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Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 25th, 2024, 10:03 pm
by CameronBornAndBred
On to the championship! Duke blew Miami's doors off with a 6 run 8th, winning 8-2. :happy-bouncyblue:

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 26th, 2024, 6:34 am
by Bob Green
CameronBornAndBred wrote:
May 25th, 2024, 10:03 pm
On to the championship! Duke blew Miami's doors off with a 6 run 8th, winning 8-2. :happy-bouncyblue:
That was fun!

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 26th, 2024, 7:52 am
by Phredd3
The softball was less fun. I watched on time delay. 1-3 in favor of Mizzou. Mizzou treats their pitching more like baseball than other teams. A designated starter; if they have a lead, a designated middle reliever; and if they still have a lead, a closer. The latter collected her 15th save of the season against us yesterday, which ties the NCAA single season record. I hope she doesn't get the chance to try for another. Tomorrow is win or go home for both teams. The game airs at 6:00, but I won't be able to watch it live.

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 26th, 2024, 4:36 pm
by CameronBornAndBred
Duke Baseball
ACC CHAMPIONS!!

They blew the doors off FSU with TWO grand slams!

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 27th, 2024, 7:08 am
by devildeac
Final in 9 innings:

Duke 4
Misery 3

After 8 scoreless innings, Duke plated 4 in the top of the 9th and the Tiggers fell short, only scoring 3 in the bottom of the innings. :-o

On to the Softball World Series where they get to play #1 Oklahoma who beat them 3-0 very early in the season.

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 27th, 2024, 11:48 am
by Phredd3
devildeac wrote:
May 27th, 2024, 7:08 am
Final in 9 innings:

Duke 4
Misery 3

After 8 scoreless innings, Duke plated 4 in the top of the 9th and the Tiggers fell short, only scoring 3 in the bottom of the innings. :-o

On to the Softball World Series where they get to play #1 Oklahoma who beat them 3-0 very early in the season.
I only saw this on time delay this morning, and by then I already knew the outcome, although not the route taken to get there. It would have been nail-biting and blood-pressure-raising to go through that near-comeback live. *Phew*

First CWS for Duke. Let's go!

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 28th, 2024, 10:28 am
by CameronBornAndBred
Vega, Wright, and Davidson were each named first team All-Americans by Softball America today. Well deserved! :happy-bouncyblue: :ymapplause:

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 28th, 2024, 2:45 pm
by Phredd3
CameronBornAndBred wrote:
May 28th, 2024, 10:28 am
Vega, Wright, and Davidson were each named first team All-Americans by Softball America today. Well deserved! :happy-bouncyblue: :ymapplause:
:9f: :happy-bouncyblue: :9f:

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 28th, 2024, 2:51 pm
by CameronBornAndBred
All three were also honored by D1 Softball, with Davidson getting first team and Vega/Wright on the second team.

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 30th, 2024, 10:25 am
by CameronBornAndBred
Softball takes on powerhouse Oklahoma today in the WCWS. Game is at 2:30 on ESPN

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 30th, 2024, 7:31 pm
by devildeac
CameronBornAndBred wrote:
May 30th, 2024, 10:25 am
Softball takes on powerhouse Oklahoma today in the WCWS. Game is at 2:30 on ESPN
We lost 9-1 after six as the mercy rule was invoked. Terrible pitching and hitting. On to the loser's bracket. X(

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: May 31st, 2024, 10:14 pm
by CameronBornAndBred
Softball season is over. :(

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: June 1st, 2024, 5:28 am
by Bob Green
Disappointing performance against UConn losing 4-1. We couldn’t get a hit with RISP.

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: June 1st, 2024, 8:45 pm
by devildeac
Duke 6
ORU 2

Survive and advance.

Game tomorrow at 300 PM CST, I guess, vs the Oklahoma-UConvicts loser.

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: June 1st, 2024, 11:47 pm
by CameronBornAndBred
devildeac wrote:
June 1st, 2024, 8:45 pm
Duke 6
ORU 2

Survive and advance.

Game tomorrow at 300 PM CST, I guess, vs the Oklahoma-UConvicts loser.
Looking like it's gonna be OU with UCONN up 4-1 in the 9th.

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: June 2nd, 2024, 8:42 pm
by CameronBornAndBred
Football season started today. Nice run by both diamond teams, looking forward to seeing what each does in the portal. Hopefully we'll have more gains than losses on both fields.

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: June 3rd, 2024, 4:39 am
by Bob Green
Another enjoyable season…

Re: Duke On The Diamond - 2024

Posted: June 5th, 2024, 6:39 pm
by CameronBornAndBred
Bob Green wrote:
June 3rd, 2024, 4:39 am
Another enjoyable season…
Both were. I'm looking forward to seeing what the portal action is for both teams. I know of only one exit for softball, and that's Lillie Walker, off to pursue her masters at Baylor. I'm leery of seeing baseball exits, not hosting due to the facilities carries a sting and that applies to players too.