HARRISONBURG, Va. – Timely plays by App State aided in completing a three-game sweep of James Madison softball by a score of 2-1 in Sun Belt Conference play on Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.
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Julia Girk and Madison McIntyre gave App State (13-20, 4-5 SBC) all they needed, putting across a sacrifice fly and an RBI fielder's choice, respectively for its two runs on the afternoon.
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Jasmine Hall was responsible for the lone JMU (11-20, 0-9 SBC) run, driving in
Payton List from third with a sacrifice fly to center field in the fifth.
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Sophie Moshos went the distance for the Mountaineers, allowing just one run on seven hits and tying a career-high with nine punchouts.
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Kylee Gleason and
Reed Butler each earned multi-hit games, with List, Hall, and
Madison Edwards contributing a hit apiece.
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Coming on in relief of List in the fifth inning,
Kirsten Fleet had 2.2 innings of three-hit ball with a strikeout.
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How It Happened
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Fourth Inning
- Girk put the Mountaineers on the board with a one-out sacrifice fly to center field
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Top of the Fifth Inning
- App State added another to make it 2-0 on an RBI fielder's choice off the bat of McIntyre
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Bottom of the Fifth Inning
- With runners on second and third Hall put the Dukes on the board with a sacrifice fly to center field
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Game Notes
- With her two-hit day on Sunday, Gleason has 10 multi-hit games this season and is 10 away from 100 career hits
- Hall extended her on-base streak to five straight and her RBI sac fly puts her 10 away from 100 career RBI
- James Madison is 1-4 in one-run ballgames during the 2025 campaign
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Up Next
JMU will complete its homestand by hosting a midweek doubleheader with Georgetown on Wednesday, April 2, with game one slated for 3 p.m. The Dukes will then hit the road to continue SBC play and begin a three-game set against Georgia State in Atlanta on Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
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