No. 3 Duke heads to No. 19 Clemson for a big ACC series this weekend with both teams boasting lengthy conference win streaks
No. 3 Duke (34-4) leads the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 13-2 mark that includes seven straight conference victories. On Friday, the Blue Devils head to No. 19 Clemson (28-11) for the opener of a three-game series with the Tigers, who have won four straight overall and have four consecutive ACC wins to get to 11-4. Duke made its first three NCAA tournament appearances in the last three seasons, reaching the super regionals each of the last two years after debuting the program for the 2018 season. Clemson is also a relative newcomer on the college softball scene, opening play in 2020, going to three straight NCAA tournaments and two consecutive super regionals.
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Game Date: April 12, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
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Duke swept archrival North Carolina in a three-game series last weekend before splitting a pair of non-conference games, beating East Carolina via the run rule on Tuesday and losing a stunner at home to Campbell on Wednesday. Claire Davidson powers the offense with a .451/.567/.971 slash line paired with 13 home runs and 46 RBI.
The Tigers swept three games at Syracuse last weekend and shut out in-state rival South Carolina for a 7-0 road win on Tuesday. McKenzie Clark slashes .368/.487/.684 and leads the team with nine homers while Valerie Cagle tops the club with 35 RBI.
Jala Wright is the busiest Blue Devil arm with 85.2 innings pitched, going 12-1 with a 1.06 ERA and 0.93 WHIP while striking out 101. Cagle has worked 77.2 innings for Clemson, posting a 2.43 ERA and 1.09 WHIP with 84 punchouts.
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