Vega Sets Doubles Record; Curd Throws No-Hitter to Roll Past Cal, 12-0

Friday, March 6

Sacramento, Calif.

5 p.m.

Duke University

13-9

California

8-15

Duke

Cal

Cassidy Curd pitching vs. Texas A&M at Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic 2026

Vega Sets Doubles Record; Curd Throws No-Hitter to Roll Past Cal, 12-0

3/6/2026 11:43:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Cassidy Curd tossed the fourth solo no-hitter in program history as Duke (13-9) rolled past Cal (8-15), 12-0, in five innings at Shea Stadium in Sacramento, Calif.

Curd sat down the first three batters before allowing her first baserunner on a leadoff walk in the top of the second. She settled back in to retire nine of her final 10 batters faced, relinquishing just one additional walk to register her sixth complete game of the year. The Port St. Lucie, Fla., native added five strikeouts to her already impressive outing in the circle.

Classmate Aminah Vega powered the offense, batting 3-for-4 on the day with one RBI. The DeBary, Fla., native also set the program's doubles record with her RBI-double in the top of the first to register 56 career doubles, passing Jameson Kavel's mark of 55 (2018-2022).

HOW IT HAPPENED

It took the Blue Devils just two pitches to push their first run across the plate. Senior D'Auna Jennings opened the frame with an infield single before scoring on Vega's double to left center to put Duke ahead, 1-0.
The Blue Devils quickly loaded the bases in the top of the third using a pair of singles and a walk. Freshman Jayla Stafford and redshirt junior Kairi Rodriguez followed with a hit by pitch and base hit to left center, respectively, to extend the gap to 3-0.
Duke's offense erupted in the fourth, adding four runs off three hits and a pair of Cal errors to pull away 7-0.
The Blue Devils carried their momentum into the fifth, posting a five-run frame, highlighted by graduate student Tyrina Jones's three-run homer to left field, to put the game out of reach and secure the 12-0 run-rule victory.

NOTES

Curd earned her 75th career start in the circle and worked the second no-hitter of her Blue Devil career.
Curd moves her season ledger to 7-2.
Jones now leads the team with eight home runs on the year.
Jones logged her ninth multi-RBI game of the season and owns a team-leading 33 RBI.
The Blue Devils collected their fourth run-rule victory of the season.

UP NEXT
The Blue Devils and Golden Bears continue the three-game set on Saturday with first pitch slated for 5 p.m. ET. Live stats will be available through Statbroadcast.
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