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Durham Softball Regional: Schedule & Updates

Get the latest schedule, matchups, and live updates from the Durham NCAA Softball Regional.
Maren Angus-Coombs, Nicole Reitz|
Duke's Cassidy Curd (19) pitches during a Women's College World Series softball game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Duke Blue Devils at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Duke's Cassidy Curd (19) pitches during a Women's College World Series softball game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Duke Blue Devils at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. | BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK

The 14th-seeded Duke Blue Devils earned hosting rights for the fourth time in program history and welcome the Georgia Bulldogs, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, and the Howard Bison to Duke Softball Stadium May 16-18.

* Games times are Eastern Time and subject to change.

Friday

Game 1 – Duke 12, Howard 0

The Duke Blue Devils came out swinging, scoring five runs in each of the first two innings.

Senior Ana Gold led the offense with two home runs and five runs batted in. Kairi Rodriguez and Jada Baker also hit homers in the contest.

Cassidy Curd earned the win, striking out six and allowing only two hits in 5.0 innings.

Game 2 – Georgia 6, Coastal Carolina 3

The Georgia Bulldogs scored six unanswered after the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Emily Digby was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and Mua Williams was 2-for-3 with a run scored and three RBIs for the Bulldogs.

Lilli Backes pitched a complete game, striking out nine, walking three and allowing three earned runs on four hits.

Saturday

Game 3 – Duke 8, Georgia 2

Randi Roelling pitched a complete-game for Georgia and limited Duke to two runs on seven hits and three walks.

The Bulldogs got home runs from Dallis Goodnight, Lyndi Rae Davis and Mua Williams. Davis was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Goodnight and Jaydyn Goodwin each had two hits.

Dani Drogemuller was handed the loss, allowing eight earned runs on 12 hits and one free pass.

Game 4 – Howard 1, Coastal Carolina 9

Alyssa Vazquez homered to give Howard a 1-0 lead in the first inning but it wasn't enough to contain Coastal Carolina, who scored nine runs on the next four innings.

Georgia Hood and McKennah Metzger both homered for the Chanticleers an combined to drive in six of the team's nine runs.

Nicolette Picone allowed one run on five hits and only needed 65 pitches to get through 5.0 innings of work.

Game 5 – Duke 16, Coastal Carolina 8

An eight-run eighth inning saved Duke’s season. Duke had an early lead thanks to a solo home run to center field by Aminah Vega but quickly went back and forth with Coastal, who took the lead after launching three home runs. A five-run rally in the fourth and a three-run double by Thessa Malauʻulu retook Duke’s lead at 8-6, but fielding errors were almost costly. The Chants closed the gap in the fifth when Delaney Keith advanced on a passed ball. A throwing error by Ana Gold led to Coastal tying. 

The Blue Devils stepped up in extras, bringing home eight runs on a double, two fielder's choices, a single, a walk, and a passed ball to secure the 16-8 victory. They will have to beat Georgia twice on Sunday to advance. 

Sunday

Game 6 – Georgia 1, Duke 8

The Duke Blue Devils used a six-run sixth inning to force an if necessary Game 7 with the Georgia Bulldogs.

Seven players recorded hits for the Blue Devils. Thessa Malau'ulu drove in two runs and KK Mathis scored twice.

Dani Drogemuller and Cassidy split the game and held the Bulldogs one run on five hits and two walks.

Game 7 – Duke 2, Georgia 5

The Georgia Bulldogs scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning to upset the Duke Blue Devils in Durham and advance to the Super Regional round.

Sarah Gordon's solo blast in extras proved to be the game-winning run.

Duke jumped on the board in the first inning thanks to a two-run homer from Ana Gold but couldn't figure out Georgia starter Randi Roelling.

Roelling pitched a complete-game and held the Blue Devils to five hits and struck out four.

The Bulldogs will head to Gainesville for a best-of-three series against the Florida Gators.

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.

Nicole Reitz
NICOLE REITZ

Nicole Reitz graduated from Indiana University Indianapolis with a degree in sports journalism in 2022 and has been writing about softball and baseball since 2018 .Her work has been published in various publications like Softball America, the Indianapolis Star, and SoxOn35th.

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