CLEARWATER, Fla. – No. 16 Duke softball opened the day with a 5-2 win over USF before handing No. 4 Arkansas its second loss of the season, 7-4, on Day Two of the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational.
Junior Claire Davidson led the way with her bat in the two games, finishing 4-for-6 with one home run, two doubles two RBI, and two runs. She also earned her first win in the circle during game one, allowing just one hit in 4.0 innings of work against the Bulls.
In the nightcap against Arkansas, freshman Cassidy Curd was dominate inside the circle, holding off the Razorbacks' offense giving up just three runs, one earned, on two hits with a season-best eight strikeouts in 3.