Aminah Vega

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Infielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
DeBary, Fla.

Honors:
NFCA All-America - First Team (2024)
D1Softball All-America - First Team (2024)
SoftballAmerica All-America - First Team (2024)
NFCA All-Region – First Team (2024), Second Team (2023)
ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
All-ACC – First Team (2023, 2024)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2024)
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024)
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024)
ACC Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

2024 – Sophomore: Had a standout sophomore season … saw action in 59-of-61 games at second base … closed out the year with a .369 batting average and 20 multi-hit games … finished second on the team in home runs (12), doubles (18) and RBI (52) … recorded her first career grand slam in the series opener against Clemson and tallied a career-high five RBI during the contest … helped guide the Blue Devils to a series victory over No. 15 Virginia Tech after finishing 4-for-4 with a single, double and a pair of two-run home runs for her first multi-home run game of her career … held a 10-game hitting streak from 3/23-4/9 … voted the 2024 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and named to the ACC All-Tournament team … earned First Team NFCA All-America honors.

2023 – Freshman: One of two players to see action in all 60 games, making 59 starts at second base … posted a .371 batting average and .669 slugging percentage … blasted 12 home runs and drove in 50 runs … led the team in triples (3) and total bases (119) … sent out a two-run home run to lift the Blue Devils past No. 6 Florida State (Mar. 25), 2-1 … held a nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 19 – Mar. 1 … tallied 19 multi-hit and 13 multi-RBI games … drove in a season-high four runs in the Blue Devils’ 7-1 win over Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship Quarterfinals … recorded nine stolen bases … named to D1Softball’s 2023 D100 Player Rankings at No. 94 … set the freshman single-season home run record after tallying 12 on the year.