Friday, April 15
Patriots Point
3:00 PM
College of Charleston
9-28, 3-6
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James Madison
16-21, 5-5
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Cougars Rally Past James Madison to Open CAA Series
4/15/2022 5:17:00 PM | Softball
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – Payton Lemire limited James Madison to five hits, and the Cougars put up four runs in the fifth in a 4-1 victory over the Dukes in the opening game of a CAA series at Patriots Point.
Lemire struck out four in her second straight complete game win and help Charleston snap a 12-game losing streak to JMU. She allowed just a single unearned run in the third and got the final out on a fly ball to right with the tie run at the plate.
The Cougars trailed 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth and had a runner on second with one out when the turning point of the game arrived. Kayla Gutierrez struck out but was able to reach first on a wild pitch as Natalie Windham stole third.
Charleston took advantage of the break, with a squeeze bunt by Jenna Carter scoring Windham to tie it up. Payton Wade put the Cougars in front to stay with a sacrifice fly, and RBI singles by Mia Dittoe and Shealyn Starks capped the decisive inning.
The Cougar defense played a huge part in the win. Following a leadoff walk in the second, Dittoe threw out a runner trying to advance to third on a single to right. Two force plays, including one at the plate, ended a threat after JMU loaded the bases in the fourth, and a perfectly executed rundown erased a runner in the fifth.
The teams wrap up their series with a noon doubleheader on Saturday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lemire, Payton (2-8)
L: Humphrey, Alissa (8-13)
Batting:
SH: Hall, Hallie 1 ; Butler, Reed 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shifflett, Hannah 1
SB: Shifflett, Hannah 1 ; Hall, Hallie 1
Batting:
RBI: Carter, Jenna 1 ; Wade, Payton 1 ; Dittoe, Mia 1 ; Starks, Shealyn 1
SH: Carter, Jenna 1 ; Windham, Natalie 1 ; Valdez, Chloe 1
SF: Wade, Payton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carter, Jenna 1 ; Helberg, Jenna 1 ; Windham, Natalie 1 ; Gutierrez, Kayla 1
SB: Windham, Natalie 1
HBP: Helberg, Jenna 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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