Dukes Sweep Weekend Series with 15-Run Showcase

Sunday, April 12

Harrisonburg, Va.

Noon

James Madison University

19-20, 7-8

Louisiana

22-21, 5-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Louisiana	1	3	0	0	5	0	0	9	10	2
James Madison	1	0	9	3	2	0	X	15	12	0

James Madison softball celebrates home run victories as a team

4/12/2026 4:37:00 PM | Softball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison softball completed a three-game Sun Belt Conference sweep of Louisiana on Sunday afternoon, downing the Ragin' Cajuns 15-9 at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU (19-20, 7-8 Sun Belt) finished with 15 runs on 12 hits, while Louisiana (22-21, 5-10 Sun Belt) scored nine runs on 10 hits with two errors.
Kendra Lewis, Cali Legzdin, and Lili Smith launched home runs to lead the Dukes' offense, as Lewis drove in a team-high three runs. Emily LeGrand went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, while Madison Edwards finished 2-for-4 and scoring four runs.

Payton List got the win in the circle, pitching 3.0 innings. Taylor Johnson provided 2.1 innings of scoreless relief, striking out a batter.

How It Happened

Brooke Otto delivered an RBI single to plate Haley Hart in the first to give UL a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the inning, a bases-loaded hit by pitch evened the score at 1-1.
The Cajuns answered with a three-spot in the top of the second, with Haley Hart lifting a two-run homer to put the visitors up 4-1.
The Dukes put up nine runs in the bottom of the third to take a commanding 10-4 lead. A two-RBI triple from Kylee Gleason and a two-run homer off the bat of Lewis were the big hits for JMU in the frame.
Legzdin hit a two-run home run to center in the bottom of the fourth to extend the Dukes' lead to 12-4. Lili Smith added to the scoring with the first home run of her career, putting JMU ahead 13-4.
Louisiana extended the game with five runs in the fifth, which included a grand slam off the bat of Lily Knox. A RBI single from Cecilia Vazquez trimmed UL's deficit to 13-9 going to the fifth.
Lewis added another RBI knock, and LeGrand drove in the final run with a double to seal the 15-9 victory.

The Dukes head to Washington, D.C., for a midweek doubleheader against Georgetown on Wednesday, April 15, with game one slated for 2:30 p.m.

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Georgetown

Apr 15 (Wed)

2:30 p.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: List, Payton (6-10)

L: Julianne Tipton (4-4)

Louisiana

Batting:

2B: Mia Norwood 1

HR: Haley Hart 1 ; Lily Knox 1

RBI: Haley Hart 2 ; Brooke Otto 1 ; Lily Knox 4 ; Cecilia Vasquez 1 ; Natalie Johnson 1

SH: Mia Liscano 1 ; Mia Norwood 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Haley Hart 2 ; Erin Ardoin 1 ; Kennedy Marceaux 1 ; Dayzja Williams 1 ; Lily Knox 2 ; Mia Norwood 1 ; Natalie Johnson 1

SB: Haley Hart 1

James Madison

Batting:

2B: LeGrand, Emily 2 ; Zoet, Aynalem 1

3B: Gleason, Kylee 1

HR: Lewis, Kendra 1 ; Legzdin, Cali 1 ; Smith, Lili 1

RBI: Gleason, Kylee 2 ; Edwards, Madison 1 ; Lewis, Kendra 3 ; List, Payton 1 ; LeGrand, Emily 2 ; Ortega, Kira 1 ; Legzdin, Cali 2 ; Henzler, Bella 1 ; Smith, Lili 1

SH: Lewis, Kendra 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Gleason, Kylee 1 ; Edwards, Madison 4 ; Lewis, Kendra 2 ; List, Payton 1 ; LeGrand, Emily 1 ; Zoet, Aynalem 1 ; Legzdin, Cali 2 ; Henzler, Bella 1 ; Evans, Emma Jo 1 ; Smith, Lili 1