{"id":7699,"date":"2015-05-07T22:47:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T02:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7699"},"modified":"2015-05-07T22:48:53","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T02:48:53","slug":"taylor-newton-hit-one-out-of-the-park-and-into-duke-dogs-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7699","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Newton Hit One Out of the Park and Into Duke Dog’s Mouth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Duke<\/a>Three Dukes went yard today in JMU softball’s 13-2 blowout victory over Elon<\/a>. All home runs are not created equal however, and Taylor Newton’s was definitely one to remember. The center fielder’s blast sailed over the left field wall and directly into the inflatable Duke Dog’s mouth. We were under the impression that was worth 10 bonus runs, but apparently it was not. No fun. Thankfully, the Dukes had all the runs they needed and then some.<\/p>\n

Newton’s homer was the icing on the cake of a huge bounce-back win. It came in JMU’s second game of the CAA tournament after Hofstra rallied to defeat the Dukes<\/a> and put an end to their program record 36 game winning streak. The win over Elon gives JMU a chance to seek revenge against Hofstra tomorrow in the finals of this double-elimination tournament. The top seeded Dukes need to take two from the Pride in order to capture the CAA title. Game one starts at 12:00 noon and can be viewed via CAA.tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n

h\/t to @hughe2mj<\/a> for the pic.<\/em><\/p>\n