Duke Wins Opening Day; Defeat UCA, No. 5 LSU

BATON ROUGE, La. – Duke softball picked up right where it left off, opening the 2021 campaign at 2-0 while capturing the program's second win over a ranked opponent. The Blue Devils opened the Tiger Classic with a 6-2 victory over Central Arkansas before taking down No. 5 LSU, 8-4, on a cold Friday evening.

The Blue Devils (2-0) extend their season-opening win streak to four games while handing both the Bears and Tigers their first losses of the young season.

"I'm proud of them for so many reasons and I think the biggest one is that they had so much adversity before we even took the field today," head coach Marissa Young said. "With the weather, change of schedule and the 15-hour bus…