DURHAM – The top-seeded Blue Devils are set to open play in the 2024 ACC Softball Championships on Thursday against ninth-seeded Boston College at Duke Softball Stadium. First pitch is slated for 11 a. m.
After finishing with a 20-4 ACC ledger, fifth-ranked Duke softball secured the program’s first regular-season title and earned the No. 1 seed in the ACC Championship. The Blue Devils’ 44 wins set a program record for regular-season wins and marked the fourth straight season with 19-plus conference wins.
Boston College (30-23, 10-15 ACC) is coming off a 1-0 win over eighth-seed Syracuse in the opening round of the ACC Championship on Wednesday. The Eagles used back-to-back doubles in the top of the fourth inning to push the game’s lone run across the plate. Junior Abby Dunning threw a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits and three walks while striking out three.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The game will be broadcast on ACC Network with Mark Neely and Carol Bruggeman on the call. Live stats will be available through Statbroadcast.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
Duke leads the all-time series, 9-0, after a three-game sweep over Boston College in Brighton, Mass., last season. The Blue Devils collected a 6-4 victory in Friday’s series opener before defeating Boston College, 3-0, on Saturday to secure the series win. Duke completed the series sweep on Sunday with a 4-2 victory over the Eagles in nine innings. In the nine all-time meetings, the Blue Devils have outscored the Eagles 53-15.
UP NEXT
The winner of Thursday’s contest will advance to the semifinals on Friday at 1 p.m. They’ll meet the winner of the fourth-seeded Virginia and fifth-seeded Clemson contest.
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