Duke softball fell into the losers bracket of the Durham Regional with a 10-1 run-rule loss to Arizona on Saturday May 16 from Smith Family Stadium. The Wildcats (37-16) first struck against the Blue Devils (40-15) in the first inning behind two errant ...

The Blue Devils suffered just their third run-rule loss to Arizona, before responding with a shutout win over Marshall.

The Arizona Wildcats have been successful on the road in recent NCAA postseasons, but they didn’t show much evidence this season that they could rise to the occasion against the best competition away from Hillenbrand.

Duke softball bounced back from a run-rule loss to Arizona with an 11-1 win over Marshall, setting up a rematch for the regional championship.