The Duke Blue Devils softball program joined the Atlantic Coast Conference as a Division I varsity program in 2017. In July 2015, former Big Ten Player of the Year Marissa Young was named as Duke University's first head softball coach. Young spent the previous two years as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina.[2]
| Duke Blue Devils | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Duke University |
| Head coach | Marissa Young (7th season) |
| Conference | ACC |
| Location | Durham, NC |
| Home stadium | Duke Softball Stadium (Capacity: 500) |
| Nickname | Blue Devils |
| Colors | Duke blue and white[1] |
| NCAA WCWS appearances | |
| 2024 | |
| NCAA Super Regional appearances | |
| 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2021, 2024 | |
| Regular Season Conference championships | |
| 2024 | |
History
editCoaching history
edit| Years | Coach | Record | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–present | Marissa Young | 265–106 | .714 |
Coaching staff
edit| Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at Duke in current position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa Young | Head coach | 7th | |
| Olivia Watkins | Assistant coach | 2nd | |
| Taylor Wike | Assistant coach | 1st | |
| Bryan Jones | Assistant coach | 1st | |
| Reference:[3] | |||
Year-by-year record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa Young (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2018–Present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Marissa Young | 29–27 | 13–11 | 6th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2019 | Marissa Young | 25–31 | 11–13 | 3rd (Coastal) | |||||
| 2020 | Marissa Young | 23–4 | 1–2 | T-9th (Coastal) | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Marissa Young | 44–12 | 26–10 | 3rd (ACC) | Athens Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Marissa Young | 44–11 | 19–3 | 2nd (ACC) | Los Angeles Super Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Marissa Young | 48–12 | 19–5 | 2nd (ACC) | Durham Super Regional | ||||
| 2024 | Marissa Young | 52–9 | 20–4 | 1st (ACC) | Women's College World Series | ||||
| Marissa Young: | 265–106 (.714) | 109–48 (.694) | |||||||
| Total: | 265–106 (.714) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Top Player Statistics
editDuke softball boasts several standout athletes who have made significant contributions to the team’s success. Among them, Ana Gold has been a pivotal player, starting at third base in all 59 games of the 2023 season. She showcased her power by hitting .313 with 19 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases.[4] Additionally, pitcher Jala Wright has established herself as one of the top arms in college softball, earning recognition for her performances, especially during the Durham Regional, where she pitched 13.2 innings to help the Blue Devils advance to the Super Regionals.[5] Cassidy Curd and D'Auna Jennings also made the prestigious Softball America’s Top 100 Player List, highlighting the depth of talent on the Duke roster.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Duke Athletics Quick Facts". GoDuke.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ Art Chase (29 July 2015). "Duke Tabs Young as Program's First Head Coach". NFCA.org. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "2023 Duke Softball Coaches". GoDuke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "Ana Gold - 2024 - Softball". Duke University. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Quartet Named in Softball America's Top 100 Player List". Duke University. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Home". Softball America. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
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