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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.
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Rebecca Muh, Grace Newell, Brittany Hook and Avery Pinder will join the Dukes on the field in the 2023 season.
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"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!"
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Name:Â Rebecca Muh
Height:Â 5-11
Position:Â Pitcher
Hometown/ Previous School:Â Â 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…
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Name:Â Grace Newell
Height: 5-6
Position:Â Catcher/ Utility
Hometown/ Previous School:Â 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…
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Name:Â Brittany Hook
Height:Â 5-8
Position:Â Pitcher/ Utility
Hometown/ Previous School:Â 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.
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Name:Â Avery Pinder
Height:Â 5-4
Position:Â Outfield
Hometown/ Previous School:Â 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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Rebecca Muh, Grace Newell, Brittany Hook and Avery Pinder will join the Dukes on the field in the 2023 season.
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"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!"
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Name:Â Rebecca Muh
Height:Â 5-11
Position:Â Pitcher
Hometown/ Previous School:Â Â 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…
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Name:Â Grace Newell
Height: 5-6
Position:Â Catcher/ Utility
Hometown/ Previous School:Â 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…
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Name:Â Brittany Hook
Height:Â 5-8
Position:Â Pitcher/ Utility
Hometown/ Previous School:Â 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.
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Name:Â Avery Pinder
Height:Â 5-4
Position:Â Outfield
Hometown/ Previous School:Â 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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