Fleet Twirls Shutout As Timely Hits Down Chanticleers In Run-Rule Fashion

Friday, April 25

Conway, S.C.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

22-23, 8-11-0

Coastal Carolina

35-14, 11-8-0

James Madison

Coastal Carolina

Fleet Twirls Shutout As Timely Hits Down Chanticleers In Run-Rule Fashion

4/25/2025 11:00:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C. – Kirsten Fleet held the Coastal Carolina offense to just four hits, as James Madison softball put together eight runs on 10 hits to shut out the Chanticleers in run-rule fashion, 8-0 in five innings to take the series opener in Sun Belt Conference play at St. John Stadium on Friday night.

JMU (22-23, 8-11 SBC) cashed in early as a Coastal Carolina (35-14, 11-8 SBC) lead-off fielding error in the top of the second made way for a four-run inning for the Dukes, as they never relinquished the lead from there.

Lily Romero capped off the top of the frame with her first collegiate home run, a two-run shot into the greenery in left field. She finished the evening going 1-for-3 while tying her season-high three driven in, including the run-rule positioning sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth.

Payton List was responsible for the second home run of the contest, as her solo shot brought her to a team-leading 13 on the season, en route to her 16th multi-hit game of the 2025 campaign.

List has homered in all but one Sun Belt series through conference play this year.

The freshmen tandem of Raegan Wall and Cali Legzdin turned in stellar performances, as Wall earned the first three-hit game of her collegiate career, including a double and a run driven in. Legzdin notched a pair of hits, as she scored a career-high three runs and stole two bases, the sixth occurrence this season in which she has stolen two or more bags in a game.

Her two stolen bases put her at 20 on the year, the first 20-plus stolen base season for a Duke since Madison Naujokas stole 26 bags during the 2021 season.

Jasmine Hall and Madison Edwards also registered RBI doubles against the Chanticleers, as Edwards' put her in sole possession of the team lead at eight.

Fleet was lights out in the circle, as she threw her second five-inning shutout of 2025, allowing just four hits, while walking one and fanning two to earn her 10th victory.

Friday's ballgame marked the first time this season in which Coastal Carolina was shut out in a game at home. Coming into the contest, the Chanticleers boasted a 23-6 record within the confines of St. John Stadium.

James Madison handed Nicolette Picone her seventh loss of the season, as she went four innings and allowed six runs, two earned on seven hits and striking out one. Georgia Hood finished the game for CCU, giving up two earned runs on three hits in her inning of work.

Brie Normandin paced the Chanticleers as she finished the night with two of CCU's four hits.

How It Happened

Second Inning

Hall doubled to right center field to score Cali Legzdin for the first run of the game and lead 1-0
Wall singled to right field to score the second run of the inning, 2-0
Romero homered to left field for a two-run shot to cap off the four-run second inning

Third Inning

Legzdin scored on another throwing error to push the advantage to 5-0 Dukes

Fourth Inning

List took Picone deep for a solo shot to left field, as JMU extended its lead to 6-0

Fifth Inning

Edwards smacked her eighth double of the year to left field to bring in the seventh JMU run
Romero make it 8-0 Dukes with a sacrifice fly in foul ground

Game Notes

James Madison improved to 8-4 against Coastal Carolina, including three-straight in Conway
Coach LaPorte (250-119) earned her 250th win at the helm in Harrisonburg, as she became the second head coach in program history to achieve the feat
With her double in Friday's ballgame, Hall needs two more to tie Jenn Chavez (2005-08) for 10th all-time in program history with 38 doubles. She is also one away from eclipsing 100 RBI in her career at JMU
Hall is also 20th in program history with 153 hits after her RBI double in the second inning
The Dukes have 10 games this season in which they have hit two or more home runs – in those games, JMU holds an 8-2 record
James Madison has eight run-rule triumphs in 2025, six being shutouts
Fleet's 10 wins mark a career-high, besting her nine-win freshman season of 2024. The sophomore also eclipsed 100 innings pitched for the second consecutive year
Legzdin's 20 stolen bases put her in sole possession of sixth in program history for stolen bases in a season