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A 13-Run Eighth Inning Lifts No. 14 JMU to Series Sweep Over Towson
4/9/2017 4:56:00 PM | Softball
TOWSON, Md. – Towson forced No. 13/14 James Madison softball into extra innings for the first time over the 2017 season, but the Dukes plated a program-high 13 runs in the eighth inning to top the Tigers 15-5 on Sunday to sweep the series at the Tiger Softball Complex.
The victory secured JMU's first series sweep of the season as the Dukes improved to 34-6 overall with a 7-2 mark in league play. The Tiger stumbled to 13-20 and 2-6 in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Six Dukes tallied multiple hits as JMU tallied a program-record 20 hits against the Tigers. Senior infielder Niki Prince led the team after going 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs after slugging her first career grand slam. Freshman catcher Kierstin Roadcap also drove in four runs after knocking her second grand slam of the season.
Junior Megan Good earned the victory in the circle after tossing seven innings in the circle. The right-hander allowed two unearned runs off four hits while striking out seven to improve to 24-1. Sophomore Jackie Tremain pitched one inning of relief allowing three runs off four hits.
Keeping JMU off the board in first inning for the first time in the series, Towson struck in the home half of the inning. After back-to-back singles, a sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position. Towson plated a run as the Dukes committed an infielder error to take the Tigers first lead of the series.
JMU answered in the top of the second as freshman designated player Odicci Alexander led off with an infielder single to short. Senior infielder Madyson Moran doubled to right field to move pinch runner junior Mimi Morris to third. Morris scored after an errant throw to first sailed into the outfield on freshman infielder Madison Naujokas' bunt attempt to lock the game up at 1-1.
Good retired eight consecutive batters before a triple and JMU error in the bottom of the fifth allowed an unearned run score to give Towson a 2-1 lead. Senior outfielder Taylor Newton answered by leading off the sixth with a solo home run to right center to lock the game back up at 2-2.
The Dukes retired seven straight Tigers to close regulation and force extra-innings for the first time over the season.
JMU led off the top of the eighth with a single from Good and a double from Newton to put two runners on with no outs. Moran delivered with an RBI single to left field while a Towson error allowed an insurance run to score to give JMU the 4-2 lead.
Following back-to-back singles from Prince and Naujokas to load the bases, Roadcap launched her second grand slam of the season to extend the lead to 8-2.
JMU loaded the bases once more with back-to-back singles from Tolle and freshman outfielder Cambry Arnold and a Towson error on Good's grounder to third. Three straight RBI singles from Newton, Alexander and Moran scored three runs to extend JMU's lead to 11-2. Prince became the 12th consecutive Duke to reach base in the inning as she rocketed her first career grand slam, the second of the eighth inning, to push the lead to 15-2.
Tremain pitched the bottom of the eighth in relief. The left-hander allowed three straight singles to load the bases with no outs before a two-out double plated three runs to cut JMU's lead to 15-5. Prince fielded a grounder to short to retire the side and preserve the extra-inning victory.
QUOTING COACH DEAN
"We need to figure out that in a three-game series hitter sometimes need to make adjustments. It's small adjustments. It's not always the same, and sometimes we try to treat every game the same. Every game is independent of itself. We did a nice job of staying with it today. A lot of people made plays that backed each other up."
TWEET OF THE GAME
With eight RBIs over the series, senior Niki Prince became the seventh Duke in program history to knock 100 career RBIs. Prince ranks seventh all-time with 105 career runs batted in.
RECORD-BREAKING EIGHTH INNING
An impressive eighth-inning performance at the plate carried JMU to program records. The 13 runs scored was the most plated by the Dukes in a single inning. The previous record of 12 was set against Mount St. Mary on March 4, 2016. The Dukes knocked 20 hits in Sunday's game which was a program record. The previous record of 18 in a single game was matched twice, the last time against Minnesota on February 27, 2015. The Dukes plated 13 runs in the contest, which tied for the fourth-most in a single game while the 15 runs scored was also the fourth-most in a single game.
STREAKING
Morgan Tolle extended her hit streak to 19 consecutive games while she had reached base in 26 straight contests. Tolle's streak began on March 10 during JMU's 10-2 victory at East Carolina. Tolle has tallied 13 multi-hit games over her junior campaign.
DUKES ON TOP
Sweeping the series, JMU extends its win streak over Towson to 25 consecutive games. The Dukes last loss to the Tigers came during the 2011 when Towson swept the season series. Before the streak began, JMU trailed in the series 20-13.
RECORD WATCH
Megan Good is nearing two single-season records as the junior is now tied for third with 24 wins over 2017. Good holds the single-season record with 32 victories over her sophomore season. Good has also driven home 40 runs with is the 10th-most in a single season. Sarah Moony holds the program-record with 67 RBIs over the 2013 season. Taylor Newton slugged to home runs in the series and is just three from tying Ashley Brunham (2009-12) with second all-time in program history. Newton is just one hit shy for knocking her 200th of her career as she now ranks sixth in the record books.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
UP NEXT
The Dukes remain on the road next weekend for their final Colonial Athletic Association series away from Veterans Memorial Park. JMU will trek to Newark, Delaware for a three-game series against the Blue Hens. The series begins on Friday, April 14 with a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. The series finale is set for Saturday, April 15 at noon.
The victory secured JMU's first series sweep of the season as the Dukes improved to 34-6 overall with a 7-2 mark in league play. The Tiger stumbled to 13-20 and 2-6 in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Six Dukes tallied multiple hits as JMU tallied a program-record 20 hits against the Tigers. Senior infielder Niki Prince led the team after going 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs after slugging her first career grand slam. Freshman catcher Kierstin Roadcap also drove in four runs after knocking her second grand slam of the season.
Junior Megan Good earned the victory in the circle after tossing seven innings in the circle. The right-hander allowed two unearned runs off four hits while striking out seven to improve to 24-1. Sophomore Jackie Tremain pitched one inning of relief allowing three runs off four hits.
Keeping JMU off the board in first inning for the first time in the series, Towson struck in the home half of the inning. After back-to-back singles, a sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position. Towson plated a run as the Dukes committed an infielder error to take the Tigers first lead of the series.
JMU answered in the top of the second as freshman designated player Odicci Alexander led off with an infielder single to short. Senior infielder Madyson Moran doubled to right field to move pinch runner junior Mimi Morris to third. Morris scored after an errant throw to first sailed into the outfield on freshman infielder Madison Naujokas' bunt attempt to lock the game up at 1-1.
Good retired eight consecutive batters before a triple and JMU error in the bottom of the fifth allowed an unearned run score to give Towson a 2-1 lead. Senior outfielder Taylor Newton answered by leading off the sixth with a solo home run to right center to lock the game back up at 2-2.
The Dukes retired seven straight Tigers to close regulation and force extra-innings for the first time over the season.
JMU led off the top of the eighth with a single from Good and a double from Newton to put two runners on with no outs. Moran delivered with an RBI single to left field while a Towson error allowed an insurance run to score to give JMU the 4-2 lead.
Following back-to-back singles from Prince and Naujokas to load the bases, Roadcap launched her second grand slam of the season to extend the lead to 8-2.
JMU loaded the bases once more with back-to-back singles from Tolle and freshman outfielder Cambry Arnold and a Towson error on Good's grounder to third. Three straight RBI singles from Newton, Alexander and Moran scored three runs to extend JMU's lead to 11-2. Prince became the 12th consecutive Duke to reach base in the inning as she rocketed her first career grand slam, the second of the eighth inning, to push the lead to 15-2.
Tremain pitched the bottom of the eighth in relief. The left-hander allowed three straight singles to load the bases with no outs before a two-out double plated three runs to cut JMU's lead to 15-5. Prince fielded a grounder to short to retire the side and preserve the extra-inning victory.
QUOTING COACH DEAN
"We need to figure out that in a three-game series hitter sometimes need to make adjustments. It's small adjustments. It's not always the same, and sometimes we try to treat every game the same. Every game is independent of itself. We did a nice job of staying with it today. A lot of people made plays that backed each other up."
TWEET OF THE GAME
PRINCE SURPASSES CENTRUY MARKYesterday, @nikiprince5 became the seventh Duke in program history to drive in ?? career runs! ?? #GoDukes pic.twitter.com/oIhznprebJ
— JMU Softball (@JMUSoftball) April 9, 2017
With eight RBIs over the series, senior Niki Prince became the seventh Duke in program history to knock 100 career RBIs. Prince ranks seventh all-time with 105 career runs batted in.
RECORD-BREAKING EIGHTH INNING
An impressive eighth-inning performance at the plate carried JMU to program records. The 13 runs scored was the most plated by the Dukes in a single inning. The previous record of 12 was set against Mount St. Mary on March 4, 2016. The Dukes knocked 20 hits in Sunday's game which was a program record. The previous record of 18 in a single game was matched twice, the last time against Minnesota on February 27, 2015. The Dukes plated 13 runs in the contest, which tied for the fourth-most in a single game while the 15 runs scored was also the fourth-most in a single game.
STREAKING
Morgan Tolle extended her hit streak to 19 consecutive games while she had reached base in 26 straight contests. Tolle's streak began on March 10 during JMU's 10-2 victory at East Carolina. Tolle has tallied 13 multi-hit games over her junior campaign.
DUKES ON TOP
Sweeping the series, JMU extends its win streak over Towson to 25 consecutive games. The Dukes last loss to the Tigers came during the 2011 when Towson swept the season series. Before the streak began, JMU trailed in the series 20-13.
RECORD WATCH
Megan Good is nearing two single-season records as the junior is now tied for third with 24 wins over 2017. Good holds the single-season record with 32 victories over her sophomore season. Good has also driven home 40 runs with is the 10th-most in a single season. Sarah Moony holds the program-record with 67 RBIs over the 2013 season. Taylor Newton slugged to home runs in the series and is just three from tying Ashley Brunham (2009-12) with second all-time in program history. Newton is just one hit shy for knocking her 200th of her career as she now ranks sixth in the record books.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
| Conference Record | Overall Record | |
| UNCW | 8-1 | 28-7-1 |
| James Madison | 7-2 | 34-6 |
| Elon | 5-4 | 26-13 |
| Delaware | 5-4 | 17-16 |
| Hofstra | 4-4 | 14-16 |
| Charleston | 3-6 | 20-17 |
| Towson | 2-6 | 13-20 |
| Drexel | 1-8 | 9-17 |
UP NEXT
The Dukes remain on the road next weekend for their final Colonial Athletic Association series away from Veterans Memorial Park. JMU will trek to Newark, Delaware for a three-game series against the Blue Hens. The series begins on Friday, April 14 with a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. The series finale is set for Saturday, April 15 at noon.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Good, Megan (24-1)
L: Dejter, M. (4-12)
Batting:
2B: Newton, Taylor 1 ; Moran, Madyson 1
HR: Newton, Taylor 1 ; Prince, Niki 1 ; Roadcap, Kierstin 1
RBI: Newton, Taylor 2 ; Alexander, Odicci 1 ; Moran, Madyson 2 ; Prince, Niki 4 ; Roadcap, Kierstin 4
SH: Arnold, Cambry 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Tolle, Morgan 1 ; Arnold, Cambry 1 ; Good, Megan 2 ; Newton, Taylor 3 ; Alexander, Odicci 1 ; Morris, Mimi 1 ; Moran, Madyson 2 ; Prince, Niki 2 ; Naujokas, Madison 1 ; Roadcap, Kierstin 1
SB: Prince, Niki 1 ; Naujokas, Madison 1
HBP: Prince, Niki 1
Batting:
2B: Stockinger, 1
3B: Scott, K. 1
RBI: Stockinger, 3
SH: Baltazar, O. 1 ; Edwards, D. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Scott, K. 3 ; Jarvis, D. 1 ; Edwards, D. 1
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