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Duke softball’s Ana Gold hits 36th career home run, breaks program record

Ana Gold made Duke softball history on Tuesday night with her 36th career home run, the most by any Blue Devil.

Duke softball star Ana Gold made some program history on Tuesday night.

During a road game against East Carolina, with two runners on in the top of the fourth, the junior launched a ball over the left field wall to give Duke a 7-0 lead.

The three-run shot was Gold’s 36th career home run, the most by any player to wear a Blue Devils uniform. She hit 19 home runs as a sophomore last season, the most in a single year by any Duke player.

Tuesday’s home run, Gold’s seventh of the season, also broke a mini-slump for the Duke star. After six home runs in the first 13 games of the season, she hadn’t sent one over the wall since February 25 against Villanova.

The Blue Devils are a consensus top-three team in the country through 36 games this year. Duke came in No. 3 in this week’s USA TODAY Sports/NFCA Coaches Poll and reached a top spot for the first time in program history when Softball America moved the team to No. 1 on Monday.

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger makes history

Texas senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger made history on Saturday night. His 429 yards passing were the most of any QB in school history.

Senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger wanted to come out and set the tone on the season. He did that and more. Ehlinger got the night started off with a 78-yard catch and run on a slant to Joshua Moore. If you blinked in the first few minutes, you missed a lot of offense from Texas. They led 21-0 after the first quarter.

Sam would finish out the first half with 429 yards passing. They was not only his career high but the highest of any Texas quarterback in history. His five touchdowns were the most for any first half performance since Vince Young. The start of the Ehlinger-Mike Yurcich campaign is off to a hot start in Austin.

Ehlinger was able to find different targets for every single touchdown throw. The graduate transfers also paying dividends in Tarik Black and Brendan Schooler. Add in Kai Money, tight end Cade Brewer and Joshua Moore. Due to the fact they lost Devin Duvernay and Collin Johnson to the NFL, they were looking for a way to replace that production.

 

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