THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (24-21, 6-12 ACC) will hit the road for the final time in conference play, heading to No. 10 Duke (37-8, 13-5 ACC) for its next ACC series in Durham, N.C. The Yellow Jackets and Blue Devils will begin the weekend series with a doubleheader on Friday, starting at 4 p.m. with game two following shortly after game one. The series finale will be held on Sunday at noon at Duke Softball Stadium.
Game Information
Friday, April 21 @ 4 p.m. vs. Duke
Friday, April 21 @ 6:30 p.m. vs. Duke
Sunday, April 23 @ Noon vs. Duke
TV
Each game of the series will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
Storylines
- Georgia Tech most recently split its midweek competition, sweeping the season series over Georgia State.
- The Yellow Jackets went undefeated against Sun Belt squads this season, finishing 5-0 against the likes of Georgia State (twice), Georgia Southern, Southern Miss and Troy.
- Sophomore second baseman Grace Connelly hammered her second grand slam of the season against Georgia State, marking her fifth dinger of the season and sixth of her career.
- The Yellow Jackets have blasted three total grand slams on the year.
- Dennis improved to 13-6 against Georgia State, tossing her fifth complete game this season before tying her season high of eight strikeouts in just three innings of work against Alabama State.
- Minghini went 4-for-4 at the plate against Alabama State, setting a single-game career high of four hits while blasting her first bomb of the season and second of her career.
- Over the weekend, the White and Gold clinched their third ACC series of the season, taking two of three games at Pitt.
- The Jackets claimed their previous two conference series wins by the same margin over Virginia and Boston College.
- Tech has now won seven of its last 10 games.
- Coach Aileen Morales has surpassed 150 wins as a head coach at Georgia Tech (153) and 250 victories in her career (266) this season, remaining the fourth-winningest coach in softball history on The Flats.
- Swatting another double last time out, senior catcher Emma Kauf moved up to a team-high 12 on the year and has taken sole possession of third in program history in career doubles with 48 to date.
- The Yellow Jackets have reached double-digit triples on the season for the first time since 2014, improving 10 total on the year.
- Senior hurler Blake Neleman has moved into second all-time in career strikeouts, also becoming the second Yellow Jacket ever to…
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