Apr 17 / Rob

Megan Good Pitches Second Perfect Game in JMU Softball History

Megan GoodToday was a good day for JMU softball. In fact it, you could say it was a Megan Good day. (ed. note: please pretend you didn’t read that sentence and we’ll pretend we never wrote it.) The team won, because that’s what it does. This particularly victory was especially sweet because it came as a result of sophomore pitcher Megan Good’s perfect game though. That’s right. For the second straight season a JMU softball pitcher has tossed a perfect game. Last year it was Jailyn Ford’s turn. Today, Megan Good had the honors, striking out five and not allowing a single base runner in the five inning 8-0 win over Drexel.

The win was the 7th ranked Dukes’ 37th on the season, agains only 3 losses. Amazingly enough, the Dukes have stormed to that record despite playing only 6 of their 40 games in the friendly confines of JMU’s Veterans Memorial Park. Going anywhere and everywhere to take on, and beat, all foes is how you crash the Top 10 party as a mid-major ladies and gentlemen.

The Dukes now enter the stretch run of the regular season with 6 of their 8 remaining games at home. Then it’s onto the CAA tourney, before hopefully hosting a few more games in the NCAAs. With arms like those of Megan Good and Jailyn Ford in the circle, this team could go a long way.

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  1. Drake / Apr 18 2016

    Is it normal in college softball to only have 12 home games vs. 48 away/neutral games? Either way, I get to talk smack to my SEC coworkers who of course, don’t care about any sport but football.

  2. OuterBanksDuke83 / Apr 18 2016

    Love this team. Can’t wait until the post season starts.
    Go Dukes!

  3. Ken / Apr 18 2016

    A quick look at today’s NCAA RPI #s tell you all you need to know: down 3 spots after a 3-0 week, piling up 3 shutouts and a perfect game. La-Lafayette stayed ahead of us even though they got swept by #1 Florida this weekend.

    The Dukes must sweep their final 15 games (12 regular season and 3 tourney game) — including drilling North Carolina (RPI #41) on Wednesday night.

    8 SEC teams are in the top 16 of the RPI with another sitting @ 18.

    I’m still very confident SB will host a regional if they go 14-1 or 13-2, but one of the losses must be to UNC and they must sweep the tourney.

    If the Dukes win out and are NOT one of the top 8 seeds, you can thank our conference affiliation.

  4. jmuparent / Apr 18 2016

    Great Stuff ! You go Girls ! 🙂

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