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1 p.m.
Softball
at North Carolina
Friday, April 10
Chapel Hill, N.C.
6 p.m.
Duke University
30-11, 14-2
11
at
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North Carolina
29-10, 8-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
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| Duke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Home Runs Lead No. 18 Duke to 11-6 Victory at North Carolina
4/10/2026 11:27:00 PM | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Home runs from five different Blue Devils helped lead No. 18 Duke to an 11-6 victory over North Carolina in the conference series opener Friday night at Anderson Stadium.
The Blue Devil offense was led by multi-hit performances from senior D'Auna Jennings, sophomore Layla Lamar and freshman Adelyn Matthews. The trio each finished 2-for-4 on the night and combined to drive in three runs.
Senior KK Mathis contributed both at the plate and in the circle. Mathis hit 1-for-3 with two RBI and two runs while making her fourth appearance in the circle. The West Chester, Ohio, native secured her first career victory after limiting the Tar Heels to just two runs off one hit in her two innings of relief. Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Blue Devils and Tar Heels continue the conference series Saturday afternoon. First pitch of game two is scheduled for 1 p.m. 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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The Blue Devil offense was led by multi-hit performances from senior D'Auna Jennings, sophomore Layla Lamar and freshman Adelyn Matthews. The trio each finished 2-for-4 on the night and combined to drive in three runs.
Senior KK Mathis contributed both at the plate and in the circle. Mathis hit 1-for-3 with two RBI and two runs while making her fourth appearance in the circle. The West Chester, Ohio, native secured her first career victory after limiting the Tar Heels to just two runs off one hit in her two innings of relief. Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Jennings launched a home run to center field on the first pitch of the game to open the scoring. Graduate student Tyrina Jones sent out a three-run shot later in the inning and freshman Jayla Stafford capped the five-run frame with an RBI double to give Duke an early 5-0 advantage.
- Senior Aminah Vega homered to deep center field in the top of the second to push the Blue Devils ahead, 6-0.
- Mathis stretched the gap to 8-0 with her two-run shot in the top of the third. Her long ball brought in Lamar after she reached on a leadoff single to right field.
- North Carolina answered with a solo home run from Emily LeGette and a three-run homer off the bat of Rayna Blackwell in the bottom half, cutting the deficit to 8-4.
- Lamar tacked on another run in the fifth, dropping a double into the left field gap and advancing on a pair of groundouts. Matthews tallied Duke's fifth home run of the night, a two-run blast to left field, scoring classmate Gabriella Shadek after she drew a one-out walk to put Duke in front, 11-4.
- The home team plated two runs in the bottom of the sixth on a Sanaa Thompson home run, but Duke's defense held firm in the seventh to secure the 11-6 victory.
- Duke extended its win streak to seven straight games, improving to 30-11 overall and 14-2 in conference action.
- Vega homered in back-to-back games for the third time this season after sending out a solo home run at Liberty Wednesday.
- Jennings recorded her third home run of the season and fifth of her career.
- Jones drove in a game-high three runs for her 15th multi-RBI outing of the season.
- The Blue Devils have won 14 straight matchups against the Tar Heels.
The Blue Devils and Tar Heels continue the conference series Saturday afternoon. First pitch of game two is scheduled for 1 p.m. 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
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mathis, KK (1-0)
L: Dark, Kenna Raye (5-2)
Batting:
2B: Lamar, Layla 1 ; Stafford, Jayla 1
HR: Mathis, KK 1 ; Jennings, D'Auna 1 ; Vega, Aminah 1 ; Jones, Tyrina 1 ; Matthews, Adelyn 1
RBI: Mathis, KK 2 ; Jennings, D'Auna 1 ; Vega, Aminah 1 ; Jones, Tyrina 3 ; Matthews, Adelyn 2 ; Stafford, Jayla 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mathis, KK 2 ; Jennings, D'Auna 1 ; Oakland, Jessica 1 ; Vega, Aminah 2 ; Lamar, Layla 2 ; Jones, Tyrina 1 ; Matthews, Adelyn 1 ; Shadek, Gabriella 1
SB: Matthews, Adelyn 1
CS: Krueger, Ariel 1
HBP: Mathis, KK 1
Batting:
HR: Blackwell, Rayna 1 ; LeGette, Emily 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 1
RBI: Blackwell, Rayna 3 ; LeGette, Emily 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 2
SH: Roberts, Lexie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jennings, Raegan 1 ; Wilson, Sahara 1 ; Blackwell, Rayna 1 ; LeGette, Emily 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 1
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