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Friday, April 21
Huntington, W.Va.
1 p.m.
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23-15, 8-8
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37-6, 12-2
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JMU Drops Game One at Marshall
4/21/2023 3:51:00 PM | Softball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – James Madison softball dropped its first game to Marshall 10-2 in six innings of play on Friday afternoon at Dot Hicks Field.
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The Dukes fell to 23-15 and 8-8 in Sun Belt play, while the Thundering Herd moved to 37-6 with a 12-2 mark against league competition.
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Freshman Kylah Berry pitched 3.1 innings of work, recording one strikeout, two walks, and three runs.
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Freshman Bella Henzler led the way at the plate with two hits, while graduate student Hallie Hall executed one hit and two RBI's.
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Graduate Hannah Shifflett and freshman KK Mathis each noted a hit.
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How It Happened:
Up Next
The Dukes will get another chance to face Marshall tomorrow at 1 p.m. for its second game of the series at Dot Hicks Field. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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The Dukes fell to 23-15 and 8-8 in Sun Belt play, while the Thundering Herd moved to 37-6 with a 12-2 mark against league competition.
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Freshman Kylah Berry pitched 3.1 innings of work, recording one strikeout, two walks, and three runs.
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Freshman Bella Henzler led the way at the plate with two hits, while graduate student Hallie Hall executed one hit and two RBI's.
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Graduate Hannah Shifflett and freshman KK Mathis each noted a hit.
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How It Happened:
- Marshall plated six runs in the bottom of the second inning from a wild pitch, a two-run home run, two RBI doubles, and an RBI single.
- H. Hall singled in the top of the third inning to plate Mathis and Shifflett.
- The Thundering Herd added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning from a two-run RBI single.
- Marshall extended its lead in the bottom of the sixth inning with a two-run single that concluded the game after six innings due to an 8-run rule.
Up Next
The Dukes will get another chance to face Marshall tomorrow at 1 p.m. for its second game of the series at Dot Hicks Field. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sydney Nester (21-5)
L: Muh, Rebecca (4-2)
Batting:
RBI: Hall, Hallie 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mathis, KK 1 ; Shifflett, Hannah 1
SB: Hall, Hallie 1
CS: Mathis, KK 1
Batting:
2B: Alex Coleman 1 ; Autumn Owen 1
HR: Rielly Lucas 1
RBI: Alex Coleman 1 ; Sydney Bickel 1 ; Autumn Owen 1 ; Grace Chelemen 2 ; Rielly Lucas 4
SH: Sydney Bickel 1 ; Camryn Michallas 1 ; Bub Feringa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alex Coleman 2 ; Sydney Bickel 1 ; Grace Chelemen 2 ; Camryn Michallas 1 ; Bub Feringa 1 ; Rielly Lucas 1 ; Bri Godfrey 2
HBP: Bub Feringa 1
Game Leaders
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