Episode 7 Week 6 of Season

Duke (22-2, 5-1) v Florida State (18-8, 1-2)

• Duke took game 1 on Friday night, 10-5
• Florida State responded taking game 2 on Saturday, evening the series
• Chess match Sunday- Duke won 9-5 in extras (8) scoring 4 runs in the top of the 8th 
• This was the first series win against Florida State for Duke
• Highlights-
• Game 1- Duke came out swinging
• Claire Davidson so good…. just a double shy of the cycle on Friday night
• HR, 3B, 1B
• Jala Wright looked legit in the circle- shut down the Nole offense so well- making them swing at pitches outside of the zone
• Game 2- Makenna Reid- best outing I have seen from her… and possibly even a FSU pitcher all season long
• questionable pitching change…duke got some momentum and runs
• Game 3- Duke leaned into the short game… was beating the Florida State defense with bunt after bunt, ran the bases really well, too, just applying pressure on FSU to have to make the plays

North Carolina (20-7, 2-4) v Clemson (20-6, 4-1)

• Cagle not playing this weekend- sick 
• Clemson won the series opener 5-0
• Clemson secured the series, winning game 2… 4-1
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• Game 3 9-1 (5)
• UNC plays with a lot of emotion, and that can be good or bad. They didn’t have much to be excited about and I think they couldn’t find that excitement to try to comeback. Game 3 Pitchers getting pulled//and no high fives in the dugout
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• Clemson-Alex Brown went off on her former team 5-10 with a couple HR’s. Looking good in that leadoff spot that we are so accustomed to seeing McKenzie Clark in

Notre Dame (16-10, 2-4) v Georgia Tech (19-10, 7-2)

• Georgia Tech took game 1 against the Fighting Irish 7-5
• Notre Dame came back and won game 6-3, tying the series
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• Notre Dame took the series on Sunday beating the Yellow Jackets 6-5
• Highlights
• Game 1- Emma Minghini hit a 2 run HR walk off (2-2 count; 2 outs) 
• what dreams are made of
• Game 2- Karina Gaskins had the clutch 2 RBI double on Saturday to push ND ahead 4-3- they ended up keeping the lead and closing it out to win game 2;
• Down 3-0 in T7, literally 1 out away form losing the game. scored 4 runs with 2 outs
• Addison Amaral also had a 2 run HR to put ND up by 3 (hitting behind Gaskins) Gaskins only walked one time that game. seeing some protection
• Game 3- good back and forth battle throughout the game, some clutch hitting from ND, doubles, 2 run RBI singles… really got the offense going for ND to get the victory. the 4th, 5th & 6th inning were nuts!
• Alexis Laudenslager P, for ND really stepped up in the 2 wins. Threw 10 ⅔ innings. Game 2 win, Started in game 3, and Miceala Kastor came in and finished up. 
• Tough to pitch against GT and they had a nice 1 2 punch in the circle
• GT exposed possibly with trouble with change/off speed. I think that wil be a big focus in practice this week for sure. 
• Mallorie Black for Georgia Tech hit 2 HRs in Sunday’s game 3
• Black is now tied for 1st place in the ACC for homeruns
• GT faced UGA in midweek-- “you have to detach from the outcome to be invested in the process.” -AMO
• they faced Lillli Baccus (UNC transfer) and again looked off balance on change ups

Pitt (8-18, 0-6) v Virginia Tech (24-4-, 9-0)

• Hokies won game 1…. 18-0
• VT secured the series winning game 2… 8-4
• Better fight from Pitt
• Game 3 on Sunday…. VT getting the sweep, beating Pitt 9-0, in 5 innings 
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• 12 HR’s on the weekend
• Mid week game last week- VT loss to Charlotte midweek

Syracuse (13-11, 1-5)  v Virginia (17-9, 5-4)

• Syracuse beat UVA on Friday 6-1
• Madison Knight 7ip, 1 run, 3 hits--hits to only 1 & 2 in the lineup (Hylton and Bella Cabral) no one else could touch her
• Virginia came back and evened the series, winning game 2… 2-1
• Leah Boggs 2 run HR the difference
• Got the win without Bigam in the circle- Julia Cuozzo and Courtney Lane combined in the circle
• Virginia won game 3, beating the Orange 7-2
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• scored 6 runs in first 2 innings
• Julia Cuozzo with the w and Bigham came in for last 3 to get the save

NC State (playing in the Garnet & Black Invitational) (18-9, 1-5)

• Beat Northwestern 1-0 on Friday
• Only 1 h but State, but solo shot by Amanda Hasler was all they needed
• Madison Inscoe went the distance for State
• got out of some jams, showed toughness on defense. NW left 7 runners on
• Beat Michigan State 3-1
• Lost to Minnesota on Saturday 14-4
• Played South Carolina on Sunday, beat the Gamecocks 4-0
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• Great response after getting smashed by Minnesota
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• Madison Inscoe once again threw all 7, 2h, 1k, 0BB--solid defense
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• scored 1 run t1 and then added insurance top 7
• Highlights
• 2nd top 25 win this season
• 3rd ranked road win in program history
• 4th shutout of the season
• Amanda Hasler tallied her 8th bomb of the season

Boston College (playing in the Eagle Round Robin tourney) (17-8, 1-2)

• Beat Holy Cross on Friday 3-2
• Beat Iona 3-0 on Saturday
• Beat Iona again on Sunday 9-1 in 5 innings
• and beat Quinnipiac on Sunday 5-0
• Highlights
• Abby Dunning threw a complete game no hitter, 1 BB, 7 Ks
• Dunning also reached the 300 strikeout mark

Louisville

• Played South Dakota on Thursday, won 8-5
• Played Illinois on Friday- lost 6-0
• Louisville beat Michigan on Saturday, 12-4, run ruling them in 5
• Played Illinois again on Sunday… beat them 5-4
• great job making adjustments getting to play them again, hard fought game
• Highlights-
• Late inning runs pushed the cardinals to a win on Thursday night
• Clutch BIG swings…. bases clearing triple by Paige Geraghty, HRs by Gabby Holloway (a couple) and Riley Frizell helping the Cards secure their wins all weekend
• Daisey Hess (5th year), Chelsea Mack (soph/Kentucky), Riley Frizzel (Senior/MIzzou), Paige Geraghty (Junior/played fresh yr at auburn)--all having solid seasons at the plate

RPI

#6 Clemson ( prev 11)

#13 VT (5)

#19 Duke (23)

#23 FSU (24)

#36 Louisville (42)

#46 NC State (60)

Looking ahead

SC @ Clemson- Wednesday

Texas @ Florida State Wednesday on the network

VT @ Alabama - friday

ACC Matchups

Syracuse at BC

NC State at ND

GT at UNC

Clemson at UVA

Duke at Louisville

FSU at Pitt