JMU Shuts Out Virginia in Midweek Matchup

Wednesday, March 30

Charlottesville, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

26-2

Virginia

12-24

James Madison

Virginia

3/30/2016 8:39:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 7 James Madison defeated Virginia 1-0 and 2-0 in an in-state matchup Wednesday night at The Park. JMU improved to 27-2 on the season while UVA fell to 12-25.

Sophomore Megan Good (16-1) earned the win in the first game with a two-hit shutout performance. Senior Jailyn Ford (11-1) followed suit with a three-hit shutout in game two. Good and Ford both recorded three hits on the day while Good tallied the only RBI.

In game one, sophomore Morgan Tolle smacked a double off the right field wall for the first hit of the game in the fourth inning before advancing to third on a wild pitch. Good singled through the left side in the next at bat to score Tolle for the only run. Tolle led the Dukes with five assists, three coming in the bottom of the fourth while Good struck out 11.

In the second game, junior Taylor Newton started the second inning with a double to center field. Junior Niki Prince moved her over to third on a groundout, and sophomore designated player Alyssa Buddle reached on a fielder's choice. Newton and redshirt freshman Kassie Brammer, pinch running for Buddle, pulled off a double steal for the first run of the game.

The Cavs were halted after a one-out double in the sixth from Virginia's Ingraham. Brammer gunned down Ingraham heading home off a single to center field and Ford closed the inning with a strikeout. The Dukes secured the win by retiring the side in the seventh with a fly out to center, a pop up to third and a strike out by Ford.

QUOTING HEAD COACH MICKEY DEAN
"Again I thought our pitchers did a masterful job of attacking hitters and allowing our defense to play with ease and make nice plays. In the first game I think our hitters were surprised at how Virginia kept us off balance but in the second game our bats came alive a little bit. We continue to work on pitch selection but in the end we grinded out two wins and that is what this game is all about. "

NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS
Good's outing against Virginia was the 11th shutout of her career and fifth of the season. Ford tossed her 28th career and third season shutout.

SCORELESS STREAK
The Dukes have held their opponents scoreless through 23 consecutive innings. Good and Ford have tossed four shutouts in the last five games while the offense has outscored opponents 8-1.

CAREER CHARTS
Seniors Erica Field, Jailyn Ford and Hannah Hayes are now tied for sixth on the career games started and games played charts with 206 and 209, respectively.

With seven at bats on the day, Field moved to second on the all-time at-bat boards with 673, just 34 away from first-place Katie George (2004-07) with 707.

TWEET OF THE DAY

Shout out to @parkerjacobs and Steven Carn from Facilities and Events for reppin' JMU on the road ???? pic.twitter.com/b6vdmTMKOO
— JMU Softball (@JMU_Softball) March 31, 2016