Duke Blue Devils softball

Duke Blue Devils
Duke Blue Devils
2025 Duke Blue Devils Softball season
University	Duke University
Head coach	Marissa Young (7th season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Durham, NC
Home stadium	Duke Softball Stadium (Capacity: 500)
Nickname	Blue Devils
Colors	Duke blue and white;
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]

History

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
2018–present	Marissa Young	265–106	.714

Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Duke in current position
Marissa Young	Head coach	7th
Olivia Watkins	Associate Head Coach	3rd
Taylor Wike	Associate Head Coach	2nd
Parker Staggs	Assistant coach	1st
Reference:^[3]

Year-by-year record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Marissa Young (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2018–Present)
2018	Marissa Young	29–27	13–11	6th (Coastal)
2019	Marissa Young	25–31	11–13	3rd (Coastal)
2020	Marissa Young	23–4	1–2	T-9th (Coastal)	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Marissa Young	44–12	26–10	3rd (ACC)	Athens Regional
2022	Marissa Young	44–11	19–3	2nd (ACC)	Los Angeles Super Regional
2023	Marissa Young	48–12	19–5	2nd (ACC)	Durham Super Regional
2024	Marissa Young	52–9	20–4	1st (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]

References

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