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Dukes Fall to Virginia in Midweek Matchup
4/18/2023 8:53:00 PM | Softball
CHARLOTESVILLE, Va.- James Madison softball met up with in-state opponent Virginia, on Tuesday evening where it fell short of a victory 10-2 in six innings of action.
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The Dukes dropped to 23-14 (8-7 Sun Belt) while UVA improved to 29-15 (8-10 ACC).
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Freshman Kylah Berry tossed four innings in the circle and tallied five strikeouts, yielding two walks, and allowing three hits.
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Freshman KK Mathis had a stellar night at the plate noting two hits with a double, one scored run, and one RBI. Junior Kylee Gleason also recorded two hits and one RBI.
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Graduate student Avery Pinder, sophomore Abbie Campbell, and freshman Bella Henzler each added a hit.
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How It Happened
JMU will hit the road to face Marshall for a three-game series starting on Friday, April 21 at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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The Dukes dropped to 23-14 (8-7 Sun Belt) while UVA improved to 29-15 (8-10 ACC).
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Freshman Kylah Berry tossed four innings in the circle and tallied five strikeouts, yielding two walks, and allowing three hits.
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Freshman KK Mathis had a stellar night at the plate noting two hits with a double, one scored run, and one RBI. Junior Kylee Gleason also recorded two hits and one RBI.
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Graduate student Avery Pinder, sophomore Abbie Campbell, and freshman Bella Henzler each added a hit.
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How It Happened
- In the first inning, the Cavaliers plated its first of five runs from an RBI single to left field by Katie Goldberg, a three-run home run from Abby Weaver, and an RBI single by Lauren VanAsshce.
- Tori Gilbert added to the 'Hoos scoring with a two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning.
- Gleason doubled to right field and scored Mathis for the Dukes' first run in the top of the fifth inning.
- Mathis reached on a fielder's choice in the top of the sixth to push sophomore Jasmine Hall across home plate for the Dukes' final run.
- UVA pushed another run home from a single that resulted from a JMU fielding error.
- The Cavaliers added their final run from a fielding error.Â
JMU will hit the road to face Marshall for a three-game series starting on Friday, April 21 at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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