SOPHOMORE (2025): Made a solid impact on the Salem offense as she finished 19-of-77 (.247 batting average) from the plate, resulting in 10 RBI and nine runs scored … shared the team lead in home runs (two) with Reese Upton … posted the best slugging percentage (.442) on the team among those with at least 10 starts … delivered a team-high seven doubles … her 10 RBI ranked fourth on the unit … tied teammate Reese Upton for fourth-most total bases (34) … recorded her first hit of the season in game one of the series with St. Andrews (Feb. 27), closing 1-for-3 from the plate with two RBI and a run scored, highlighted by a home run … finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and a pair of doubles in the opening game versus Agnes Scott (Feb. 28) … followed that with a double, closing 1-for-3 against the Scotties (Feb. 28) in game two … extended her hitting streak to three games as she was 1-for-3 with two RBI, blasting a home run, in the first game of the series with Guilford (March 1) … opened the series with Grace by going 1-for-3 with an RBI … capped off game two of Averett (March 6) series by going 1-for-3 with an RBI … began the Covenant (March 8) series with a triple and a run scored … had her longest hitting streak of the series (four games) from March 9 through March 22, opening with a 2-for-3 outing versus Oberlin (March 9) … followed with hits in each of the game versus Carolina University (March 18), including a double in game one … closed 1-for-2 with two runs and an RBI versus Johnson & Wales (March 22) … was 2-for-3 at the plate with a run scored at Southern Virginia (April 1) … opened Meredith series by going 1-for-3 at the plate … ended the opening game of the series with William Peace (April 12) with a double, RBI and a run scored, closing 1-for-3 … had one hit in each of the final two games against Methodist (April 26), both resulting in doubles … capped off her season in the pitching circle with 43.1 innings pitched, allowing 73 hits, 55 runs, 34 earned runs and 21 walks along the way … fanned 27 opposing sluggers, second-most on the team … posted the second-lowest opposing batting average (.346) on the team … started the third-most games (four) and finished the most games (nine) of any Salem hurler … appeared in a team-best 12 games in relief … had her first of eight straight relief appearances against Columbia International (Feb. 14) … struck out two batters in clashes with both Columbia International (Feb. 14) and Guilford (March 1) … tossed four innings, striking out four hitters, against Brevard (March 26) … fanned two No. 24 Pfeiffer (March 28) hitters in two-thirds of an inning … made her first start of the season, tossing 3.1 innings, versus N.C. Wesleyan (April 5) … logged six innings at Meredith (April 6), tossing six innings and allowing two K’s … had starts against both William Peace (April 12) and Greensboro (April 19) … entered the circle in relief in games with Mary Baldwin (April 22) and Methodist (April 26) … capped off the season with five K’s over 4.1 innings against Methodist, allowing just one run and one walk along the way.
FIRST YEAR (2024): Cracked the Salem lineup in 27 of 36 games … notched 14 hits, including a team-best eight doubles … one of four Salem sluggers to finish with one home run … crossed the plate for seven runs and came through with eight RBI … drew the second-most walks (10) on the team behind teammate Maleah Tate … swiped three bases for the Spirits … posted a .250 batting average, .368 on-base percentage and .446 slugging percentage … also made three appearance in the circle, logging nine innings … had one start on the season … surrendered 17 hits, 13 runs (10 earned runs) along with four walks … struck out four opposing batters for the Spirits … missed the first nine games of the season due to an injury … made her collegiate debut at Guilford (Feb. 28-Game 2) … had her first collegiate hit, a single, against Averett (March 3-Game 1) … enjoyed a stretch of three consecutive games with one double, which came against Carolina (March 5) and Covenant (March 12-Game 1) … had her fourth double of the season against No. 12 Pfeiffer (April 6-Game 2) … came through doubles versus Southern Virginia (April 10-Game 2) and Greensboro (April 13-Game 2) … slammed her first collegiate home run, while recording five RBI, while finishing 2-for-3 from the plate against Brevard (April 16) … delivered two hits and a run scored versus William Peace (April 20-Game 1) … recorded her seventh double of the season in a 1-for-2 outing versus Mary Baldwin (April 24-Game 2) … wrapped up the season with a 2-for-3 outing, which resulted in a run scored and her team-best eighth double of the campaign against Methodist (April 27-Game 2) … entered the circle for the first time in her collegiate career against Southern Virginia (April 10-Game 2) where she tossed one inning … returned to the circle to face Mary Baldwin (April 24-Game 2), logging 3.2 innings where she tallied one strike out … made her final appearance in the circle at Methodist (April 27-Game 1), logging a single-game season-high 4.1 innings where she allowed nine runs (seven earned runs) and posted two strikeouts.
PREP: Graduated from South Davidson High School in 2023 … a multi-sport athlete who competed in volleyball (2019-23 / Kayne Hunt), basketball (2019-23 / Kim Frizzell), softball (2022-23 / Ryan Oaks) as well as track and field (2022-23 / John Moses) … named as an All-Conference Honor Mention (2019) and All-Conference (2020, 2023) performer in volleyball … a three-time All-Conference (2021-23) recipient in basketball … named 2022 Pitcher of the Year in for the Central Carolina Conference … received multiple team awards including Softball Most Valuable Player (2021), Volleyball Ace Award (2023) … member of the 2023 American Legion State Championship team … competed on the Club Softball circuit for two years (2022-23) under Roger McGuffey for the Comets Elite team as well as from 2020-22 for the South Carolina Elite program under the direction of Mark Smith and Ben Owens.
PERSONAL: Carmen Nicole Duffey … daughter of Alison Duffey and Robert Duffey … born on January 20, 2005 … has two siblings, Trent and Reagan … active member of Pep Club and Impact Club … received Health Science and Culinary Arts academic awards.
