WATCH: Duke softball’s wild 12th-inning walkoff over Virginia after fielding error

Duke outlasted Virginia in a 12-inning defensive battle, scoring the game’s only run after a bizarre defensive sequence from the Cavaliers.

There’s more than one way to win a softball game.

The No. 3 Blue Devils improved to 38-4 on the season after their 11th straight conference victory on Friday night, but the 1-0 win over Virginia looked a little different than most.

After a scoreless regulation, Duke and the Cavaliers needed nearly a complete second game of sudden death before a run crossed the plate.

However, in the bottom of the 12th, with runners on first and second and just one out on the board, Duke’s Jada Baker strode to the plate. Baker laid down a perfect bunt down the first-base line, forcing UVA pitcher Madison Harris to try and throw Baker out at first.

The throw got away from Harris, however, and second baseman Bella Cabral slipped trying to haul it in. The error let Duke senior Francesca Frelick make it all the way around to home for the game’s winning (and only) run.

Duke’s second game of the series starts on Saturday at 1 p.m.