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2018 JAMES MADISON SOFTBALL JMU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 380 University Blvd., MSC 0404 || Harrisonburg, VA 22807 || JMUSPORTS.COM || @JMUSOFTBALL 2018 JMU SOFTBALL SCHEDULE NCAA REGIONALS VS May 18, 2018 • 3 p.m. ET DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/RESULT PUERTO VALLARTA COLLEGE CHALLENGE Knoxville, Tenn. • Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • ESPN3 Feb. 8 Nevada Puerto Vallarta, Mexico W, 8-7 Feb. 9 Long Beach State Puerto Vallarta, Mexico L, 4-2 (F/8) Feb. 9 Louisiana Tech Puerto Vallarta, Mexico W, 1-0 Feb. 10 Long Beach State Puerto Vallarta, Mexico W, 6-3 (F/10) STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS... Feb. 10 Louisiana Tech Puerto Vallarta, Mexico L, 3-2 Feb. 17 Morehead State Buies Creek, N.C. W, 8-0 (F/5) • The Dukes garnered three major Her no-no was the 9th in program Feb. 17 Campbell Buies Creek, N.C. W, 8-7 2018 CAA awards while placing history came on the anniversary of GREEN & GOLD CLASSIC Feb. 24 UCF Jacksonville, Fla. W, 3-2 several on All-CAA teams. Oddicci the first ever no-hitter in 2005. The Feb. 24 Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. W, 5-2 Alexander was named Player of the Downers Grove, Ill. product and has Feb. 25 Penn State Jacksonville, Fla. W, 4-1 Feb. 25 Western Carolina Jacksonville, Fla. W. 2-0 Year, Payton Buresch was named been award CAA Rookie of the Week MALIHINI KIPA ALOHA TOURNAMENT Rookie of the Year and Loren LaPorte four times and CAA Pitcher of the March 2 No. 15 Califorinia Honolulu, Hawaii W, 5-1 March 2 UTEP Honolulu, Hawaii W, 6-0 earned Coach of the Year in her first Week once. March 3 East Carolina Honolulu, Hawaii W, 9-0 (F/6) head coaching position. Along with March 3 Longwood Honolulu, Hawaii W, 4-2 (F/8) March 4 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii W, 1-0 Alexander, Morgan Tolle and Kate • Sophomore Odicci Alexander has SPRING FLING TOURNAMENT Gordon were named to the All-CAA made moves from behind the plate and March 7 BYU Honolulu, Hawaii W, 10-2 March 8 East Carolina Honolulu, Hawaii L, 4-1 First Team. Buresch was named to All- on the mound. She has 206 strikeouts March 8 Longwood Honolulu, Hawaii L, 7-4 CAA Second Team and the All-Rookie and leads the team in RBI with 56. March 9 Arkansas -Pine Bluff Honolulu, Hawaii W, 5-1 March 10 BYU Honolulu, Hawaii L, 7-2 Team where she is joined by Sara In the Dukes’ final home series of the March 10 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii W, 12-1 (F/6) Jubas. regular season, Alexander hurled 10.0 JMU INVITATIONAL March 16 Stony Brook HARRISONBURG W,13-0 (F/5) complete innings in the 11-8 win over March 16 Ohio HARRISONBURG W, 8-0 (F/6) • For the sixth consecutive year, the Hofstra, throwing 177 pitches. She March 17 Ohio HARRISONBURG L, 9-7 (F/9) March 17 Stony Brook HARRISONBURG Canceled Dukes have been invited to compete boasts a 24-6 record. March 18 East Carolina HARRISONBURG L, 4-2 in the NCAA Tournament. They hold an March 21 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. Canceled March 21 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. Canceled 8-10 record in tournament play after • Left fielder Kate Gordon has been March 24 Towson HARRISONBURG W, 9-0 (F/6) six appearances in a row. JMU finished strong at the plate with 13 home runs March 24 Towson HARRISONBURG W, 10-5 March 25 Towson HARRISONBURG W, 5-4 the regular season with their sixth and 48 RBI. She is hitting .412 and is March 30 UNCW Wilmington, N.C. L, 6-4 consecutive 40-win season. tied 15th in the nations for doubles March 30 UNCW Wilmington, N.C. W, 9-1 (F/5) March 31 UNCW Wilmington, N.C. W, 13-3 (F/5) on the season with 18. She tied the April 7 Delaware HARRISONBURG W, 11-4 • Heading into postseason play, the single-game school record in RBI with April 7 Delaware HARRISONBURG W, 15-0 (F/5) April 8 Delaware HARRISONBURG W, 13-1 (F/5) Dukes were ranked in national polls. six against UNCW in the series finale. April 11 UNC HARRISONBURG W, 9-0 (F/5) JMU is No. 23 in the USA Today/NFCA April 14 Charleston Charleston, S.C. W, 2-0 April 14 Charleston Charleston, S.C. W, 4-1 Coaches Poll and No. 25 in the ESPN. • Senior Morgan Tolle tops the Dukes April 15 Charleston Charleston, S.C. L, 1-0 com/USA Softball Poll. with 18 homers and holds the single- April 18 Marshall Huntington, W. Va. L, 7-0 April 21 Elon Elon, N.C. W, 7-0 season program record. The infielder is April 21 Elon Elon, N.C. W, 5-2 • Nationally, the Dukes are ranked hitting .407 on the season and has 55 April 22 Elon Elon, N.C. W, 10-2 April 25 UVA Charlottesville, Va. W, 6-4 first in home runs per game (1.52 RBI. She has hit eight career leadoff April 28 Hofstra HARRISONBURG W, 9-8 with 82 long balls in 54 games), sixth homers - six coming during her senior April 28 Hofstra HARRISONBURG W, 6-3 April 29 Hofstra HARRISONBURG W, 11-8 (F/10) in scoring per game (6.34), eighth in season. The Dukes are 7-1 overall May 4 Drexel Philadelphia, Pa. W, 3-1 on base percentage (.409), 18th in when she hits leadoff longball and Tolle May 4 Drexel Philadelphia, Pa. W, 11-0 May 5 Drexel Philadelphia, Pa. W, 6-4 batting average (.314) and 20th in ERA averages 8.5 runs per game when this CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (1.97). happens. May 9 No. 5 Charleston Harrisonburg, Va. W, 5-3 May 10 No. 2 Hofstra Harrisonburg, Va. L, 9-6 May 11 No. 5 Charleston Harrisonburg, Va. W, 15-0 (F/5) • Freshman Payton Buresch has • There have been 4 NCAA at-large in May 11 No. 2 Hofrsta Harrisonburg, Va. L, 7-4 NCAA TOURNAMENT - KNOXVILLE REGIONAL stepped up in the circle with the the CAA since 2003, the Dukes hold May 18 Ohio Knoxville, Tenn. 3 p.m. ET absence of Megan Good. She has a three of them (2013, 2015, 2018). May 24-27 NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites May 31-June 6 Women’s CWS Oklahoma City, Okla. 18-5 record with a 1.69 ERA. She We have also been the only CAA team threw her first career no-hitter vs. to play in the title game in the last six Stony Brook in a five-inning 13-0 win. seasons. 2018 JAMES MADISON SOFTBALL CAA CHAMPIONS: 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017 #GoDukes @JMUSoftball | @JMUSports /JMU_Softball JMUSports.com /JMUSports MEDIA AVAILABILITY >> WEEK OF MAY 14- 20 >> CAA CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MAY 14 MAY 15 MAY 16 MAY 17 MAY 18 MAY 19 MAY 20 OFF DAY PRACTICE: TRAVEL DAY PRACTICE: GAMEDAY: GAME DAY: GAME DAY: 4 to 6:30 p.m. vs. Ohio NCAA Regional NCAA Regional VMP 3 p.m. ET NO MEDIA MEDIA BY REQUEST NO MEDIA MEDIA BY REQUEST MEDIA POSTGAME MEDIA POSTGAME MEDIA BY REQUEST JMU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS QUICK FACTS PRESS SERVICES: COMPETITION FACILITY: UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Members of the media are supplied Veterans Memorial Park is located School .........................................James Madison University with weekly notes packages, which adjacent to Memorial Hall at the City / Zip ..................................Harrisonburg, Va. / 22807 contain updated statistics, features intersection of Cantrell Avenue and South Founded ............................................................................ 1908 and information on what is ahead. On High Street. The main entrance is located Enrollment ....................................................................21,836 game day, the communications staff directory across from Memorial Hall. Fans Nickname ........................................................................ Dukes will distribute immediate results, notes, and media can park anywhere along the Colors ...................................................................Purple, Gold statistics and other pertinent information. entrance. Affiliation ...................................................... NCAA Division I Conference .......................... Colonial Athletic Association CREDENTIALS: VIDEO SERVICES: President ....................Jonathan Alger (Swarthmore ‘86) Anyone wishing to cover a JMU softball Melts of selected JMU softball highlights Athletics Director ............Jeff Bourne (Bridgewater ‘81) game should contact Melissa Wyant in are available for the media. Contact SWA .........................Jennifer Phillips (West Virginia ‘99) the communications office at least one Clayton Metz, Director of JMU Video University Website .........................................www.JMU.edu day in advance in order to make proper Content, at 540-568-5139 or metzct@ Athletics Website .............................www.JMUSports.com arrangements. All JMU home games are jmu.edu for video requests. Twitter ........................................................... @JMU_Softball free to the public and will not require a media credential for entry, but those PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES PROGRAM HISTORY wishing for pressbox and field access, Please contact Melissa Wyant or another First Season of Softball ...............................................2002 credentials are required. member of the JMU Communications All-Time Record ...................................................... 591-343 staff for information regarding shooting All-Time CAA Record ................................................242-96 INTERVIEW POLICY: restrictions upon arrival at Veterans NCAA Tournament Appearances .......................................7 All interviews for head coach Loren Memorial Park. NCAA Regional Record ....................................................6-9 LaPorte, student-athletes and assistant NCAA Super Regional Record ........................................1-2 coaches must be coordinated through For photos of James Madison softball, CAA Tournament Appearances ........................................13 Melissa Wyant. Requests should be contact Cathy Kushner at 540-568-3294 CAA Tournament Record ............................................26-18 submitted at least 24 hours in advance. or at [email protected]. Total Home Record ...................................................232-96 Other than post-game interviews, At Veterans Memorial Park (2010-Pr.) .............130-42 interview days are scheduled prior to At JMU Softball Complex (2002-2009) ............102-54 practice during the week. Melissa Wyant, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications, is the primary STADIUM INFORMATION TELEPHONE: media coordinator for JMU softball team.