Huge W! Seems like okie state played their number one Pitcher last night and might have underestimated Duke.
Duke wins 4-0. 3-Hitter for St. George.
Huge W! Seems like okie state played their number one Pitcher last night and might have underestimated Duke.
Great win. It is going to be interesting to see if we can beat Utah twice. If so, I expect us to jump into the mid-teens in the rankings
Shout of thanks for the in game updates, I was following when I could from the road today.
What a win!
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
The first game tonight vs Utah is delayed until 7:45 ET first pitch.
Good article on the OSU win yesterday and Peyton St. George:
(its behind a paywall but you can read the first two paragraphs)
Brady’s Breakdown: No. 3 Oklahoma State v. No. 13 Duke
https://d1softball.com/bradys-breakd...-v-no-13-duke/
Score: Duke 4, OSU 0
Player of the Game: Peyton St. George CGS, 3 H, 9 K, BB
Analysis: It’s a shame that only a few outside of Farrington Stadium were able to see Peyton St. George’s gem (Well, unless you tuned into my Twitter livestream). The first-ever Duke recruit shined brighter than the Tempe sun Friday afternoon.
St. George certainly had extra juice in the game’s first at-bat, striking out Kiley Naomi on three pitches. There[…]
Duke trails 1-2 after the first inning.
Then a 2 run homer puts Duke back on top in the 2nd.
Stats are finally working. 4-2 Duke after 3 innings.
5-2 Duke as we go to the 5th,
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
Duke pitcher retired 10 in a row before a hit batter. But gets the next batter out on a grounder up the middle.
5-2 top of 5th.
Duke with 6 runs in the T7, leading 11-2. Three more outs.
Duke won the first game vs Utah 11-2, but lost the second game vs #21 Arizona State 8-7. The Blue Devils went ahead 7-6 in the top of the 7th on a bases loaded walk, but the Sun Devils won with a walk-off 2-run homer in the bottom of the seventh.
Duke is now 3-1 for the season. One more game today vs. Utah before returning to Durham for a rest before another 5-game tournament in Florida starting Friday.
Duke tied with Utah 1-1 after 4 innings in the last of the five-game series in Arizona.