No. 22 Duke Downs Oklahoma State, Falls to No. 20 Georgia Saturday

Saturday, February 14

Clearwater, Fla.

10 a.m.

Duke University

6-1

Oklahoma State

6-3

Oklahoma State

Duke

No. 22 Duke Downs Oklahoma State, Falls to No. 20 Georgia Saturday

2/14/2026 8:12:00 PM | Softball

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – No. 22 Duke split a pair of games on the second day of the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational at the Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex. The Blue Devils defeated Oklahoma State in a 9-6 thriller in their first contest before falling to No. 20 Georgia, 9-1, in five innings in game two.

Senior Aminah Vega was perfect at the plate, batting 6-for-6 on the day while scoring four of Duke's 10 total runs. Redshirt junior Jessica Oakland and graduate student Tyrina Jones also tallied multi-hit days, finishing 2-for-3 and 3-for-7, respectively. Jones also collected five RBI during the two contests.

HOW IT HAPPENED VS. OKLAHOMA STATE

Oklahoma State plated three quick runs in the top of the first to take an early lead.
Jones cut into the deficit with an RBI-double to center field to score Vega and make it a 3-1 game in the bottom of the first.
The Blue Devils followed with an explosive second inning, adding five runs off five hits to pull ahead 6-3. Jones highlighted the frame with a grand slam to left field.
Oklahoma State answered right back with a three-run blast in the top of the third to knot the score, 6-6.
The game remained tied until the bottom of the sixth, when freshman Gabriella Shadek crushed a three-run homer over the left field wall for her first hit of the game to push Duke ahead, 9-6. Her long ball brought in Vega and Oakland after the duo reached on a base hit and walk, respectively.
Blue Devil pitcher Mallory Wheeler, who got a bases loaded fly out to right to end the top of the sixth and set the stage for Shadek's heroics, worked around a leadoff single in the top of the seventh to preserve the Duke victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED VS. NO. 20 GEORGIA

Georgia came out swinging in the afternoon game, recording three straight home runs to pull ahead, 4-0, in the opening frame.
The Bulldogs tacked on three additional runs off four hits in the top of the second to stretch a 7-0 advantage.
Oakland drove in the Blue Devils' lone run in the bottom of the third with a two-out single to right field, scoring Vega from second after she drew a walk and advanced on an infield single.
The Bulldogs sent out their fourth home run of the game in the top of the fifth, a two-run shot from Natalie Ray, to seal the run-rule victory, 9-1.

NOTES

The Blue Devils had a seven-game win streak snapped in the nightcap against Georgia, moving their record to 7-2 overall.
Duke suffered its first five-inning setback since March 21, 2025, versus No. 9 Florida State.
Shadek sent out the first home run of her collegiate career versus Oklahoma State.
Jones recorded her first career grand slam against the Cowgirls. She has now tallied at least one RBI in seven of the last nine games, including three multi-RBI performances.

UP NEXT
The Blue Devils conclude the weekend with a Sunday morning matchup against Missouri. First pitch is slated for 9 a.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network.

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