Dukes Drop Pair to Close Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational

Sunday, February 15

Clearwater, Fla.

9 a.m.

James Madison University

2-4

Texas A&M

6-3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
James Madison	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Texas A&M	0	5	2	4	X	11	11	0

Game Notes

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Florida Atlantic	4	0	0	2	0	0	7	13	14	0
James Madison	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	2

Dukes Drop Pair to Close Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational

2/15/2026 5:57:00 PM | Softball

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – James Madison softball fell to No. 8 Texas A&M and No. 23 FAU on Sunday to close its weekend at the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational. The Dukes (2-5) dropped the day's first game against the Aggies (6-3), 11-0 in five innings, before falling to the Owls (6-4), by a score of 13-2.

Texas A&M 11, JMU 0 | Five Innings

The Aggies jumped out to a lead early, bringing home five runs in the second inning with a trio of singles.
A homer in the third added two runs to the eight-ranked team's lead, making it 7-0.
Texas A&M plated four runs in the fourth, taking an 11-0 advantage that would lead to the run-rule victory.

FAU 13, JMU 2

FAU scored four runs in the first, on a pair of doubles sandwiched around a two-run homer.
After the Owls scored two runs in the top of the fourth to lead 6-0, sophomore Emily LeGrand put the Dukes on the board with a two-run homer. Her third homer of the year made it a 6-2 score.
A seven-run seventh inning for the Owls, capped by a three-run homer, pushed their lead to 13-2.

Game Notes:

It was the inaugural matchup for the Dukes against Texas A&M, while it was the first time JMU and FAU met since the 2019 St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational.
Junior Madison Edwards recorded a hit in both contests, going 1-for-2 against Texas A&M before a 2-for-4 performance versus FAU.
BK Lanier made her first collegiate appearance in the circle, pitching 0.1 innings against the Aggies.

Up Next
The Dukes head to Greenville, N.C. to play in the ECU Invitational on Feb. 20-22. They'll open invitational play on Friday, Feb. 20 with St. Bonaventure at 10 a.m., before playing the host Pirates at 3 p.m.

Next Event

St. Bonaventure

W, 11-0

Feb 20 (Fri)

10 a.m.

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Pitching:

W: Sydney Lessentine (3-0)

L: Fleet, Kirsten (1-1)

James Madison

Batting:

SH: LeGrand, Emily 1

Texas A&M

Batting:

2B: KK Dement 1

HR: Ariel Kowalewski 1 ; Kelsey Mathis 1

RBI: Ariel Kowalewski 3 ; Mya Perez 1 ; KK Dement 1 ; Kelsey Mathis 4 ; DeeDee Baldwin 2

Base Running:

RUNS: Kennedy Powell 1 ; Ariel Kowalewski 1 ; Hailey Golden 1 ; Micaela Wark 1 ; Piper White 1 ; Larisa Perez 1 ; KK Dement 2 ; Kelsey Mathis 1 ; DeeDee Baldwin 1 ; Frankie Vrazel 1