Megan Good Crowned Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Player of the Year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – James Madison softball junior pitcher/utility player Megan Good's record-shattering season continues as she was honored as the Schutt Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I National Player of the Year, the organization announced Thursday.

Good is just the second recipient of the award, which is voted on by members of the NFCA's Division I All-American and Coaching Staff of the Year committee. She joins the ranks of four-time NFCA All-American and Michigan standout Sierra Romero, the inaugural winner of the honor. Good is the first student-athlete in JMU softball's program history to receive a national player of the year recognition.

"It's very humbling," Good said of the honor. "There are so many student-athletes across the country and in our conference that I have competed against. They are all great athletes, so it's an honor to receive the award. I could not have done it without my teammates and coaching staff being there for me throughout these three years."

The right-handed pitcher leads the nation in victories with a 38-3 record in the circle with a nation-best 14 shutouts, both of which are JMU single-season records. She ranks third nationally with a 0.63 ERA, which is a JMU single-season low.

Dangerous on both sides of the ball, Good led JMU with a .383 average at the plate with a career-high 69 hits. She headed the Colonial Athletic Association with 58 RBIs, the third-most over a single season in JMU history. She closed the season with 19 multi-hit outings and led the team with 17 multi-RBI games, including two five-RBI outings. She knocked 11 doubles and a team-leading 12 home runs for a .644 slugging percentage, the second-best mark in the conference. Aided by 28 walks, she closed the season with a .464 on-base percentage.

"It's a great honor for our program," Head Coach Mickey Dean said. "Our team puts in a lot of hard work and effort, so to have one of our players selected as the nation's best because of her efforts and competitiveness is a tremendous honor."

Good is the second JMU student-athlete to earn a national player of the year honor over the 2016-17 athletic season, joining JMU's football's Bryan Schor.

Season Awards

Unanimous NFCA First Team All-America
Top Three Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
Finalist for the Honda Sport Award for Softball
CAA Pitcher of the Year
CAA Player of the Year
ECAC Pitcher of the Year
All-CAA, All-ECAC, All-NFCA Northeast Region First Team selections
2017 CAA Championship Most Outstanding Performer
CAA Pitcher of the Week (2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/20, 4/10, 5/1, 5/8)
CAA Player of the Week (3/13, 4/24)

Good's 2017 Season Highlights

Tossed her fourth career no-hitter against (RV) South Alabama (3/3/17)
Notched two shutout victories over Top 25 opponents this season
Recorded a one-hit shutout over then ranked No. 2 Auburn at Jane B. Moore Field, the first time the Tigers had been shut out since 2015
Recorded a scoreless inning streak of 70.1 innings, the 11th-longest streak in NCAA history and the longest streak in the sport since the 2009 season
Her 14 shutouts and eight combined shutouts helped JMU set a program-high 28 shutouts over the 2017 season.
Tallied four one-hitters this season: Wisconsin (2/18), Auburn (2/26), Boston College (3/4), Binghamton (3/18)
Either set or tied thirteen JMU single-season pitching records: ERA (0.63), batting average against (.147), walks allowed per seven innings (1.00), wins (38), appearances (44), starts (43), complete games (23), shutouts (14), combined shutouts (8), innings pitched (244.2), strikeouts (271), batters faced (916) and at bats against (853).
Closed the season with a 99-9 career record, which sets JMU's career wins record
Just the third Duke in program history to record at least 50 hits and 50 RBIs in the same season
Tied JMU's single-game record launching two home runs against the College of Charleston (4/1)
Slugged her first career grand slam during the CAA Championship semifinal game against Hofstra (5/11)
First student-athlete in CAA history to win both Pitcher and Player of the Year in the same season
First three-time NFCA All-American in JMU program history