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Seven Blue Devils Garner All-ACC Honors
5/6/2026 4:41:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. – No. 12 Duke softball matched its program high with seven Blue Devils earning All-ACC honors, following a vote from the league's 15 head coaches.
Senior Aminah Vega and redshirt junior Jessica Oakland led the way with first team honors while senior Cassidy Curd was tabbed to the second team. Seniors D'Auna Jennings and KK Mathis, sophomore Layla Lamar and freshman Gabriella Shadek rounded out Duke's selections on the third team. Shadek also represented the Blue Devils on the all-freshman team.
Vega has been the engine to one of the nation's top offenses, leading the Blue Devils in batting average (.469), runs (79), hits (76), doubles (20) and triples (5) through 51 games of the regular season. The DeBary, Florida native has rewritten the Duke record books in her final season, setting the career doubles record with 66 and matching Claire Davidson's single-season mark of 20. The 2024 NFCA All-America selection sits second all-time with 291 career hits and 52 home runs. Vega is the only player in program history to earn first team honors in four consecutive years.
Oakland earned her first All-ACC nod after playing her first two seasons at Minnesota. After missing the opening weekend due to injury, Okland has started all 46 games at shortstop. The San Jose, California product is one of just two players to hit above .450, batting .456 with 68 hits, nine doubles and 13 home runs. She sits second on the team with 60 RBI on the year. Oakland was named the NFCA National Player of the Week on April 21, following an explosive performance at the plate in one of the final weeks of the regular season. She went 12-for-16 (.750) with three doubles, four home runs and 14 RBI to lead the offense to a 4-0 week against No. 7 Tennessee and a road series sweep at Boston College.
Curd continues to lead the Blue Devils' pitching staff in her final season. She holds a 4.08 ERA through 31 appearances and has collected 115 strikeouts in 130.1 innings. A native of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Curd owns a 17-2 record, which ranks third in the conference and 32nd nationally. The lefty helped guide Duke to a 6-0 victory over Clemson in the regular season finale, holding the Tigers' offense scoreless through seven innings to set the program record with 13 career shutouts. With the second team nod, Curd has now earned all-conference honors in three of her four seasons.
Jennings is one of three players to start all 51 games of the regular season, anchoring the Blue Devils' outfield. Jennings is hitting .429 at the plate, tallying 75 hits, 13 doubles, 22 RBI. The slapper has also sent out a career-high five home runs this season. The Houston, Texas, native passed Jameson Kavel's career mark of 252 hits to become Duke softball's all-time hits leader. She now has 298 career hits to her name heading into the postseason. Jennings also leads the team in stolen bases with 16 on the year. She picked up the third All-ACC recognition of her career.
Mathis, a product of West Chester, Ohio, has earned 37 starts in her 46 games this season, primarily as the designated player. She has contributed both at the plate and inside the circle for the Blue Devils. Offensively, Mathis holds a .333 batting average in conference action. Seven of her eight home runs on the year have come against ACC foes. Mathis made her collegiate pitching debut in Duke's midweek win over Campbell and picked up her first career win in the series opener at North Carolina. She earned the first All-ACC honor of her Blue Devil career.
Lamar has seen action in 50-of-51 games in the regular season, earning 49 starts in the outfield. She has proved her power at the plate, batting .394 with 56 hits, 10 doubles and 42 RBI. Lamar has launched 13 home runs on the year and recorded four multi-home run games. The Cary, North Carolina product has also shown her speed around the bases as one of just two players to record multiple triples this season. The sophomore earned All-ACC recognition for the first time in her after playing her first year at Florida.
Shadek has played a key role in the Blue Devils' offense in the second half of the season. Against conference opponents, Shadek leads the team with a .500 batting average, while blasting five home runs and driving in 14 runs. The Kinnelon, New Jersey native closed out Duke's final weekend on the road in strong fashion, hitting a home run in all three games at Boston College. She drove in a career-high four runs in game one of the doubleheader, using an RBI-double and a three-run homer in back-to-back innings, to help Duke clinch the three-game series against the Eagles. She was named the ACC Freshman of the Week following her dominant performance.
Duke is set to open action in the 2026 ACC Championship Thursday at 5 p.m. in Charlottesville, Virginia. The second-seeded Blue Devils received a first-round bye and will play the winner of No. 7-seed Clemson and No. 10-seed North Carolina in the quarterfinals.
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Senior Aminah Vega and redshirt junior Jessica Oakland led the way with first team honors while senior Cassidy Curd was tabbed to the second team. Seniors D'Auna Jennings and KK Mathis, sophomore Layla Lamar and freshman Gabriella Shadek rounded out Duke's selections on the third team. Shadek also represented the Blue Devils on the all-freshman team.
Vega has been the engine to one of the nation's top offenses, leading the Blue Devils in batting average (.469), runs (79), hits (76), doubles (20) and triples (5) through 51 games of the regular season. The DeBary, Florida native has rewritten the Duke record books in her final season, setting the career doubles record with 66 and matching Claire Davidson's single-season mark of 20. The 2024 NFCA All-America selection sits second all-time with 291 career hits and 52 home runs. Vega is the only player in program history to earn first team honors in four consecutive years.
Oakland earned her first All-ACC nod after playing her first two seasons at Minnesota. After missing the opening weekend due to injury, Okland has started all 46 games at shortstop. The San Jose, California product is one of just two players to hit above .450, batting .456 with 68 hits, nine doubles and 13 home runs. She sits second on the team with 60 RBI on the year. Oakland was named the NFCA National Player of the Week on April 21, following an explosive performance at the plate in one of the final weeks of the regular season. She went 12-for-16 (.750) with three doubles, four home runs and 14 RBI to lead the offense to a 4-0 week against No. 7 Tennessee and a road series sweep at Boston College.
Curd continues to lead the Blue Devils' pitching staff in her final season. She holds a 4.08 ERA through 31 appearances and has collected 115 strikeouts in 130.1 innings. A native of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Curd owns a 17-2 record, which ranks third in the conference and 32nd nationally. The lefty helped guide Duke to a 6-0 victory over Clemson in the regular season finale, holding the Tigers' offense scoreless through seven innings to set the program record with 13 career shutouts. With the second team nod, Curd has now earned all-conference honors in three of her four seasons.
Jennings is one of three players to start all 51 games of the regular season, anchoring the Blue Devils' outfield. Jennings is hitting .429 at the plate, tallying 75 hits, 13 doubles, 22 RBI. The slapper has also sent out a career-high five home runs this season. The Houston, Texas, native passed Jameson Kavel's career mark of 252 hits to become Duke softball's all-time hits leader. She now has 298 career hits to her name heading into the postseason. Jennings also leads the team in stolen bases with 16 on the year. She picked up the third All-ACC recognition of her career.
Mathis, a product of West Chester, Ohio, has earned 37 starts in her 46 games this season, primarily as the designated player. She has contributed both at the plate and inside the circle for the Blue Devils. Offensively, Mathis holds a .333 batting average in conference action. Seven of her eight home runs on the year have come against ACC foes. Mathis made her collegiate pitching debut in Duke's midweek win over Campbell and picked up her first career win in the series opener at North Carolina. She earned the first All-ACC honor of her Blue Devil career.
Lamar has seen action in 50-of-51 games in the regular season, earning 49 starts in the outfield. She has proved her power at the plate, batting .394 with 56 hits, 10 doubles and 42 RBI. Lamar has launched 13 home runs on the year and recorded four multi-home run games. The Cary, North Carolina product has also shown her speed around the bases as one of just two players to record multiple triples this season. The sophomore earned All-ACC recognition for the first time in her after playing her first year at Florida.
Shadek has played a key role in the Blue Devils' offense in the second half of the season. Against conference opponents, Shadek leads the team with a .500 batting average, while blasting five home runs and driving in 14 runs. The Kinnelon, New Jersey native closed out Duke's final weekend on the road in strong fashion, hitting a home run in all three games at Boston College. She drove in a career-high four runs in game one of the doubleheader, using an RBI-double and a three-run homer in back-to-back innings, to help Duke clinch the three-game series against the Eagles. She was named the ACC Freshman of the Week following her dominant performance.
Duke is set to open action in the 2026 ACC Championship Thursday at 5 p.m. in Charlottesville, Virginia. The second-seeded Blue Devils received a first-round bye and will play the winner of No. 7-seed Clemson and No. 10-seed North Carolina in the quarterfinals.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils softball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeSOFTBALL"
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