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Friday, April 17
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
4 p.m.
Duke University
33-12, 16-3
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Boston College
12-30, 3-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
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| Duke | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 |
| Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Jones Sets RBI Record; Blue Devils Defeat Boston College, 12-2
4/17/2026 7:01:00 PM | Softball
BRIGHTON, MASS. – No. 17 Duke used runs in six of seven innings to defeat Boston College, 12-2, in the conference series opener Friday afternoon at the Harrington Athletics Village.
Graduate student Tyrina Jones set the single-season RBI record with her four during the contest, passing Claire Davidon's mark of 67 in 2024. The Lake Worth, Florida, native also matched Ana Gold's single-season home run record with her three-run blast in the top of the third. She has now homered in five straight games.
The Blue Devils improve to 33-12 on the year with a 16-3 mark in ACC play while the Eagles drop to 12-30 overall and 3-13 in conference action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Graduate student Tyrina Jones set the single-season RBI record with her four during the contest, passing Claire Davidon's mark of 67 in 2024. The Lake Worth, Florida, native also matched Ana Gold's single-season home run record with her three-run blast in the top of the third. She has now homered in five straight games.
The Blue Devils improve to 33-12 on the year with a 16-3 mark in ACC play while the Eagles drop to 12-30 overall and 3-13 in conference action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Blue Devils struck in the opening frame as senior Aminah Vega doubled down the left field line and came home on a Boston College fielding error to put Duke ahead, 1-0.
- Senior KK Mathis dropped a base hit into shallow center field before moving up on a ground out and sacrifice bunt. Classmate D'Auna Jennings reached on a fielder's choice to score Mathis and push the Blue Devils ahead, 2-0.
- Jones extended the lead to 5-0 in the following frame with a three-run shot to center field. Her long ball also brought in Vega and redshirt junior Jessica Oakland after reaching on a leadoff walk and a base hit to left, respectively.
- Back-to-back doubles from Vega and Oakland added another Blue Devil run in the top of the fourth, creating a 6-0 gap.
- A solo home run from sophomore Layla Lamar and a two-run blast from freshman Gabriella Shadek stretched Duke's advantage to 9-0 in the sixth.
- Boston College pushed a pair of runs across the plate in the home half to avoid the shutout.
- The Blue Devils answered with another three-run frame, highlighted by Lamar's second home run of the night, to put the game out of reach, 12-2.
- Vega extended her hitting streak to a team-high 17 games with her double in the opening frame.
- Vega recorded her 20th double of the season, matching Davidson's single season mark set in 2024.
- Lamar tallied the fourth multi-home run game of her career.
- Duke outhit Boston College, 15-3, marking its 23rd game with double-digit hits this season. Â
- Due to projected inclement weather, the Blue Devils and Eagles will conclude the three-game series on Saturday. Game one of the doubleheader is scheduled for 2 p.m.
- Both games of the doubleheader will stream on ACC Network Extra.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bradshaw, Ava (6-1)
L: Kendziorski, Bailey (2-10)
Batting:
2B: Mathis, KK 1 ; Oakland, Jessica 1 ; Vega, Aminah 2
HR: Lamar, Layla 2 ; Jones, Tyrina 1 ; Shadek, Gabriella 1
RBI: Jennings, D'Auna 1 ; Oakland, Jessica 2 ; Lamar, Layla 2 ; Jones, Tyrina 4 ; Shadek, Gabriella 2
SH: Matthews, Adelyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mathis, KK 1 ; Jennings, D'Auna 1 ; Terrell, Aleyah 1 ; Oakland, Jessica 1 ; Vega, Aminah 4 ; Lamar, Layla 2 ; Jones, Tyrina 1 ; Shadek, Gabriella 1
SB: Jennings, D'Auna 1 ; Terrell, Aleyah 1 ; Oakland, Jessica 1 ; Vega, Aminah 2
HBP: Lamar, Layla 1
Batting:
2B: Paharik, Holly 1
RBI: Paharik, Holly 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jackin, Tannis 1 ; Deguire, Katelyn 1
Game Leaders
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AB
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