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Saturday, February 18
Elon, N.C.
2:30 p.m.
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JMU Adds Win Over Fordham
2/18/2023 6:12:00 PM | Softball
Elon, N.C - James Madison softball earned its second win in as many games played at the Elon Softball Phoenix Invitational, taking down Fordham, 8-3, on Saturday night at Hunt Softball Park.
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James Madison picks up their second win of the 2023 season to move its record to 2-2. Fordham is now 1-6, dropping its fifth game in a row.
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Graduate student Hannah Shifflett continued her impressive start to the season for the Dukes, leading the team with a 2-for-2 effort at the plate. She recorded a a walk, a triple and a home run, tallying four RBI's.
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Sophomore Rebecca Muh got her first start as a Duke and pitched a seven-inning gem in the circle. Muh noted one walk and seven strikeouts, only giving up three runs.
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Fordham scored two runs in the first inning and added one in the third to lead 3-0. James Madison responded in the bottom of the third with a two-run triple off the bat of Shifflett to cut the deficit to one. JMU sealed the victory with six runs in the fifth inning, highlighted by Shifflett's three-run homer.
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Graduate students Hallie Hall and Avery Pinder, sophomore Kylee Gleason and freshman KK Mathis also recorded hits in the contest.
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The Dukes close out the invitational on Sunday, Feb. 19 against Michigan State and host Elon at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m., respectively.
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James Madison picks up their second win of the 2023 season to move its record to 2-2. Fordham is now 1-6, dropping its fifth game in a row.
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Graduate student Hannah Shifflett continued her impressive start to the season for the Dukes, leading the team with a 2-for-2 effort at the plate. She recorded a a walk, a triple and a home run, tallying four RBI's.
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Sophomore Rebecca Muh got her first start as a Duke and pitched a seven-inning gem in the circle. Muh noted one walk and seven strikeouts, only giving up three runs.
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Fordham scored two runs in the first inning and added one in the third to lead 3-0. James Madison responded in the bottom of the third with a two-run triple off the bat of Shifflett to cut the deficit to one. JMU sealed the victory with six runs in the fifth inning, highlighted by Shifflett's three-run homer.
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Graduate students Hallie Hall and Avery Pinder, sophomore Kylee Gleason and freshman KK Mathis also recorded hits in the contest.
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The Dukes close out the invitational on Sunday, Feb. 19 against Michigan State and host Elon at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m., respectively.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Muh, Rebecca (1-0)
L: WATKINS, Emilee (0-1)
Batting:
2B: MARTINE, Julia 1
RBI: PETROVICH, Julia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CARTER, Michaela 1 ; TAFFET, Sarah 1 ; MARTINE, Julia 1
SB: O'NEILL, Mary Grace 1
Batting:
2B: Hall, Hallie 1 ; Mathis, KK 1
3B: Shifflett, Hannah 1
HR: Shifflett, Hannah 1
RBI: Shifflett, Hannah 4 ; Gleason, Kylee 1 ; Hall, Hallie 1 ; Mathis, KK 1 ; Henzler, Bella 1
SF: Henzler, Bella 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shifflett, Hannah 2 ; Gleason, Kylee 1 ; Hall, Hallie 1 ; Mathis, KK 1 ; Butler, Reed 1 ; Pinder, Avery 2
HBP: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Mathis, KK 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
1
AB
4
R
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H
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RBI
1
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