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Softball Adds Four Transfers to 2023 Roster
8/4/2022 12:00:00 PM | Softball
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison softball will welcome four transfers this year, Head Coach Loren LaPorte announced Thursday.
Rebecca Muh, Grace Newell, Brittany Hook and Avery Pinder will join the Dukes on the field in the 2023 season.
"We are so excited to be adding them to the JMU Softball family," said LaPorte. "The four transfers will provide more depth in speed, athleticism and pitching. They are a great group who are ready to get to work and get on campus!"
Name: Rebecca Muh
Height: 5-11
Position: Pitcher
Hometown/ Previous School: Peachtree City, Ga. / University of Georgia
Career Highlights: Made 3 appearances at Georgia, striking out three batters… SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll… Four-year high school varsity team member… First team all-region honors 2017-18… Set her high schools career strikeout record with 664…
Name: Grace Newell
Height: 5-6
Position: Catcher/ Utility
Hometown/ Previous School: Aldie, Va. / UNC Charlotte
Career Highlights: Recorded 38 starts as a freshman at Charlotte… In high school held a career average of .382 with 22 RBIs and 52 runs. Named Player of the Year as a freshman and Team MVP as a junior…
Name: Brittany Hook
Height: 5-8
Position: Pitcher/ Utility
Hometown/ Previous School: Willow Street, Pa. / University of South Florida
Career Highlights: In her three years at USF, she threw 12 strikeouts and recorded one save… In high school, three-time first team all-state… four-time first team all-league and all-section… 2017-18 Penn Manor Most Outstanding female athlete.
Name: Avery Pinder
Height: 5-4
Position: Outfield
Hometown/ Previous School: Toano, Va. / Bridgewater College
Career Highlights: Career 75 stolen bases and had a .320 batting average… Voted team defensive MVP in 2022 and MVP in 2021… 2022 third team All-ODAC… In high school, was four-year varsity team member…
Rebecca Muh, Grace Newell, Brittany Hook and Avery Pinder will join the Dukes on the field in the 2023 season.
"We are so excited to be adding them to the JMU Softball family," said LaPorte. "The four transfers will provide more depth in speed, athleticism and pitching. They are a great group who are ready to get to work and get on campus!"
Name: Rebecca Muh
Height: 5-11
Position: Pitcher
Hometown/ Previous School: Peachtree City, Ga. / University of Georgia
Career Highlights: Made 3 appearances at Georgia, striking out three batters… SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll… Four-year high school varsity team member… First team all-region honors 2017-18… Set her high schools career strikeout record with 664…
Name: Grace Newell
Height: 5-6
Position: Catcher/ Utility
Hometown/ Previous School: Aldie, Va. / UNC Charlotte
Career Highlights: Recorded 38 starts as a freshman at Charlotte… In high school held a career average of .382 with 22 RBIs and 52 runs. Named Player of the Year as a freshman and Team MVP as a junior…
Name: Brittany Hook
Height: 5-8
Position: Pitcher/ Utility
Hometown/ Previous School: Willow Street, Pa. / University of South Florida
Career Highlights: In her three years at USF, she threw 12 strikeouts and recorded one save… In high school, three-time first team all-state… four-time first team all-league and all-section… 2017-18 Penn Manor Most Outstanding female athlete.
Name: Avery Pinder
Height: 5-4
Position: Outfield
Hometown/ Previous School: Toano, Va. / Bridgewater College
Career Highlights: Career 75 stolen bases and had a .320 batting average… Voted team defensive MVP in 2022 and MVP in 2021… 2022 third team All-ODAC… In high school, was four-year varsity team member…
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