


The Lakewood Ranch, Fla., native came in for relief of starter Jala Wright and pitched 2.0 innings, allowing only one hit in 24 pitches. Junior Claire Davidson earned the win and moved to 4-2 on the year in the circle.Duke kept the pressure on, scoring two additional runs in the fourth frame after graduate student Deja Davis and Tapia went yard to extend the Blue Devils' edge to 5-0.One batter later, Gold crossed home plate on a dropped third strike. Sophomore Ana Gold accounted for another Duke run in the third after she put herself in scoring position following a hard-hit ball to left field that allowed her to reach third.After a scoreless opening frame, freshman Aminah Vega put the Blue Devils on the board with a two-run home run to right field in the second to bring home junior Kelly Torres, who reached on a walk during the previous at bat.Senior Gisele Tapia led the way going 2-for-3, including a solo home run to score the Blue Devils' final run of the contest. 15 Duke softball (21-5, 4-2 ACC) registered four of its five runs via the long ball on Wednesday night to shut out James Madison (13-6), 5-0, at Duke Softball Stadium.
