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Friday, March 31
Harrisonburg, Va.
2 p.m.
James Madison University
20-8, 5-2
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Dukes Drop First Game to #25 Louisiana
3/31/2023 5:31:00 PM | Softball
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison softball took #25 Louisiana to extra innings but came up short in an 8-4 loss Friday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU falls to 20-8 overall with a 5-2 mark in Sun Belt play. Meanwhile, UL will advance to 24-10 (6-1 SBC).
Graduate student Hallie Hall led the way at the plate with a 2-for-4 effort with two runs scored and one RBI.
Graduate students Hannah Shifflett and Avery Pinder and freshmen KK Mathis and Bella Henzler added a hit apiece to today's contest.
How It Happened
The Dukes are back in action for the second game of the series against the Ragin' Cajuns tomorrow at noon at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU falls to 20-8 overall with a 5-2 mark in Sun Belt play. Meanwhile, UL will advance to 24-10 (6-1 SBC).
Graduate student Hallie Hall led the way at the plate with a 2-for-4 effort with two runs scored and one RBI.
Graduate students Hannah Shifflett and Avery Pinder and freshmen KK Mathis and Bella Henzler added a hit apiece to today's contest.
How It Happened
- Louisiana got off to a hot start when they tallied two runs in the first inning.
- JMU answered quickly in the bottom of the first inning with home runs from Shifflett and H. Hall to even things up at two runs for each team.
- The Dukes took the lead in the bottom of the sixth when redshirt junior Reed Butler reached on an error while Kamryn Nash and H. Hall ran home for a 4-2 lead.
- Louisiana tied things up again in the top of the sixth inning off a two-run homer.
- The Ragin' Cajuns broke things open in the top of the eighth inning when they piled on four runs off two home runs to secure the win, 8-4.
The Dukes are back in action for the second game of the series against the Ragin' Cajuns tomorrow at noon at Veterans Memorial Park.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schorman, Meghan (10-4)
L: Humphrey, Alissa (8-5)
Batting:
2B: Hayden, Maddie 1 ; Allred, Lauren 1
HR: Credeur, Laney 1 ; Kotzelnick, Stormy 1 ; Langeliers, Alexa 1
RBI: Credeur, Laney 2 ; Allred, Lauren 1 ; Kotzelnick, Stormy 2 ; Langeliers, Alexa 3
SH: Vasquez, Cecilia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hayden, Maddie 1 ; Credeur, Laney 1 ; Eschete, Kramer 1 ; Allred, Lauren 2 ; Kotzelnick, Stormy 2 ; Langeliers, Alexa 1
SB: Davis, Mihyia 1
Batting:
HR: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Hall, Hallie 1
RBI: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Hall, Hallie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Hall, Hallie 2 ; Nash, Kamryn 1
HBP: Hall, Jasmine 1 ; Carrier, Kate 1
Game Leaders
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