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Sunday, April 2
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JMU Comes up Short in Game Three against #25 Louisiana
4/2/2023 6:41:00 PM | Softball
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison softball wrapped up its three-game series against #25 Louisiana with a 6-2 loss on Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.
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JMU falls to 20-10 overall with a 5-4 mark in Sun Belt Conference play. Meanwhile, UL improves to 26-10 (8-1 SBC).
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Junior Alissa Humphrey went five innings in her 15th start of the season to help keep the Dukes within a run heading into the sixth inning. Freshman Kylah Berry entered the contest and finished the game out, as she noted zero walks, three runs and four strikeouts.
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Graduate Hannah Shifflett made her mark at the plate with two hits, one run scored and one RBI.
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Sophomore Jasmine Hall and freshman Bella Henzler also tallied a hit against the Cajuns.
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How It Happened
The Dukes head to Atlanta, Ga. for a three-game series against Georgia State on April 6-8. The series opener is set for 5 p.m. on Thursday and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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JMU falls to 20-10 overall with a 5-4 mark in Sun Belt Conference play. Meanwhile, UL improves to 26-10 (8-1 SBC).
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Junior Alissa Humphrey went five innings in her 15th start of the season to help keep the Dukes within a run heading into the sixth inning. Freshman Kylah Berry entered the contest and finished the game out, as she noted zero walks, three runs and four strikeouts.
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Graduate Hannah Shifflett made her mark at the plate with two hits, one run scored and one RBI.
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Sophomore Jasmine Hall and freshman Bella Henzler also tallied a hit against the Cajuns.
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How It Happened
- Louisiana got on the scoreboard first with a double in the top of the first inning.
- Shifflett tied the game for JMU with a solo shot in the bottom of the first inning.
- Henzler put the Dukes on top with a solo homer in the fourth.
- The Cajuns tied the game at three on a fielding error in the fifth and then retook the lead off of a single later in the frame.
- Louisiana plated its final three runs of the game on a pair of home runs in the seventh for a 6-2 lead.
The Dukes head to Atlanta, Ga. for a three-game series against Georgia State on April 6-8. The series opener is set for 5 p.m. on Thursday and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lamb, Kandra (4-1)
L: Humphrey, Alissa (8-6)
Batting:
2B: Piskos, Sophie 1 ; Credeur, Laney 1 ; Langeliers, Alexa 1
HR: Piskos, Sophie 1 ; Langeliers, Alexa 1
RBI: Piskos, Sophie 1 ; Credeur, Laney 1 ; Allred, Lauren 1 ; Langeliers, Alexa 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Mihyia 1 ; Hayden, Maddie 1 ; Piskos, Sophie 2 ; Griffin, Kylei 1 ; Langeliers, Alexa 1
SB: Davis, Mihyia 1
CS: Hayden, Maddie 1
Batting:
HR: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Henzler, Bella 1
RBI: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Henzler, Bella 1
SH: Campbell, Abbie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Henzler, Bella 1
HBP: Butler, Reed 1
Game Leaders
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