Cassidy Curd

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Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Honors:
Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2024)
D1 Softball All-America Freshman Team (2023)
TUCCI/NFCA Freshman of the Year Finalist – Top 10 Finalist
NCFA All-Region – Third Team (2023)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2023)
All-ACC – First Team (2023, 2024)
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024)
ACC Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

2024 – Sophomore: Finished with a 13-4 record after 32 appearances inside the circle … her 1.31 ERA led the ACC and ranked eighth in the NCAA … collected 156 strikeouts in 128.1 innings while holding opposing hitters to a .151 batting average … earned 23 starts … tossed three complete games and picked up three saves … played a crucial role in the Blue Devils' postseason success, hurling 4.0 hitless innings of relief against Florida State in the ACC Championship title game … earned both wins at Missouri during the NCAA Super Regional to help advance the Blue Devils to the Women’s College World Series … tossed a career-high 8.1 innings and fanning a game-high seven strikeouts in the series finale against Missouri … named ACC pitcher of the week twice during the regular season, after strong performances against South Dakota State and North Carolina … fanned a career-high 12 batters to secure the conference series win over North Carolina, allowing just three to reach base on a walk, single and a double.

2023 – Freshman: Posted a 1.65 ERA in the circle during her record-setting rookie campaign … held a 18-3 record after 35 appearances and 127.1 innings … led the pitching staff in strikeouts with 159 on the year … fanned a season-high 11 batters against Longwood (Apr. 26) in 4.1 hitless innings … held a perfect 12-0 record after 25 appearances before being pinned with her first loss in the Blue Devils’ 4-3 loss to Longwood … had a stellar performance against No. 4 Arkansas in the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational, punching out eight in 3.1 innings of work … threw Duke’s first seven-inning no-hitter against No. 9 Clemson in the ACC Championship semifinals, becoming the first rookie to throw a no-no at the ACC Tournament and recorded the sixth overall at the postseason event … became the first player in program history to reach 100-plus strikeouts during their initial season … ranks fourth in the NCAA for hits allowed per seven innings (3.52), second in the ACC behind Florida State’s Makenna Reid … named a top-10 finalist for the TUCCI/NFCA Freshman of the Year award … named to D1Softball’s 2023 D100 Player Rankings at No. 68 … awarded Rookie of the Year and the Circle Award at the team’s annual awards banquet.