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Sunday, February 23
Madison, Ala. / Toyota Field
11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT)
James Madison University
2-7
4
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Ole Miss
11-3
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3
4
5
6
7
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H
E
James Madison
0
4
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0
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Ole Miss
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Dukes Fall to Ole Miss in Rocket City Softball Showcase Finale
2/23/2025 2:20:00 PM | Softball
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Heading into the fifth tied at four, James Madison softball surrendered a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning to fall to Ole Miss by a score of 6-4 during, the final day of action in Huntsville.
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Abbie Campbell capped off the four-run second inning for JMU (2-7) with a two-run single, which at the time put the Dukes up 4-3 with two out. Madison Edwards contributed a double, bringing her hitting streak to a career-best five games. Â
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Brianna Lopez went the distance for Ole Miss (11-3), striking out five for her fifth victory of the season. Freshman Persy Llamas delivered the keynote for the Rebels, a three-run shot to right field, her second of the year.
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How it Happened
First Inning
Game Notes
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Abbie Campbell capped off the four-run second inning for JMU (2-7) with a two-run single, which at the time put the Dukes up 4-3 with two out. Madison Edwards contributed a double, bringing her hitting streak to a career-best five games. Â
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Brianna Lopez went the distance for Ole Miss (11-3), striking out five for her fifth victory of the season. Freshman Persy Llamas delivered the keynote for the Rebels, a three-run shot to right field, her second of the year.
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How it Happened
First Inning
- Ole Miss grabbed three early runs off a home run to right field by Persy Llamas
- After Jasmine Hall and Madison Edwards got things going, Reed Butler started the scoring with a sacrifice fly, scoring Hall from third
- Kylee Gleason doubled down the left field line, cutting the Ole Miss lead to one, 4-2
- With the bases loaded, Campbell singled up the middle to score two, giving the Dukes the 4-3 lead
- A two-out throwing error scored Llamas from second for the Rebels, tying the game at four apiece.
- Ole Miss set itself up with runners on second and third and nobody out, and took the lead on a Jamie Mackay sacrifice fly
- Mackenzie Pickens stole third and then scored the Rebels' sixth run on a JMU throwing error
Game Notes
- James Madison is 0-4 in games this season when it is tied through five innings
- The second inning of Sunday's game marked the second time this season that the Dukes have scored four runs in an inning
- Campbell tied her career-high with two RBI, last done against Southern Miss on May 8, 2024
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brianna Lopez (5-0)
L: Johnson, Taylor (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Edwards, Madison 1 ; Gleason, Kylee 1
RBI: Campbell, Abbie 2 ; Butler, Reed 1 ; Gleason, Kylee 1
SF: Butler, Reed 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hall, Jasmine 1 ; Edwards, Madison 1 ; Gleason, Kylee 1 ; Legzdin, Cali 1
SB: Legzdin, Cali 1
Batting:
HR: Persy Llamas 1
RBI: Persy Llamas 3 ; Jamie Mackay 1
SF: Jamie Mackay 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor Malvin 1 ; Jaden Pone 1 ; Persy Llamas 2 ; Star Ferguson 1 ; Mackenzie Pickens 1
SB: Mackenzie Pickens 2
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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