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Late Rally Comes Up Short as No. 19 Duke Falls to No. 9 Florida State
3/22/2025 8:22:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – The Blue Devils' offense sparked a 10-run rally over the final three frames, but the comeback came up just short in the end, falling to No. 9 Florida State, 12-11, at Duke Softball Stadium Saturday afternoon.
No. 19 Duke moves to 21-11 overall with a 4-4 mark in conference play while Florida State improves to 28-5 on the year and 5-0 in ACC action.
Freshman Brooklinn Thomas was a perfect 4-for-4 during the contest with two RBIs and two runs scored. Junior D'Auna Jennings went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs. Classmate Aminah Vega and sophomore Amiah Burgess also contributed to the offense, combining to drive in six of Duke's 11 runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Blue Devils and Seminoles conclude the weekend series on Sunday. First pitch is set for 12 p.m., and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL"
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No. 19 Duke moves to 21-11 overall with a 4-4 mark in conference play while Florida State improves to 28-5 on the year and 5-0 in ACC action.
Freshman Brooklinn Thomas was a perfect 4-for-4 during the contest with two RBIs and two runs scored. Junior D'Auna Jennings went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs. Classmate Aminah Vega and sophomore Amiah Burgess also contributed to the offense, combining to drive in six of Duke's 11 runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless opening frame, Florida State used an RBI-double and RBI-single to plate the first two runs of the game in the top of the second.
- The Blue Devils responded in the bottom half after redshirt sophomore Kairi Rodriguez drew a two-out walk and came home two batters later on an RBI-single from Thomas.
- The Seminoles' offense exploded in the top of the third, scoring six runs off six hits and a pair of Blue Devil errors, to push ahead 8-1.
- Florida State's Michaela Edenfield created a 10-run gap in the fourth with a three-run home run over the right-center field wall for an 11-1 Seminole lead.
- Vega sparked the late rally with a three-run blast in the bottom of the fifth, bringing in Jennings and Thomas, to make it an 11-4 ballgame.
- Jennings cut the deficit to 11-6 with a two-out, two-RBI single in the sixth inning. Her knock scored Rodriguez and Thomas, who both reached on singles before moving up on a wild pitch.
- The Seminoles connected an infield single and double to the left-center field wall to push one additional run across the plate in the top of the seventh.
- Duke battled back in the bottom of the seventh with a five-run frame, highlighted by Burgess's two-run shot to right field. The Blue Devils fought until the very end, loading the bases with two outs but the Seminoles were able to grab the final out and leave the game-tying and game-winning runs stranded.
- With her three strikeouts during the contest, junior Cassidy Curd surpassed the 400-career strikeout milestone. The lefty owns 403 strikeouts to her name, which sits third all-time behind Jala Wright (449) and Peyton St. George (641).
- Graduate student Dani Drogemuller earned her second start of the series and was ultimately pinned with the loss. She moves to 8-5 overall after 19 appearances.
- Freshman Hailey Shuler made her second appearance of the weekend in the circle.
- Vega and Burgess tallied their fourth and second long balls of the season, respectively.
- Duke recorded its seventh multi-home run game on the year.
- Jennings extended her hitting streak to a team-best seven games and tallied her ninth multi-hit outing of the season.
- Vega matched her season high with four RBIs during the contest and marked her eighth multi-RBI performance.
The Blue Devils and Seminoles conclude the weekend series on Sunday. First pitch is set for 12 p.m., and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL"
#GoDuke
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ashtyn Danley (5-1)
L: Drogemuller, Dani (8-5)
Batting:
2B: Isa Torres 1 ; Jaysoni Beachum 2 ; Jahni Kerr 1
HR: Michaela Edenfield 1
RBI: Isa Torres 3 ; Jaysoni Beachum 1 ; Michaela Edenfield 3 ; Jahni Kerr 2 ; Hallie Wacaser 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Isa Torres 1 ; Jaysoni Beachum 1 ; Kennedy Harp 2 ; Michaela Edenfield 3 ; Katie Dack 1 ; Jahni Kerr 1 ; Hallie Wacaser 1 ; Angelee Bueno 1 ; Ashtyn Danley 1
SB: Hallie Wacaser 1
CS: Krystina Hartley 1
HBP: Michaela Edenfield 1
Batting:
HR: Vega, Aminah 1 ; Burgess, Amiah 1
RBI: Jennings, D'Auna 2 ; Vega, Aminah 4 ; Burgess, Amiah 2 ; Baker, Jada 1 ; Thomas, Brooklinn 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jennings, D'Auna 1 ; Vega, Aminah 1 ; Gold, Ana 1 ; Burgess, Amiah 1 ; Terrell, Aleyah 1 ; Malau'ulu, Thessa 1 ; Rodriguez, Kairi 2 ; Baker, Jada 1 ; Thomas, Brooklinn 2
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