RALEIGH, NC. – Freshman Amiah Burgess helped guide No. 5 Duke past NC State, 6-1, clinching the conference series win on Saturday at Dail Softball Stadium.
Burgess led the way with his bat, hitting 2-for-3 with an RBI-single and two-run home run to drive in three of Duke’s six runs.
Sophomore Cassidy Curd and senior Lillie Walker saw action in the circle and combined to surrender just one hit on the night. Curd earned the start and the win after tossing 5.0 innings, surrendering a solo home run while recording five strikeouts. Walker picked up the save after working 2.0 innings of relief and sitting down all six batters she faced.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Duke jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the opening frame after connecting on a pair of RBI-singles from Burgess and junior Ana Gold.
- Senior Claire Davidson led off the third inning with a solo blast over the right center field wall to push the Blue Devils ahead, 3-0.
- NC State’s Amanda Hasler added the lone run for the Wolfpack in the bottom of the third with a solo home run out of left field.
- graduate student Gisele Tapia crushed a long ball of his own in the following frame to extend Duke’s advantage to 4-1.
- Burgess added in a pair of insurance runs at the top of the seventh with a two-out, two-run shot straight out of center field to round out the scoring in the 6-1 victory.
NOTES
- With the win, the Blue Devils have won 11 of their last 12 conference series.
- Davidson has notched a home run in back-to-back games and owns 17 long balls on the year to lead the Blue Devils.
- Burgess and Tapia blasted their fourth and second home runs of the season, respectively.
- Curd improves his season ledger to 9-3 on the year after 23 appearances in the circle.
- Walker picked up his fourth save on the year.
- Duke recorded his seventh game with three or more home runs this season.
UP NEXT
Duke and NC State conclude the three-game series Sunday afternoon at Dail Softball Stadium. First pitch is set for 4 pm and will be broadcast on ACC Network.
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