Stanford's Kaitlyn Lim breaks up Duke no-hitter with go-ahead 2-run double

Stanford right fielder Kaitlyn Lim broke up Duke‘s no-hitter with go-ahead two-run double in the top of the fifth inning in Friday’s Super Regional game.

The at-bat came with one out in the fifth inning after Blue Devils starting freshman pitcher Cassidy Curd had held the Cardinal without a baserunner for the first four frames. Her perfect game was lost with the first batter of the inning when Emily Young walked. Emily Schultz then reached on an error to put Lim in a prime opportunity with one out.

Lim roped a double to left-center on a 1-1 count that easily scored Young while Schultz hustled her way around the bases to beat the throw home and give Stanford the 2-1 lead.

M5: 🌲 2, 👿 1

First hit of the game is a CLUTCH one!@kaiitlynliim brings two home on the RBI double.

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The Cardinal are the No. 9 national seed while the Blue Devils are the No. 8 seed. Duke is hosting the Super Regional at Duke Softball Stadium. This is only the second Super Regional in Blue Devils history as the program started during the 2017 season.

It is the first Super Regional to be held in Durham.