Offensive Attack Leads Dukes to Sweep Weekend Series

Sunday, April 8

Harrisonburg, Va.

12 P.M.

James Madison University

27-8, 8-1

Delaware

8-25, 2-7

Delaware

James Madison

4/8/2018 3:02:00 PM | Softball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Four Dukes recorded homers as the James Madison softball team notched its fourth consecutive game putting out double-digit efforts after defeating Delaware, 13-1, in the series finale Sunday afternoon.

The Dukes improve to 27-8 overall with an 8-1 record in Colonial Athletic Association play. The Blue Hens move to 8-25 on the season and 2-7 in conference play.

Kate Gordon produced a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, reaching base on three doubles in the first, third and fourth innings and extending her hit streak to 17 games. She added a team-leading three runs.

Sophomore Odicci Alexander pitched seven strike outs to place her second in the CAA for batters struck out with 133 on the season. After pitching the entire game, Alexander now leads the league with 14 wins on the season. She notched three RBIs from her home run in the bottom of the fourth to close out the JMU's time at bat – the pitcher has a league-leading 12 home runs on the season.

Including her eighth homer on the season, Morgan Tolle tacked on two runs in the win, while Hannah File added two of her own. Natalie Cutright tallied her second career home run in the bottom of the fourth to drive Gordon and Michelle Sullivan home as part of the nine-run inning.

In the Dukes' first at bat on the day, Tolle set off the Dukes' scoring after placing a bomb over the right field wall.

SERIES NOTES

Kate Gordon went a perfect nine-for-nine at bat, putting up eight runs on the series.
The Dukes scored nine home runs over the course of the weekend, three of which came from Morgan Tolle.
Odicci Alexander accrued 21 strikeouts on the weekend after pitching 12 innings and now tops the league leaderboard.
Alexander, Tolle and Natalie Cutright batted six runs in apiece.

QUOTING COACH LAPORTE
"Always great when you can walk away with a series sweep in conference play. We worked really hard this week in batting practice knowing we could produce a powerful offensive attack. I think we executed our game plan very well. Odicci made some adjustments this week to hit her marks and I'm happy with her growth as she produced 21 strike outs on the weekend. We have a quick turnaround with UNC coming to town on Wednesday, but we're excited for a midweek matchup."

NEXT UP
Atlantic Coast Conference foe North Carolina travels to the valley for a Wednesday evening battle on April 11. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. The Dukes are on a seven-game win streak over the Tar Heels and the all-time series record sits at 7-6 in favor of JMU.

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Next Event

UNC

W, 9-0

Apr 11 (Wed)

5 P.M.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Alexander, Odicci (14-3)

L: Cargile, Jordan (2-6)

Delaware

Batting:

2B: Kolofer, Giovanna 1

HR: Gallardo, Chayanna 1

RBI: Gallardo, Chayanna 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Gallardo, Chayanna 1

James Madison

Batting:

2B: Tolle, Morgan 1 ; Gordon, Kate 3 ; File, Hannah 1

HR: Tolle, Morgan 1 ; Alexander, Odicci 1 ; Cutright, Natalie 1 ; Roadcap, Kierstin 1

RBI: Tolle, Morgan 2 ; Meeks, Lynsey 1 ; Alexander, Odicci 3 ; Cutright, Natalie 3 ; Roadcap, Kierstin 3

Base Running:

RUNS: Tolle, Morgan 2 ; Jubas, Sara 1 ; Alexander, Odicci 1 ; Gordon, Kate 3 ; Cutright, Natalie 1 ; Roadcap, Kierstin 1 ; Naujokas, Madison 1 ; File, Hannah 2 ; Sullivan, Michelle 1