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SOFTBALL DROPS SERIES TO HOFSTRA
3/22/2008 4:00:00 AM | Softball
HARRISONBURG, Va., March 22, 2008 ? Junior left-hander Shannon Outman threw a complete-game and junior third baseman Amber Kirk hit her fourth home run this season, but the Dukes lost 3-1 to Hofstra in Colonial Athletic Association play Saturday.
The Dukes dropped to 1-2 in conference and 14-13 overall this season, while six-time defending CAA champion Hofstra improved to 2-1 in conference, and 15-8 overall.
Madison got the lone run off HU starter Kayleigh Lotti in the bottom of the fourth. After falling behind 2-0 in the third, Kirk cut the deficit in half, turning on a 1-0 pitch and drilling it off the scoreboard in left field. It was her fourth home run this season and the 12th of her career, moving her into fourth all-time in JMU history. She trails senior Jenn Chavez by two for third place.
Kirk finished the day with two hits, a run scored and an RBI to lead JMU. She just missed going 3-for-3 when her first-inning liner down the left-field line landed inches foul.
The Dukes would threaten to add another run in the fourth inning when junior Megan Forbes, pinch running for junior catcher Julia Dominguez after a walk, stole second and advanced to third on an errant throw. However, Lotti would escape the jam with a sharp groundball to first.
In the sixth, JMU would threaten once more, putting runners on first and second with one out. Lotti would again escape the jam by getting a pop out and a groundout.
The Hofstra right-hander picked up her sixth win of the season and her second in two days against the Dukes. She threw a complete game, allowing
