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Thursday, May 11
Lafayette, La.
11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT)
James Madison University
28-19
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39-13
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Dukes Fall to South Alabama in Sun Belt Quarterfinals
5/11/2023 1:36:00 PM | Softball
LAFAYETTE, La. – James Madison softball could not come back from a three-run deficit and fell short of the Sun Belt Conference Championship semifinals in a 4-1 loss to No. 3 South Alabama on Thursday morning.
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JMU completed the season with a record of 28-19 (13-11 Sun Belt), the 14th time the program has finished with 28 wins or more. South Alabama will advance to the semifinals and play the winner of No. 2 Marshall and No. 7 Coastal Carolina.
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Freshman Kylah Berry worked six innings in the circle for the Dukes. Berry tallied three strikeouts, one walk and yielded five hits.
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Sophomore Abbie Campbell led the way at the plate with one hit and one RBI.
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Graduate student Hannah Shifflett, junior Kylee Gleason and freshman Bella Henzler each noted a hit.
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How It Happened:
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JMU completed the season with a record of 28-19 (13-11 Sun Belt), the 14th time the program has finished with 28 wins or more. South Alabama will advance to the semifinals and play the winner of No. 2 Marshall and No. 7 Coastal Carolina.
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Freshman Kylah Berry worked six innings in the circle for the Dukes. Berry tallied three strikeouts, one walk and yielded five hits.
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Sophomore Abbie Campbell led the way at the plate with one hit and one RBI.
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Graduate student Hannah Shifflett, junior Kylee Gleason and freshman Bella Henzler each noted a hit.
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How It Happened:
- South Alabama scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning from a JMU fielding error and an RBI single.
- In the bottom of the third inning, South Alabama hit a sac fly and an RBI single that brought in two more runs making the score 4-0.
- Abbie Campbell drove in Hallie Hall from a single in the top of the fifth inning to change the score to 4-1.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lackie, Olivia (21-6)
L: Berry, Kylah (11-6)
Batting:
RBI: Campbell, Abbie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hall, Hallie 1
Batting:
2B: Keel, Meredith 1
RBI: Keel, Meredith 1 ; Brasher, Mackenzie 1 ; Willems, Sasha 1
SH: Willems, Sasha 1 ; Sims, Marley 1
SF: Keel, Meredith 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Keel, Meredith 1 ; Brasher, Mackenzie 1 ; Welch, Bailey 1 ; McGlothlin, Erin 1
SB: Brasher, Mackenzie 2 ; McGlothlin, Erin 1 ; Sims, Marley 1
HBP: Ortiz, Victoria 1 ; Kropp, Emma 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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RBI
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AB
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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