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Dukes Down #12 Vols and Blue Demons in Day One of Michele Smith
2/19/2016 4:21:00 PM | Softball
CLEARWATER, Fla. – No. 19 James Madison went 2-0 on day one of the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational after downing 12th-ranked Tennessee 9-0 in five innings, followed by an 8-1 triumph against DePaul on Friday in Clearwater, Fla.
The Dukes improved to 6-1 on the year while the Volunteers fell to 4-3 and the Blue Demons dropped to 2-5.
Senior pitcher Jailyn Ford (3-0) pitched all five innings in the run-rule decision against UT, allowing just two hits to go with eight strikeouts. Sophomore pitcher Megan Good (3-1) earned the win in game two after conceding one unearned run and two hits while fanning seven DePaul batters in her six innings of work. The Blue Demons managed just three total hits in the ball game.
JMU jumped out to a three-run lead in the top of the first against the Volunteers. Good reached on a fielding error at second base, scoring both sophomore infielder Morgan Tolle and senior catcher Erica Field for the game's first two runs, and Good would score two batters later to make it 3-0.
The following inning, Good hit a two-RBI single to right, plating Tolle and Field to extend the lead to 5-0. Leading 6-0 in the fourth, junior outfielder Taylor Newton slapped a three-run home run to left field to put the Dukes ahead by nine and shutting the door on the nationally-ranked Vols.
In game two, the Dukes scratched a run in the first off a sacrifice fly by Tolle. Senior outfielder Hannah Hayes kicked off the JMU's three-run second with a RBI triple. After Hayes scored on DePaul error, Field doubled to right, scoring junior infielder Madyson Moran to put the Dukes ahead 4-0.
Moran and Tolle both homered in the fourth to extend the lead to 7-1 and Ford capped off the scoring with a solo shot in the fifth for an 8-1 advantage.
QUOTING HEAD COACH MICKEY DEAN
"I was pleased with our approach and focus today and I was prouud of how we didn't allow frustration to dictate the game. Our outs were productive and our pitchers really controlled the game."
UP NEXT
JMU faces Fordham and #3 Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 20 in day two of the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational. JMU defeated the Rams 1-0 earlier this season at the UCF Knight Invitational.
IN JMU HISTORY
In the 9-0 decision over Tennessee, JMU earned the program's first run-rule win over a nationally ranked opponent. It was also the fifth time James Madison shut out a ranked team.
NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS
Good recorded a team-best two hits vs. #12 Tennessee while Newton tallied four RBIs.
Field tallied has tabbed a hit in three consecutive games for the Dukes, she notched a game-high three hits against DePaul.
TWEET OF THE DAY
RISING THE RECORD BOARDS
With four hits on the day, Erica Field moves into third on the JMU all-time career hits lists with 214, passing Ashley Burnham (2009-12) with 213.
Field is also now tied for seventh on the all-time triple record board with seven.
The Dukes improved to 6-1 on the year while the Volunteers fell to 4-3 and the Blue Demons dropped to 2-5.
Senior pitcher Jailyn Ford (3-0) pitched all five innings in the run-rule decision against UT, allowing just two hits to go with eight strikeouts. Sophomore pitcher Megan Good (3-1) earned the win in game two after conceding one unearned run and two hits while fanning seven DePaul batters in her six innings of work. The Blue Demons managed just three total hits in the ball game.
JMU jumped out to a three-run lead in the top of the first against the Volunteers. Good reached on a fielding error at second base, scoring both sophomore infielder Morgan Tolle and senior catcher Erica Field for the game's first two runs, and Good would score two batters later to make it 3-0.
The following inning, Good hit a two-RBI single to right, plating Tolle and Field to extend the lead to 5-0. Leading 6-0 in the fourth, junior outfielder Taylor Newton slapped a three-run home run to left field to put the Dukes ahead by nine and shutting the door on the nationally-ranked Vols.
In game two, the Dukes scratched a run in the first off a sacrifice fly by Tolle. Senior outfielder Hannah Hayes kicked off the JMU's three-run second with a RBI triple. After Hayes scored on DePaul error, Field doubled to right, scoring junior infielder Madyson Moran to put the Dukes ahead 4-0.
Moran and Tolle both homered in the fourth to extend the lead to 7-1 and Ford capped off the scoring with a solo shot in the fifth for an 8-1 advantage.
QUOTING HEAD COACH MICKEY DEAN
"I was pleased with our approach and focus today and I was prouud of how we didn't allow frustration to dictate the game. Our outs were productive and our pitchers really controlled the game."
UP NEXT
JMU faces Fordham and #3 Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 20 in day two of the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational. JMU defeated the Rams 1-0 earlier this season at the UCF Knight Invitational.
IN JMU HISTORY
In the 9-0 decision over Tennessee, JMU earned the program's first run-rule win over a nationally ranked opponent. It was also the fifth time James Madison shut out a ranked team.
NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS
Good recorded a team-best two hits vs. #12 Tennessee while Newton tallied four RBIs.
Field tallied has tabbed a hit in three consecutive games for the Dukes, she notched a game-high three hits against DePaul.
TWEET OF THE DAY
.@JMU_Softball is legit. Already up 5-0 over No. 12 ranked Tennessee
— Pete DeLea (@pdeleaDNR) February 19, 2016
RISING THE RECORD BOARDS
With four hits on the day, Erica Field moves into third on the JMU all-time career hits lists with 214, passing Ashley Burnham (2009-12) with 213.
Field is also now tied for seventh on the all-time triple record board with seven.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ford, Jailyn (3-0)
L: Rainey Gaffin (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Ford, Jailyn 1
HR: Newton, Taylor 1
RBI: Field, Erica 1 ; Good, Megan 2 ; Newton, Taylor 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Field, Erica 2 ; Tolle, Morgan 2 ; Good, Megan 2 ; Ford, Jailyn 1 ; Newton, Taylor 1 ; Prince, Niki 1
CS: Hayes, Hannah 1
Batting:
2B: Lexi Overstreet 1
Base Running:
HBP: Shaliyah Geathers 1
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