{"id":247453,"date":"2026-04-01T22:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/247453\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:58:13","slug":"jones-oakland-lead-no-23-duke-past-campbell-7-1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/247453\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones, Oakland Lead No. 23 Duke Past Campbell, 7-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No. 23 <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/duke-blue-devils\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Duke<\/a> softball secured a decisive 7-1 victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/campbell-fighting-camels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Campbell<\/a>, propelled by two home runs from Tyrina Jones and Jessica Oakland. The duo combined for five RBIs as Duke&#8217;s offense thrived, supported by notable performances from D&#8217;Auna Jennings and Aminah Vega, who both recorded multiple hits. Duke&#8217;s pitching staff showcased their dominance, particularly Larissa Jacquez, who threw three hitless innings. The win highlights Duke&#8217;s strong offensive capabilities as they prepare for an upcoming conference series.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersTyrina Jones hit her third home run in four at-bats, bringing her season total to 14.Jessica Oakland recorded her seventh home run of the season and fifth in the last seven games.Duke&#8217;s pitching staff combined for 2.0 scoreless innings, contributing to the win. State of PlayDuke has an 8-2 all-time record against Campbell.The team is coming off a victory over No. 19 Stanford prior to this game.Upcoming matches include a three-game series against Virginia at home. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>Duke will host Virginia for a three-game series, with the opener scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. This series will be critical as Duke continues its pursuit of excellence in the ACC.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>Duke softball showcased its offensive power and pitching strength in the victory over Campbell, setting a promising tone for the upcoming conference series. Consistent performances from players like Jones and Oakland indicate a strong season ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No. 23 Duke softball secured a decisive 7-1 victory over Campbell, propelled by two home runs from Tyrina&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-247453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}