Softball Drops Midweek Against Virginia

Tuesday, March 11

Charlottesville, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

11-10

Virginia

18-7

JMU

Virginia

3/11/2025 7:22:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A four-run fourth inning pushed Virginia past James Madison softball by a score of 6-0 in a Tuesday early evening matchup at Palmer Park in Charlottesville.

After trailing just 1-0 through the first three frames, JMU (11-10) gave up three consecutive walks with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, making room for UVA (18-7) to open a four-spot and extend its lead to five.

Bella Cabral led the offensive charge for the Cavaliers with three hits and two RBI, including a solo home run in the first inning. Kelly Ayer also had two RBI on one hit for UVA, both coming in that fourth inning.

Julia Cuozzo and Savanah Henley combined to hold the Dukes to just six hits over seven innings and striking out seven JMU batters.

Payton List earned her 11th multi-hit game of 2025, going 2-for-3 with two singles. She also came on in relief for Madalyn Johnson and pitched 2.1 innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits while striking out one.

Abbie Campbell also had two hits in the contest, leading to her second game of two hits or more this season.

How it Happened

First Inning

Virginia's Bella Cabral homered to left field with two out for an early 1-0 Cavalier lead

Fourth Inning

UVA took advantage of the bases loaded with a two-out Kelly Ayer RBI single that scored two
Jade Hylton stole home to bring the lead to three for the Cavaliers
Cabral doubled to left field for her second RBI hit of the day, giving UVA a four-spot in the fourth

Fifth Inning

Kailyn Jones delivered UVA's sixth run on a one-out sacrifice fly to center field

Game Notes

James Madison has been held scoreless for four contests during the 2025 campaign, the most since the 2023 campaign
The Dukes gave up a season-high six walks and its sixth inning of four runs scored or more
List extended her hitting streak to a team-best seven games, one game short of her career-high of eight games
Lily Romero threw out her second baserunner of the season against UVA, marking the second season of her career that she has caught two-plus runners stealing

Up Next

JMU will open Sun Belt Conference play on Friday, March 14, when it travels to Mobile, Ala. to face South Alabama in a three-game series. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. CT and will be streamed on ESPN+.