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Friday, March 31
Harrisonburg, Va.
2 p.m.
James Madison University
20-8, 5-2
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24-10, 6-1
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Dukes Drop First Game to #25 Louisiana
3/31/2023 5:31:00 PM | Softball
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison softball took #25 Louisiana to extra innings but came up short in an 8-4 loss Friday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.
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JMU falls to 20-8 overall with a 5-2 mark in Sun Belt play. Meanwhile, UL will advance to 24-10 (6-1 SBC).
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Graduate student Hallie Hall led the way at the plate with a 2-for-4 effort with two runs scored and one RBI.
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Graduate students Hannah Shifflett and Avery Pinder and freshmen KK Mathis and Bella Henzler added a hit apiece to today's contest.
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How It Happened
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The Dukes are back in action for the second game of the series against the Ragin' Cajuns tomorrow at noon at Veterans Memorial Park.
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JMU falls to 20-8 overall with a 5-2 mark in Sun Belt play. Meanwhile, UL will advance to 24-10 (6-1 SBC).
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Graduate student Hallie Hall led the way at the plate with a 2-for-4 effort with two runs scored and one RBI.
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Graduate students Hannah Shifflett and Avery Pinder and freshmen KK Mathis and Bella Henzler added a hit apiece to today's contest.
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How It Happened
- Louisiana got off to a hot start when they tallied two runs in the first inning.
- JMU answered quickly in the bottom of the first inning with home runs from Shifflett and H. Hall to even things up at two runs for each team.
- The Dukes took the lead in the bottom of the sixth when redshirt junior Reed Butler reached on an error while Kamryn Nash and H. Hall ran home for a 4-2 lead.
- Louisiana tied things up again in the top of the sixth inning off a two-run homer.
- The Ragin' Cajuns broke things open in the top of the eighth inning when they piled on four runs off two home runs to secure the win, 8-4.
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The Dukes are back in action for the second game of the series against the Ragin' Cajuns tomorrow at noon at Veterans Memorial Park.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schorman, Meghan (10-4)
L: Humphrey, Alissa (8-5)
Batting:
2B: Hayden, Maddie 1 ; Allred, Lauren 1
HR: Credeur, Laney 1 ; Kotzelnick, Stormy 1 ; Langeliers, Alexa 1
RBI: Credeur, Laney 2 ; Allred, Lauren 1 ; Kotzelnick, Stormy 2 ; Langeliers, Alexa 3
SH: Vasquez, Cecilia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hayden, Maddie 1 ; Credeur, Laney 1 ; Eschete, Kramer 1 ; Allred, Lauren 2 ; Kotzelnick, Stormy 2 ; Langeliers, Alexa 1
SB: Davis, Mihyia 1
Batting:
HR: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Hall, Hallie 1
RBI: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Hall, Hallie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Hall, Hallie 2 ; Nash, Kamryn 1
HBP: Hall, Jasmine 1 ; Carrier, Kate 1
Game Leaders
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