Claire Davidson

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Matt Pendleton

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Pitcher/Outfield
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

Honors:
USA Softball Player of the Year – Top 10 Finalist (2024)
CWSA Honda Award – Top 3 Finalist (2024)
NFCA All-America – First Team (2024)
D1Softball All-America – First Team (2024)
SoftballAmerica All-America – First Team (2024)
ACC Player of the Year (2024)
All-ACC - First Team (2024)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2024)
CSC Academic All-America (2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024)
ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2024)
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024)
ACC Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

2024 – Senior: One of six players to start in all 61 games … led the team in batting average (.436), home runs (18), doubles (20), runs scored (62) and RBI (67) … her 20 doubles and 67 RBI has set Duke single-season records and ranked ninth and seventh in the NCAA, respectively … drove in a career-high six RBI against Iowa State (2/9) during the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge after a grand slam and a two-RBI double … tallied the second multi-home run game of her career during the series finale versus North Carolina (4/7) … kept Duke’s eighth inning rally alive with a two-run home run to help the Blue Devils secure the program's first series victory over No. 16 Florida State (3/17) … earned ACC Player of the Week honors on March 19 … unanimously voted ACC Player of the Year and named to the ACC All-Tournament team … named D1Softball Player of the Week on April 16 … one of five unanimous selections NFCA First Team All-America selections … one of 15 players to be selected in the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball Draft.

2023 – Junior: Earned a spot in the starting lineup in 58 of 60 games … finished with a career-high .325 batting average, adding in five home runs, six stolen bases and 28 RBI ... led the team in doubles with 15 on the year … made 14 appearances in the circle, earning 10 starts … posted a 5-2 record with 3.61 ERA (40.2 IP) with 25 strikeouts and four walks … combined with Sophie Garner-MacKinnon to no-hit Elon on April 10 … named ACC Player of the Week after finishing 9-for-16 with two home runs, four RBI and five runs, while striking out seven in 13.1 innings during the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational … drove in a season-high four RBI in Duke’s 11-0 win over Campbell on Feb. 26 … blasted a two-run home run to help secure the series sweep over Pittsburgh … sent a sacrifice fly to left field to put the Blue Devils in front of George Mason, 2-1, during the NCAA Durham Regional.

2022 - Sophomore: Made an impact in the circle and at the plate, playing in 36 games and making 16 starts as a batter, while appearing in 20 games in the circle and making six starts ... Hit .321 with five home runs and 20 RBI, while going 6-0 with 1.94 ERA (47.0 IP) and striking out 39 ... Struck out five over five innings of two-hit relief in a win over Villanova on Feb. 18 ... Hit a grand slam for her first collegiate home run in a win over Florida A&M on Feb. 19 ... Recorded one of the best offensive days of her career at James Madison, hitting three home runs over a doubleheader and driving in eight runs on Apr. 12 ... Threw seven scoreless innings between Apr. 20 and May 3.

2021 - Freshman: Appeared in 29 games as a rookie, including 13 in the circle … finished the year with a 3.88 ERA with a 3-0 record through 30.2 innings pitched with 25 strikeouts … paired up with Shelby Walters to throw the first combined no-hitter in program history at NC State on May 7 … registered her first career hit and RBI against Notre Dame on Feb. 21 … racked up a career-high nine strikeouts in her collegiate start in the circle against Central Arkansas on Feb. 13 … first career start in the field versus Central Arkansas on Feb. 12 and made her pitching debut against McNeese on Feb. 13.

Prior to Duke: Nation's 35th-ranked player in the class of 2020 ... Played her first two years of high school at West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Va. before moving to Lakewood Ranch, Fla. ... Put together a 10-0 record with two saves and 71 strikeouts through 61.2 innings and a 0.57 ERA as a junior ... Batted .439 with 13 home runs and 47 RBI at the plate during her junior season ... Named Florida All-State, Florida Gatorade Player of the Year nominee, All-Region and All-Conference following her junior year ... Recorded an 8-1 record with 63 strikeouts in 53.1 innings while batting .594 as a sophomore ... Registered a 17-7 record through 151 innings with 200 K's and a 1.48 ERA as a freshman ... Named a Washington, D.C. All-Met Honorable Mention, All-Region, Conference MVP and All-Conference ... Played travel ball for Tampa Mustangs TJ and previously played for the Vienna Stars in Virginia.