James Madison 2014 Softball World Series Capsule

James Madison Dukes
CAA (44-13, 15-3)

 

Big Wins: 2/21 vs Louisiana (3-0), 2/23 vs DePaul (3-1), 5/8 at Hofstra (8-0)
Bad Losses: 2/7 vs North Texas (1-7), 2/7 vs Winthrop (4-11), 4/12 at Drexel (6-7)
Coach: Mickey Dean

Key Field Players:
Caitlin Sandy, Senior, IF, .337 BA, 7 HR, 31 RBI
Erica Field, Sophomore, C/UT, .314 BA, 36 RBI
Jailyn Ford, Sophomore, P/1B, .276 BA, 9 HR, 28 RBI
Taylor Newton, Freshman, OF, .261 BA, 7 HR, 31 RBI
Niki Prince, Freshman, UT, .293 BA, 6 HR, 21 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Jailyn Ford, Sophomore, P, 1.24 ERA, 23-6 W/L, 20 CG, 215.1 IP, 219 SO
Heather Kiefer, Junior, P, 2.02 ERA, 20-7 W/L, 14 CG, 156.0 IP, 70 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .273 (152nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.33 (74, 1)
Doubles per Game:  1.28 (93, 4)
Earned Run Average: 1.71 (9, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .967 (56, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.69 (120, 3)
Scoring Offense: 4.46 (131, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .415 (119, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.22 (71, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.15 (136, 6)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    Regional    lost to North Carolina State, defeated Longwood, eliminated by North Carolina State
2009    Regional    lost to Tennessee, eliminated by Jacksonville State

*all team stats through 5/4

 

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