JMU Powers Past App State for Series Sweep

Saturday, April 20

Boone, N.C.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

28-16, 0

App State

17-23, 0

James Madison

App State

4/20/2024 9:55:00 PM | Softball

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BOONE, N.C. – James Madison softball swept a doubleheader from App State Saturday, running its win streak to eight and securing a second consecutive Sun Belt Series sweep with triumphs by the scores of 5-4 and 8-2 at Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium.

The pair of wins boosted JMU's record to 29-16 and 11-7 in Sun Belt play, while App State dropped to 17-24 and 4-13 against league competition. The Dukes hit 10 home runs to help sweep the Mountaineers, as JMU paces the Sun Belt with 61 round-trippers this season.

Trailing 2-1 in the fourth inning of game one, a pair of two-run home runs from Hallie Hall and Abbie Campbell gave the Dukes enough to hold on for the 5-4 victory. In the finale, JMU scored six straight runs to pull away for an 8-2 triumph. Payton List (10-7) picked up a pair of wins on the day, while Alissa Humphrey recorded saves in each contest.

Hall led the Dukes at the plate on Saturday, hitting two home runs and driving in four runs. Along with Campbell, Jasmine Hall and Payton List each swatted long balls.

How It Happened
Game One: James Madison 5, App State 4

Reed Butler walked to lead off the top of the first and KK Mathis brought her home on an RBI single to right-center field, giving the Dukes a 1-0 lead.
A pair of double plays ended App State's rallies in the first two innings, as a 1-2-3 double play stranded the bases loaded and kept the score at 1-0 through two innings.
App State took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning on a pair of wild pitches.
With a pair of runners on with two outs, a spectacular catch from Addie Wray in center robbed Madison Edwards of extra bases and ended the JMU scoring threat.
List fanned her third batter of the game in the bottom of the fourth, ending the inning with a groundout to Campbell at shortstop.
H.Hall launched a two-run home run to give the Dukes a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth, scoring Butler, who singled.
Lexi Rogers pushed a one-out single through in the top of the sixth, and Campbell hit her third long ball of the season to extend the JMU lead to 5-2.
The Mountaineers scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but a lineout to Hall in right ended the game and gave the Dukes their seventh straight win.

Game Two: James Madison 8, App State 2

J.Hall reached on an error before Butler walked with two outs in the top of the third, but yet another diving catch in center from Wray robbed the Dukes of a pair of runs and kept the game scoreless.
App State scored first, notching an RBI single to make the score 1-0 in the bottom of the third.
A pair of solo home runs from List and Henzler gave the Dukes a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth.
The Mountaineers added a run in the bottom half on a JMU error, evening the game at 2-2.
A fielder's choice RBI from Butler and a two-run home run from H.Hall extended the Dukes lead to 5-2 in the top of the fifth.
J.Hall hit JMU's 10th home run of the weekend to cushion JMU's lead to 6-2 in the top of the sixth.
An RBI double from Rogers and a sacrifice fly from J.Hall gave the Dukes their last two runs of the game (8-2).
Humphrey picked up her second save of the day and fourth of the season, working around a pair of singles to secure the 8-2 win.

Game Notes

In its 5-4 victory, JMU improved to 4-5 in one-run games this season.
Humphrey's two saves gave her four for the season and nine in her career, tying her with Jailyn Ford for the second most in school history.
Over its eight-game winning streak, JMU has scored 67 runs and hit 23 home runs.
Henzler's 11 home runs are tied for third in the Sun Belt.

Up Next
The Dukes will stay on the road as they travel to Statesboro, Ga., April 26-28 for a three-game series with Georgia Southern.