The sweep is Duke's first such series loss since April 2019, which also came against the Seminoles.
The 22nd-ranked Blue Devils dropped three out of four games in their weekend series with the 14th-ranked Hokies.
With the softball season just past the halfway mark, beat writers Em Adler and Micah Hurewitz dished out their midseason awards.
A red-hot Duke team entered the weekend in hope of extending its run. Clemson, however, came prepared with the water to douse the Blue Devils’ fiery bats in an even series.
Duke softball continues to set program records, with no sign of relenting.
It was clear from the first action Friday evening that Duke was going to embarrass Virginia across the four-game series at Duke Softball Stadium. The only question was how badly.
At 7:02 pm, Shelby Walters was in the dugout with five no-hit innings under her belt, the game still scoreless. By 7:09 pm, Shelby Waters had recorded the first no-hitter in Blue Devil history.
Duke softball is in uncharted territory.
The Blue Devils’ season has only truly begun, once they start showing out under that lazy Sunday sun.
Duke is, almost inexplicably, ready to mount a challenge for the ACC crown.
Duke might’ve been the benefactor of some early-season luck, but it was clearly the best team in the frigid, rain-soaked Tiger Park this weekend.
Head coach Marissa Young hopes to use her program’s historic 2020 campaign as a springboard for the program entering the 2021 season.
The team announced Friday afternoon that three seniors will use their extra season of eligibility granted by the NCAA.
The Blue Devils shot out to a 23-4 overall record before the season was cut short.
Duke tripped up in the first two games before bouncing back to round out the series with a 6-2 win at Duke Softball Stadium.
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including Duke softball’s wins.
“They’re just in a good place, having a lot of fun, playing for each other,” Young said. “That’s what we want to see this time of year.”
The tale of the Blue Devils’ young season so far is batting, baserunning and battening down the hatches.
Led by starting pitcher Shelby Walters's four innings of shutout ball, Duke secured its second consecutive home victory.
The Blue Devils' loss marks an end to an up-and-down second season of softball in Durham, with Duke also suffering a first round ACC tournament exit in the program’s inaugural campaign last year.
