Jailyn Ford Tosses First Perfect Game in JMU History
In the entire history of JMU athletics, no Duke had ever thrown a perfect game. Until yesterday that is. And here’s the thing, the pitcher was throwing underhanded. That’s right, JMU’s first perfect game in school history came courtesy of the increasingly dominant softball program. Junior preseason All America second team pitcher Jailyn Ford didn’t allow a hit or a walk and had 13 strikeouts as JMU defeated East Carolina 13-0. You can check out the boxscore with all the beautiful zeros here.
This is just the latest amazing achievement for the softball program this year. The win was JMU’s school record 25th in a row. The Dukes are now 34-6 on the season and ranked in the top 25 of both major polls. In yesterday’s perfect game, Ford also passed former Duke Meredith Felts to become JMU softball’s all time strikeout king queen. Ford now has 584 Ks, 3 more than Felts’ 581. Jailyn’s perfect game came in the second game of a doublheader. Not to be overlooked, Megan Good secured the win and moved to a ridiculous 20-0 on the season in game one. These girls are good.
JMU softball is a bright spot for the Dukes. They have really done a great job this year. I am looking forward to seeing how far in the playoffs they go on a national level. They are the best program in JMU sports!
Dukes extend their winning streak to 27 by sweeping a twin bill against the Blue Chickens, both in 5-inning smackdowns.
Megan Good pitched a one-hit shutout and the Dukes scored in all 5 innings to win 13-0 in the first game.
In Game 2, Erica Field led the Dukes by going 4-4 with 6 RBIs in a 12-3 win; these girls can absolutely rake.
Dukes’ pitching has given up 4 runs and 6 hits in the past 4 games and outscored their opponents 69-5 over the past 7 games.
Still no mention of Lauren Okafor’s WNBA draft selection in the on-line version of the state’s newspaper in Richmond.
#dontignoretheburg
Women rule JMU athletics … 🙂