First Team All-Conference Pitcher Allie Braly Joins Dukes

HARRISONBURG, Va. - Head Coach Loren LaPorte added an experienced arm to the James Madison softball pitching staff with the signing of transfer pitcher Allie Braly, as announced on Friday afternoon.

Braly spent the first two seasons of her career at Saint Francis, where she compiled a 2.96 earned run average over 165.2 innings pitched, collecting 16 wins in 45 appearances. On the tails of an NCAA Regional appearance, the Kansas City, Mo., product earned First Team All-NEC laurels to go with being named to the NEC All-Tournament team in 2025.

"We are overjoyed to welcome Allie Braly to the program," said LaPorte. "Adding an experienced arm like hers not only elevates our competitive edge but also brings us one step closer to where we want to be."

Allie Braly | RHP | Jr. | 6-0 | Kansas City, Mo. | Raytown (Saint Francis)

At Saint Francis

Sophomore (2025):

First Team All-NEC selection
Selected to the NEC All-Tournament Team
Named NEC Prime Performer three times (2/25, 3/25, 4/22)
Appeared in 29 games in the circle, with 27 starts
Led the team in earned run average (3.06), opposing batting average (.263), wins (15), innings pitched (148.2), strikeouts (70), and games started (27)
Her innings pitched and wins led the NEC, while her ERA ranked third
She also posted top-10 marks in opposing batting average and strikeouts
Twirled the first no-hitter of her career against Le Moyne on March 23 with a single-game career high seven strikeouts
Pitched a shutout to clinch the 2025 NEC Championship against LIU on May 11
Notched 17 complete games with three shutouts
Started both of Saint Francis' games in the 2025 NCAA Bryan-College Station Regional

Freshman (2024):

Appeared in 16 games
Pitched to a 2.06 ERA in 17 innings with 15 strikeouts
Had three saves, including in her collegiate debut against Siena on Feb. 9
Earned the first victory of her career, going four innings and allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts against CCSU on April 7
On a Saint Francis team that won the NEC Championship to hold the No. 3 seed in the 2024 NCAA Austin Regional

High School:

Four-year player at Raytown High School
First Team All-Conference and District Utility Player as a freshman
Represented the Kansas City Royals on the All-Star Jennie Finch Classic Team
Also represented the Royals in the MLB Develops Breakthrough Series in Oklahoma City

Personal:

Born on December 21
Daughter of Emily Braly and Chris Mathison
Has one sister, Abbie, who was a Diamond Girl at Missouri State
Majoring in Biology
Member of the National and Thespian Honor Societies

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