Episode 7- Cheers to the ACC

Episode 7 Week 6 of SeasonDuke (22-2, 5-1) v Florida State (18-8, 1-2)Duke took game 1 on Friday night, 10-5Florida State responded taking game 2 on Saturday, evening the seriesChess 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 DukeHighlights-Game 1- Duke came out swingingClaire Davidson so good…. just a double shy of the cycle on Friday nightHR, 3B, 1BJala Wright looked legit in the circle- shut down the Nole offense so well- making them swing at pitches outside of the zoneGame 2- Makenna Reid- best outing I have seen from her… and possibly even a FSU pitcher all season longquestionable pitching change…duke got some momentum and runsGame 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 playsNorth Carolina (20-7, 2-4) v Clemson (20-6, 4-1)Cagle not playing this weekend- sick Clemson won the series opener 5-0Clemson secured the series, winning game 2… 4-1Game 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 dugoutClemson-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 inNotre Dame (16-10, 2-4) v Georgia Tech (19-10, 7-2)Georgia Tech took game 1 against the Fighting Irish 7-5Notre Dame came back and won game 6-3, tying the seriesNotre Dame took the series on Sunday beating the Yellow Jackets 6-5HighlightsGame 1- Emma Minghini hit a 2 run HR walk off (2-2 count; 2 outs) what dreams are made ofGame 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 outsAddison 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 protectionGame 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 circleGT 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 3Black is now tied for 1st place in the ACC for homerunsGT 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 upsPitt (8-18, 0-6) v Virginia Tech (24-4-, 9-0)Hokies won game 1…. 18-0VT secured the series winning game 2… 8-4Better fight from PittGame 3 on Sunday…. VT getting the sweep, beating Pitt 9-0, in 5 innings 12 HR’s on the weekendMid week game last week- VT loss to Charlotte midweekSyracuse (13-11, 1-5)  v Virginia (17-9, 5-4)Syracuse beat UVA on Friday 6-1Madison Knight 7ip, 1 run, 3 hits--hits to only 1 & 2 in the lineup (Hylton and Bella Cabral) no one else could touch herVirginia came back and evened the series, winning game 2… 2-1Leah Boggs 2 run HR the differenceGot the win without Bigam in the circle- Julia Cuozzo and Courtney Lane combined in the circleVirginia won game 3, beating the Orange 7-2scored 6 runs in first 2 inningsJulia Cuozzo with the w and Bigham came in for last 3 to get the saveNC State (playing in the Garnet & Black Invitational) (18-9, 1-5)Beat Northwestern 1-0 on FridayOnly 1 h but State, but solo shot by Amanda Hasler was all they neededMadison Inscoe went the distance for Stategot out of some jams, showed toughness on defense. NW left 7 runners onBeat Michigan State 3-1Lost to Minnesota on Saturday 14-4Played South Carolina on Sunday, beat the Gamecocks 4-0Great response after getting smashed by MinnesotaMadison Inscoe once again threw all 7, 2h, 1k, 0BB--solid defensescored 1 run t1 and then added insurance top 7Highlights2nd top 25 win this season3rd ranked road win in program history4th shutout of the seasonAmanda Hasler tallied her 8th bomb of the seasonBoston College (playing in the Eagle Round Robin tourney) (17-8, 1-2)Beat Holy Cross on Friday 3-2Beat Iona 3-0 on SaturdayBeat Iona again on Sunday 9-1 in 5 inningsand beat Quinnipiac on Sunday 5-0HighlightsAbby Dunning threw a complete game no hitter, 1 BB, 7 KsDunning also reached the 300 strikeout markLouisvillePlayed South Dakota on Thursday, won 8-5Played Illinois on Friday- lost 6-0Louisville beat Michigan on Saturday, 12-4, run ruling them in 5Played Illinois again on Sunday… beat them 5-4great job making adjustments getting to play them again, hard fought gameHighlights-Late inning runs pushed the cardinals to a win on Thursday nightClutch BIG swings…. bases clearing triple by Paige Geraghty, HRs by Gabby Holloway (a couple) and Riley Frizell helping the Cards secure their wins all weekendDaisey 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 plateRPI#6 Clemson ( prev 11)#13 VT (5)#19 Duke (23)#23 FSU (24)#36 Louisville (42)#46 NC State (60)Looking aheadSC @ Clemson- WednesdayTexas @ Florida State Wednesday on the networkVT @ Alabama - fridayACC MatchupsSyracuse at BCNC State at NDGT at UNCClemson at UVADuke at LouisvilleFSU at Pitt