Duke Softball 2021

[DoubleBlue]

Here's a really good article from the Chronicle on our two star pitchers.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/articl...helby-walters\

Great to see the friendly rivalry and healthy competition. The sum is greater than the individual parts.

[Spanarkel]

Georgia had an up and down season, going 29-21 overall, 7-17 in the SEC. They broke Oklahoma's bid to go undefeated with a 7-6 win on April 20, but have gone 1-10 since then and have dropped out of the Coaches Top 25, but still 19th in the RPI.

All the attention in Athens is on the Sept. 4th football game vs. Clemson in Charlotte.

There are just two sports in the Deep South: football and spring football.

[budwom]

if my lousy local paper is correct, the softball team is on the ACCN today at noon vs Greensboro.

[chrishoke]

if my lousy local paper is correct, the softball team is on the ACCN today at noon vs Greensboro.

That is correct. Go Duke!

[DoubleBlue]

Double elimination in each Regional bracket. 64 teams get whittled down to 16 who then advance to the Super Regionals.

Duke is #1 seed in their bracket, playing #4 seed UNC-Greensboro first. Duke is 42-10 overall, ranked 17th in the Coaches Poll and 12th in the RPI. UNC-G is 34-15 overall, unranked in the Top 25 Coaches Poll and 95th in the RPI. UNC-G won their last 8 games including the Southern Conference Tournament with a 9-4 win over Western Carolina including a record 6 home runs in the championship game.

This is Duke's first-ever NCAA appearance, seeded #13 nationally. Duke has never played UNC-G except for an unofficial fall game in 2019. It will be interesting to see who is the Duke starting pitcher... Payton St. George was the ACC All-Tournment MVP with a season record of 18-6 and ERA of 2.02, or Shelby Walters who was 17-3 with a 1.30 ERA. Walters usually starts game 1 in weekend series but St. George is able to pick up in relief and/or start the second game.

Duke hitting is highlighted by Deja Davis with a .405 season average and Jameson Kavel at .339... both first-team All-ACC selections, as were St. George and Walters. UNC-G is lead by four .300 hitters (Matthijs, Willis, Brown and Palmer) and a healthy .280 team batting average. Their top pitcher is Morgan Scott who posted a 20-7 record and 2.10 ERA. Their second pitcher is Alina Varga at 8-0 but with a 4.11 ERA.

Let's Go Duke!!

[CameronBornAndBred]

Double elimination in each Regional bracket. 64 teams get whittled down to 16 who then advance to the Super Regionals.

Duke is #1 seed in their bracket, playing #4 seed UNC-Greensboro first. Duke is 42-10 overall, ranked 17th in the Coaches Poll and 12th in the RPI. UNC-G is 34-15 overall, unranked in the Top 25 Coaches Poll and 95th in the RPI. UNC-G won their last 8 games including the Southern Conference Tournament with a 9-4 win over Western Carolina including a record 6 home runs in the championship game.

This is Duke's first-ever NCAA appearance, seeded #13 nationally. Duke has never played UNC-G except for an unofficial fall game in 2019. It will be interesting to see who is the Duke starting pitcher... Payton St. George was the ACC All-Tournment MVP with a season record of 18-6 and ERA of 2.02, or Shelby Walters who was 17-3 with a 1.30 ERA. Walters usually starts game 1 in weekend series but St. George is able to pick up in relief and/or start the second game.

Duke hitting is highlighted by Deja Davis with a .405 season average and Jameson Kavel at .339... both first-team All-ACC selections, as were St. George and Walters. UNC-G is lead by four .300 hitters (Matthijs, Willis, Brown and Palmer) and a healthy .280 team batting average. Their top pitcher is Morgan Scott who posted a 20-7 record and 2.10 ERA. Their second pitcher is Alina Varga at 8-0 but with a 4.11 ERA.

Let's Go Duke!!

Must spread sporks but thanks for the informative breakdown. LGD!

[chrishoke]

Must spread sporks but thanks for the informative breakdown. LGD!

Got you covered.

[Daddylawman]

It will be interesting to see who is the Duke starting pitcher... Payton St. George was the ACC All-Tournment MVP with a season record of 18-6 and ERA of 2.02, or Shelby Walters who was 17-3 with a 1.30 ERA. Walters usually starts game 1 in weekend series but St. George is able to pick up in relief and/or start the second game.

Let's Go Duke!!

It depends who Coach wants to start Game 2, which is likely against Georgia. I'd go with whoever I feel more confidence in againts the Dawgs, either should be fine against UNCG

[chrishoke]

Walters pitching for Duke. 1-0 Devils after one.

[chrishoke]

Jacobson goes yard. 2-0 Duke in the 3rd.

[DoubleBlue]

Duke looks confident, with some very nice fielding plays. UNC-G is a bit shakey in the field and unable to figure out Walters yet.

[DoubleBlue]

UNCG had runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs in the T3 but grounded out to end the inning, still scoreless. Kavel had a great stop deep behind third and a great throw to first which beat the runner but was called safe. That would have ended the inning with no runners.

[DoubleBlue]

Another tight inning with two runners in scoring position for UNCG only to be thwarted with a strikeout to end the inning. St. George was warming up. Still 2-0.

[chrishoke]

We are living on the edge = 2 baserunners for uncg in each of the last three innings. Still 2-0 in the botytom of the 5th.

[DoubleBlue]

PSG in for the T6. Need six outs.

[chrishoke]

Peyton in to pitch the 6th.

[DoubleBlue]

3 down, 3 to go.

[chrishoke]

And that's a blue devil winner.

[CameronBornAndBred]

And that's a blue devil winner.

Sweet! Another first in a season of them.

[hallcity]

Sweet! Another first in a season of them.

Duke has never lost in the NCAA Tournament.