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Blue Devils Battle Stanford in ACC Championship Quarterfinals Thursday
5/7/2025 6:32:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – The fourth-seeded Blue Devils are set to open play in the 2025 ACC Softball Championships Thursday against fifth-seeded Stanford at the Harrington Athletics Village in Brighton, Mass. First pitch is slated for 1:30 p.m.
Duke wrapped up its regular season with a 37-15 overall record and a 16-8 mark in conference action. The Blue Devils won seven of their eight conference series this season, including sweeps over Louisville and North Carolina. The Blue Devils placed five on the All-ACC teams with graduate students Dani Drogemuller and Thessa Malau'ulu, senior Ana Gold and juniors Aminah Vega and D'Auna Jennings earning recognition. Malau'ulu highlighted Duke's all-conference selections as she was named the 2025 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and is the second consecutive Blue Devil to receive the league's top defensive honors as Vega was the recipient in 2024.
Stanford (40-10, 16-8 ACC) is coming off a 9-2 win over No.12 seed Pitt in the opening round of the ACC Championship on Wednesday. The Cardinal used a five-run third inning to push past the Panthers and secure the victory. Stanford enters the matchup leading the conference in four categories - scoring, batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Junior Taryn Kern powers the Cardinal offense, leading the team in home runs (19), runs scored (58), total bases (123) and slugging percentage (.837). Her 19 long balls rank second in the ACC and 14th nationally.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The game will be broadcast on ACC Network with Mark Neely and Carol Bruggeman on the call. Live stats will be available through Statbroadcast.
WATCH | LIVE STATS | ACC CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
INSIDE THE SERIES
Duke and Stanford are set to meet for the fourth time in program history and first time as conference foes. The Cardinal leads the all-time series, 2-1, after defeating the Blue Devils in the 2023 NCAA Super Regional at Duke Softball Stadium. Duke's lone win came earlier that season with a 4-2 victory during the Mark Campbell Invitational in Irvine, Calif.,
UP NEXT
The winner of Thursday's contest will advance to the semifinals on Friday at 1 p.m. They'll meet the winner of the No. 8 seed Georgia Tech and No. 1 seed Florida State contest.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL"
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Duke wrapped up its regular season with a 37-15 overall record and a 16-8 mark in conference action. The Blue Devils won seven of their eight conference series this season, including sweeps over Louisville and North Carolina. The Blue Devils placed five on the All-ACC teams with graduate students Dani Drogemuller and Thessa Malau'ulu, senior Ana Gold and juniors Aminah Vega and D'Auna Jennings earning recognition. Malau'ulu highlighted Duke's all-conference selections as she was named the 2025 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and is the second consecutive Blue Devil to receive the league's top defensive honors as Vega was the recipient in 2024.
Stanford (40-10, 16-8 ACC) is coming off a 9-2 win over No.12 seed Pitt in the opening round of the ACC Championship on Wednesday. The Cardinal used a five-run third inning to push past the Panthers and secure the victory. Stanford enters the matchup leading the conference in four categories - scoring, batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Junior Taryn Kern powers the Cardinal offense, leading the team in home runs (19), runs scored (58), total bases (123) and slugging percentage (.837). Her 19 long balls rank second in the ACC and 14th nationally.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The game will be broadcast on ACC Network with Mark Neely and Carol Bruggeman on the call. Live stats will be available through Statbroadcast.
WATCH | LIVE STATS | ACC CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
INSIDE THE SERIES
Duke and Stanford are set to meet for the fourth time in program history and first time as conference foes. The Cardinal leads the all-time series, 2-1, after defeating the Blue Devils in the 2023 NCAA Super Regional at Duke Softball Stadium. Duke's lone win came earlier that season with a 4-2 victory during the Mark Campbell Invitational in Irvine, Calif.,
UP NEXT
The winner of Thursday's contest will advance to the semifinals on Friday at 1 p.m. They'll meet the winner of the No. 8 seed Georgia Tech and No. 1 seed Florida State contest.
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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