Megan Good, Mickey Dean Highlight VaSID Softball Awards; Nine Named to All-State Team

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Behind a record-breaking 2017 campaign, James Madison earned three major awards from the Virginia Sports Information Directors for the All-State University Division Softball Team, the organization announced Friday.

Junior pitcher/utility player Megan Good secured two major awards as she was named VaSID Pitcher and Player of the Year. She is the first student-athlete in VaSID history to win both Pitcher and Player of the Year in the same season. This is the third season in a row that Good has been named VaSID Pitcher of the Year and the second time over her career she has earned multiple major awards by the organization as she was named VaSID Pitcher and Rookie of the Year in 2014.

Last week, Good was named the Schutt Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I National Player of the Year while earlier this month she became just the second Duke in program history to be named a three-time NFCA All-American.

Good led the nation with 38 victories and 14 shutouts in 2017, finishing the season with a 38-3 overall record. She also finished the year with a James Madison program record 0.63 ERA, the third lowest ERA in the country. Logging 244.2 innings in the circle in 2017, Good finished the year allowing 22 earned runs off of 125 hits, walking 35 batters and striking out 271.

Equally as dangerous at the plate, Good led the Dukes with a .383 batting average and finished the season with a career-high 69 hits. The Colonial Athletic Association Player and Pitcher of the Year led the conference with 58 RBI, the third-highest mark in program history. She led James Madison with 17 multi-RBI games while ranking second with 19 multi-hit games.

Head Coach Mickey Dean wrapped up JMU's major awards as he was voted VaSID Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive season. Dean has now earned the award seven times over his coaching career with five selections at the helm of James Madison (2013-17) and twice at Radford (2009-10).

The Dukes wrapped up one of their most successful season in program history with a 52-8 overall record, the most wins in a single season in program and CAA history. JMU claimed the 2017 CAA regular-season and tournament championships, the first time in program history that the Dukes have won back-to-back tournament titles. Holding a national ranking throughout the season, JMU ended the year with a No. 18 ranking in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Poll. The Dukes made their fifth consecutive NCAA Regional appearance as JMU made it to the Waco Regional final.

A total of nine Dukes earned VaSID All-State laurels, including six on the first team. In addition to Good, junior first baseman Morgan Tolle, senior shortstop Niki Prince, senior third baseman Madyson Moran, freshman outfielder Cambry Arnold and senior outfielder Taylor Newton earned selections to the first team. Freshman catcher Kierstin Roadcap, freshman second baseman Madison Naujokas and freshman pitcher Odicci Alexander earned second team honors.

2017 VaSID All-State University Division Softball Team
First Team
C – Katie Park, Sr., Virginia
1B – Morgan Tolle, Jr., James Madison
2B – Amber Bishop, Fr., Liberty
SS – Niki Prince, Sr., James Madison
3B – Madyson Moran, Sr., James Madison
OF – Cambry Arnold, Fr., James Madison
OF – Taylor Newton, Sr., James Madison
OF – Tori Zavodny, Jr., Liberty
DP/Utility – Autumn Bishop, Fr., Liberty
P – Julia DiMartino, So., Liberty
P – Megan Good, Jr., James Madison
P – Marina Vitalich, So., George Mason

Second Team
C – Kierstin Roadcap, Fr., James Madison
1B – Danni Ingraham, Jr., Virginia
2B – Madison Naujokas, Fr., James Madison
SS – Sarah Robertson, So., Liberty
3B – Hunter Mundy, Fr., Radford
OF – Allison Davis, Jr., Virginia
OF – Emma Strouth, So., Virginia Tech
OF – Taylor Warrick, Fr., Hampton
DP/Utility – Breanna Davenport, Jr., Virginia Tech
P – Odicci Alexander, Fr., James Madison
P – Kenzie Friesen, R-Sr., Liberty
P – Elizabeth McCarthy, Sr., Longwood

VaSID Player of the Year – Megan Good, Jr., James Madison
VaSID Pitcher of the Year – Megan Good, Jr., James Madison
VaSID Coach of the Year - Mickey Dean, James Madison
VaSID Rookie of the Year – Amber Bishop, Liberty

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