Orange Swept by No. 6 Blue Devils

Saturday, March 2

Durham, N.C.

1 PM

Syracuse University

8-7, 0

Duke

14-1, 0

SYRACUSE

Duke

3/2/2024 5:33:00 PM | Softball

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DURHAM, N.C. – Syracuse lost both ends of the doubleheader to No. 6 Duke on Saturday to begin Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Orange were beat 7-0 in game one and 6-0 in the back half of the twin bill.

Syracuse (8-8, 0-2 ACC) and Duke (15-1, 2-0 ACC) each used four pitchers across the two contests.

HOW IT HAPPENED IN GAME ONE:
Holding a 1-0 lead through three innings, Duke scored six runs over the next three frames, including three in the bottom of the sixth.

Claire Davidson recorded three hits in the game while driving in three runs. Davidson hit a solo home run in the fifth before plating a pair with a double to left in the sixth.

Jala Wright allowed one run across six innings of work for the Blue Devils. Sophie Garner-MacKinnon tossed a scoreless seventh to secure the win for the home squad.

Senior Lindsey Hendrix was the losing pitcher in the contest, allowing four runs in five innings of work. Graduate student Jessie DiPasquale pitched in the sixth for the Orange.

HOW IT HAPPENED IN GAME TWO:
Davidson continued her strong day at the plate with a sacrifice fly in the first before starting a five-run fourth inning for the Blue Devils with a solo homer.

That was all the run support Duke starter Cassidy Curd would need, holding the Orange bats silent across five innings. Dani Drogemuller tossed the final two frames, yielding one hit to complete the shutout.

Junior Britney Lewinski made her first appearance against an ACC opponent, yielding six runs, four earned, in 3.2 innings. Sophomore Madison Knight relieved Lewinski in the circle, allowing just one hit across 2.1 scoreless frames.

OF NOTE:

Syracuse is now 10-14 all time in conference openers.
DiPasquale, Lewinski and freshmen Taylor Davison and Makenzie Foster all made their ACC debuts.
Knight has not allowed a run in three of the last four appearances in the circle. Knight yielded just one hit in all three scoreless games.
Lewinski has thrown 3.0 innings-or-more in her last four outings.
Morales-Alves recorded her third multi-hit game of the season in the second game of the twin bill.

UP NEXT:
Syracuse concludes its ACC-opening series on Sunday, March 3. First pitch is slated for noon at Duke Softball Stadium with the game airing live on ACC Network Extra.

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