Thessa Malau'ulu (UCLA), KK Mathis (James Madison) and Jessica Oakland (Minnesota).
Duke opens the season in Clearwater, Fla., playing in the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic Feb. 6-9 at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. The Blue Devils highlight the field as the lone 2024 Women's College World Series participant with Missouri and Tennessee making Super Regional appearances. Duke will face Penn State (Feb. 7), Mississippi State (Feb. 7), Missouri (Feb. 8), Northwestern (Feb. 8) and Kentucky (Feb. 9) during the four-day showcase.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL"
#GoDuke
The Blue Devils checked in at No. 7 in the NFCA/GoRout and D1Softball polls, No. 8 according to SoftballAmerica and ESPN.com/USA Softball.
With the rankings, the Blue Devils have earned a spot in the top 25 of all four preseason polls for the fourth time in the program's eight-year history.
Duke is coming off its strongest campaign in 2024, setting a program record with a 52-9 overall ledger, capturing its second ACC Championship, third straight NCAA Super Regional appearance and advanced to the Women's College World Series for the first time.
Head coach Marissa Young returns 11 letterwinners from last season and welcomed eight newcomers in freshmen Ava Bradshaw, Gabriella Mike, Hailey Shuler and Brooklinn Thomas, along with transfers Dakota Farmer (Penn), Thessa Malau'ulu (UCLA), KK Mathis (James Madison) and Jessica Oakland (Minnesota).
Duke opens the season in Clearwater, Fla., playing in the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic Feb. 6-9 at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. The Blue Devils highlight the field as the lone 2024 Women's College World Series participant with Missouri and Tennessee making Super Regional appearances. Duke will face Penn State (Feb. 7), Mississippi State (Feb. 7), Missouri (Feb. 8), Northwestern (Feb. 8) and Kentucky (Feb. 9) during the four-day showcase.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL"
#GoDuke
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