CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Spenser Gray's single skirted past Duke's second baseman and the Charlotte 49ers sprinted out of the dugout, mobbing Lizzy Birch at home plate, as she crossed with the walk-off game-winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Blue Devils that went nine innings Tuesday at Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium.
This was the first even meeting between the Blue Devils (20-21) and the Niners (12-26), with Duke playing in its first season. Due to inclement weather on two separate occasions, the teams reschedule the matchup twice. It lived up to the anticipation, as Haley Wiseman of Charlotte and the Blue Devils Katherine Huey battled in a pitcher's dual.