Duke Blue Devils softball

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Duke Blue Devils
Softball current event.svg 2025 Duke Blue Devils Softball season
Duke Athletics logo.svg
University Duke University
Head coach Marissa Young (7th season)
Conference ACC
Location Durham, NC
Home stadiumDuke Softball Stadium (Capacity: 500)
Nickname Blue Devils
ColorsDuke blue and white [1]
   
NCAA WCWS appearances
2024
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference Tournament championships
2021, 2024
Regular Season Conference championships
2024

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]

Contents

History

Coaching history

YearsCoachRecord%
2018–present Marissa Young 265–106.714

Coaching staff

NamePosition coachedConsecutive season at
Duke in current position
Marissa Young Head coach 7th
Olivia WatkinsAssociate Head Coach3rd
Taylor WikeAssociate Head Coach2nd
Parker StaggsAssistant coach1st
Reference: [3]

Year-by-year record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Marissa Young (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2018–Present)
2018 Marissa Young 29–2713–116th (Coastal)
2019 Marissa Young 25–3111–133rd (Coastal)
2020 Marissa Young 23–41–2T-9th (Coastal)Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Marissa Young 44–1226–103rd (ACC) Athens Regional
2022 Marissa Young 44–1119–32nd (ACC) Los Angeles Super Regional
2023 Marissa Young 48–1219–52nd (ACC) Durham Super Regional
2024 Marissa Young 52–920–41st (ACC) Women's College World Series
Marissa Young:265–106 (.714)109–48 (.694)
Total:265–106 (.714)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Top Player Statistics

Duke 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

References

  1. ↑ "Duke Athletics Quick Facts". GoDuke.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ Art Chase (29 July 2015). "Duke Tabs Young as Program's First Head Coach". NFCA.org. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "2023 Duke Softball Coaches". GoDuke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ana Gold - 2024 - Softball". Duke University. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  5. ↑ "Quartet Named in Softball America's Top 100 Player List". Duke University. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  6. ↑ "Home". Softball America. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
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