List Walks it Off and Dukes Rally in a Two-Win Day Two of the Lakeside Book Company Tournament

Saturday, March 8

Harrisonburg, Va.

1:30 p.m.

James Madison University

9-9

Binghamton

11-8

Binghamton

James Madison

List Walks it Off and Dukes Rally in a Two-Win Day Two of the Lakeside Book Company Tournament

3/8/2025 11:00:00 PM | Softball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Payton List's six-RBI day led the heroics as James Madison softball earned an 8-6 walk-off win against Binghamton and a historic 15-11 come-from-behind victory against Fordham on day two of action at Bank of the James Field at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday evening.

JMU (10-9) combined for 23 runs on 19 hits in the two contests, highlighted by a 12-run first inning of game two against Fordham (7-11). The 12 runs scored marks the most runs in a single inning for the Dukes, since scoring 14 in the first inning against College of Charleston on May 10, 2018.

Saturday's win against Fordham also marked the largest comeback win in program history, as the Dukes came to bat in the bottom of the first inning down 9-0, to storm back and score 15 unanswered runs.

List, Cali Legzdin, Reed Butler, and Jasmine Hall each homered on the day, with List delivering two, including the walk-off two-run home run against Binghamton (11-8) in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Butler collected her second three-hit game of the season against Fordham and the third four-RBI performance of her career. The other four RBI performance came from List, which set a career-high for the redshirt sophomore, whose previous high was three, done last season.

Against Binghamton, Kirsten Fleet settled in on in relief and pitched three innings of one-run ball to give her a team-leading five wins on the 2025 campaign.

Sydney Wells was a standout for Fordham, pacing the team with two hits, including a three-run home run in the first inning.

How It Happened
James Madison 8, Binghamton 6
First Inning

Binghamton's Rachel Carey delivered a two-run shot to left center, to give the Bearcats a 2-0 lead

Top of the Second Inning

Rebecca Minnichbach singled up the middle to bring another run home for the Bearcats, 3-0

Bottom of the Second Inning

Madison Edwards' 15-pitch at-bat that resulted in a base hit loaded the bases for Emily LeGrand, who gave the Dukes their first run of the game on a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1
Romero tied the ballgame up at three with a two-run double to the left-center field gap
The next batter was Legzdin who sent a ball over the right field fence for a 5-3 JMU lead

Fourth Inning

Emily LeGrand scored on a Binghamton fielding error to make it 6-3

Fifth Inning

Bella Farina walked with the bases loaded and Elisa Allen hit a sacrifice fly to get the Bearcats within one
Minnichbach singled through the left side to tie the game at six

Seventh Inning

Payton List rocketed a two-run walk-off home run to left center for the game-winner

JMU 15, Fordham 11
Top of the First Inning

Fordham sent 13 batters to the plate, with nine runs scoring on eight hits, two walks, and an RBI groundout
The Rams had their first eight players reach base, with six of eight being on hits
Sydney Wells delivered the keynote in the inning with a three-run shot to center field to start the scoring

Bottom of the First Inning

James Madison sent 16 batters to the plate, with 12 runs on seven hits, four walks, and two hit-by-pitch
List started the Dukes' comeback with a three-run home run to left center to cut the lead to five
The next four runs came at the hand of two bases-loaded walks, a wild pitch, and a fielder's choice to make it 9-7
List made it a one-run ball game with an RBI single to score the runner from third
Butler gave the Dukes the lead with a two-run single to right field with two outs in the inning
Edwards capped off the 12-run inning with a two-run double to right center to bring the lead to three, 12-9

Third Inning

Butler homered off the scoreboard in right field to bring JMU to a 14-11 advantage

Fourth Inning

With two runners on, Fordham's Gianna Spinelli laced a single up the middle to put the Rams in double-digits

Fifth Inning

Neleh Nogay came around to score an unearned run on a groundout, after advancing to third on a throwing error

Sixth Inning

Jasmine Hall scorched a home run to left center for a 15-11 James Madison lead

Game Notes

James Madison has won eight of out its last 10 games, their best stretch since winning eight consecutive games from April 12-20, 2024
Coach LaPorte has reached 238 wins at the helm at James Madison, passing Mickey Dean (237-56) to rank second in program history.
JMU has won 12 straight contests against Binghamton and 13 overall in its history. Against Fordham, the Dukes have won four straight, dating back to 2016.
Kirsten Fleet reached 100 career strikeouts against Binghamton, making her the only active Duke to reach that mark
Rebecca Muh earned her first victory in the circle since pitching 1.1 innings against App State on April 29, 2023
Hall passed the 100-run threshold in her career, holding 102 throughout her four seasons with the Dukes
Emily LeGrand recorded her first collegiate hit, a single up the middle in the sixth inning against Fordham
Through its first 19 games, JMU has scored 27 runs in the second inning, the most in any inning so far this season.
List leads the Dukes in 10 offensive categories, including batting average (.415), slugging percentage (.887), runs batted in (16), and home runs (7)