Duke Blue Devils softball
{{Infobox college softball team
|name = Duke Blue Devils
|CurrentSeason =2025 Duke Blue Devils Softball season
|logo = Duke Athletics logo.svg
|logo_size = 150
|university = Duke University
|conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
|conference_short = ACC
|city = Durham
|stateabb = NC
|state = North Carolina
|coach = Marissa Young
|tenure = 7th
|stadium = Duke Softball Stadium
|capacity = 500
|nickname = Blue Devils
|national_champion =
|wcws = 2024
|super_regional = 2022, 2023, 2024
|ncaa_tourneys = 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
|conference_tournament = 2021, 2024
|conference_champion = 2024
}}
The Duke Blue Devils softball program joined the Atlantic Coast Conference as a Division I varsity program in 2017. In July 2015, former Big Ten Player of the Year Marissa Young was named as Duke University's first head softball coach. Young spent the previous two years as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina.{{cite web|author1=Art Chase|title=Duke Tabs Young as Program's First Head Coach|url=https://nfca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6615:duke-tabs-young-as-program-s-first-head-coach&catid=109&Itemid=149|website=NFCA.org|accessdate=1 August 2015|date=29 July 2015}}
History
=Coaching history=
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| style="text-align:center;"
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| 2018–present | Marissa Young | 265–106 | {{winpct|265|106}} |
Coaching staff
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| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Duke Blue Devils|Name|Position coached|Consecutive season at Duke in current position}} | ||
| Marissa Young | Head coach | align=center| 7th |
| Olivia Watkins | Associate Head Coach | align=center| 3rd |
| Taylor Wike | Associate Head Coach | align=center| 2nd |
| Parker Staggs | Assistant coach | align=center| 1st |
| colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"|Reference:{{cite web |title=2023 Duke Softball Coaches |url=https://goduke.com/sports/softball/coaches/2021 |website=GoDuke.com |publisher=Duke Athletics |accessdate=December 25, 2022}} |
Year-by-year record
{{CBB yearly record start | type =coach | conference = | postseason= }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Marissa Young
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| startyear = 2018
| endyear = Present
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Marissa Young
| overall = 29–27
| conference = 13–11
| confstanding = 6th (Coastal)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Marissa Young
| overall = 25–31
| conference = 11–13
| confstanding = 3rd (Coastal)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Marissa Young
| overall = 23–4
| conference = 1–2
| confstanding = T-9th (Coastal)
| postseason = Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2021
| name = Marissa Young
| overall = 44–12
| conference = 26–10
| confstanding = 3rd (ACC)
| postseason = Athens Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = Marissa Young
| overall = 44–11
| conference = 19–3
| confstanding = 2nd (ACC)
| postseason = Los Angeles Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Marissa Young
| overall = 48–12
| conference = 19–5
| confstanding = 2nd (ACC)
| postseason = Durham Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2024
| name = Marissa Young
| overall = 52–9
| conference = 20–4
| confstanding = 1st (ACC)
| postseason = Women's College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Marissa Young
| overall = {{winpct|265|106|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|109|48|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = {{winpct|265|106|record=y}}
}}
Top Player Statistics
Duke softball boasts several standout athletes who have made significant contributions to the team’s success. Among them, Ana Gold has been a pivotal player, starting at third base in all 59 games of the 2023 season. She showcased her power by hitting .313 with 19 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases.{{Cite web |title=Ana Gold - 2024 - Softball |url=https://goduke.com/sports/softball/roster/ana-gold/19991 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Duke University |language=en}} Additionally, pitcher Jala Wright has established herself as one of the top arms in college softball, earning recognition for her performances, especially during the Durham Regional, where she pitched 13.2 innings to help the Blue Devils advance to the Super Regionals.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=Quartet Named in Softball America's Top 100 Player List |url=https://goduke.com/news/2024/1/22/quartet-named-in-softball-america-top-100-player-list.aspx |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Duke University |language=en}} Cassidy Curd and D'Auna Jennings also made the prestigious Softball America’s Top 100 Player List, highlighting the depth of talent on the Duke roster.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-17 |title=Home |url=https://softballamerica.com/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Softball America |language=en-US}}