Duke will look to find its way to the ACC Tournament final with a win over Clemson on Friday afternoon.
Home field advantage is a real thing and top-seeded Duke is using every bit of it in ACC tournament play with the hopes of earning the title at Duke Softball Stadium. Before the Blue Devils can do that, however, they will need to make it past fifth-seeded Clemson on Friday afternoon in a semifinal matchup. The Tigers took on fourth-seeded Virginia yesterday in the quarterfinal round and pulled off a big 8-1 win to advance in tournament play. Alex Brown and Valerie Cagle each finished the game with three RBI while McKenzie Clark brought in two. Regan Spencer gave up just two hits in the circle, pitching a complete game and striking out three batters. The defensive support backing up Spencer was impeccable on Thursday and the team will look to bring that same play with the hopes of upsetting the top-seeded Blue Devils.
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Date: May 10, 2024
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The Blue Devils bring a six-game win streak into Friday’s semifinal game with the most recent being a 2-0 win over ninth-seeded Boston College in the quarterfinal round after 10 innings of play. Jala Wright pitched the entire game, throwing 167 pitches and giving up just five hits while striking out 17 batters, a single-game program record. Aminah Vega emerged as the hero in the bottom of the 10th, however, smashing a two-run, walk-off homer to propel the Blue Devils into the semifinal round.
When Duke and Clemson met in their ACC series last month, the Blue Devils pulled off the sweep, outscoring the Tigers 23-13 over the three games. The winner of this game will go on to play either Florida State or Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament Championship.
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