No. 7 JMU Belts Seven Homers in Twin-Bill Sweep Over Towson

Saturday, April 2

Harrisonburg, Va.

3 p.m.

James Madison University

28-2, 0

Towson

22-8, 0

TOWSON

James Madison

No. 7 JMU Belts Seven Homers in Twin-Bill Sweep Over Towson

4/2/2016 7:54:00 PM | Softball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – No. 7 James Madison took down Towson 16-0 in five innings and 11-6 in the opening day of the three-game conference series Saturday evening at Veterans Memorial Park. The Dukes improved to 29-2 (5-0 CAA) while the Tigers fell to 22-9 (2-3 CAA).

JMU broke its single-game record for most home runs in a game by hitting five in game two to sweep the doubleheader. The Dukes hit seven homers between the two games.

Sophomore Megan Good (18-1) earned both wins in the circle, pitching four innings in game one's run-rule decision, followed by four innings of relief work in the second game.

In game one, the Dukes produced a pair of six-run innings, which was sparked by back-to-back homers by Good and senior Jailyn Ford in the third. The Tigers committed six errors, with four coming during the fourth inning to aid in JMU's second straight six-run frame.

After trailing 2-0 early in game two, junior Niki Prince hit a grand slam over the left-field wall in the bottom of the first to give JMU the lead for good at 5-2.

The Tigers closed the gap to one run (5-4) with a solo home run in the fourth before the Dukes pulled away with a seven runs over the final three innings, led by sophomore designated hitter Alyssa Buddle's two-run homer in the fifth. Junior infielder Madyson Moran, senior catcher Erica Field and Good kept momentum going as each hit solo shots in the sixth.

UP NEXT
The Dukes and Tigers close the weekend series on Sunday with first pitch coming at 2 p.m.

QUOTING HEAD COACH MICKEY DEAN
"I thought our hitters did a good job today of letting loose and having better pitch selection and recognition. Megan did a great job of hitting her spots and cutting the ball loose against a tough Towson team. Our defense was good, it wasn't where we want it to be but we made some good plays."

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HOME RUN HISTORY
JMU set a new record for most home runs in a game, with five, in the 11-6 win over the Tigers. The last time James Madison hit four homers in a game was earlier this season in the 10-6 decision over BYU on March 5. Prior to today's record JMU had hit four in a game seven times.

TWEET OF THE DAY

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— Gabrielle Weiss (@thegweiss) April 2, 2016

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Towson

W, 3-0

Apr 3 (Sun)

2 p.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Good, Megan (17-1)

L: Ambar HICKMAN (7-3)

TOWSON

Batting:

2B: Nicole STOCKINGER 1

James Madison

Batting:

2B: Buddle, Alyssa 1 ; Moran, Madyson 1

HR: Good, Megan 1 ; Ford, Jailyn 1

RBI: Field, Erica 1 ; Samuels, Ashley 1 ; Good, Megan 2 ; Ford, Jailyn 2 ; Buddle, Alyssa 1 ; Hayes, Hannah 2 ; Moran, Madyson 4

SH: Hayes, Hannah 1

SF: Field, Erica 1 ; Ford, Jailyn 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Field, Erica 1 ; Tolle, Morgan 1 ; Good, Megan 1 ; Mitchell, Paige 1 ; Ford, Jailyn 1 ; Hill, Casie 1 ; Newton, Taylor 1 ; Behan, Jenny 1 ; Prince, Niki 2 ; Buddle, Alyssa 1 ; Moore, Tahli 1 ; Hayes, Hannah 1 ; Moran, Madyson 2 ; Brammer, Kassie 1