{"id":8545,"date":"2016-05-13T20:28:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T00:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8545"},"modified":"2016-05-13T20:28:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-14T00:28:56","slug":"jmu-softball-won-the-caa-championship-because-of-course-it-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8545","title":{"rendered":"JMU Softball Won the CAA Championship, Because Of Course It Did"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pXCXkMJLljQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nJust because something is expected, doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s any less important or awesome. The heavily favored JMU Dukes softball team took down Towson 8-0 to capture the 2016 CAA Championship. Jailyn Ford was once again lights out from the circle. The senior surrendered only one hit and racked up 11 strikeouts. Taylor Newton led the Dukes bats with 4 RBI. In addition to pitching a stellar game, Ford drew a walk with the bases loaded walk to force in a run and secure the run-rule victory for JMU.<\/p>\n<p>The win gave the Dukes their third CAA title overall and second in a row. They also secured the leagues automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Their record now sits at a ridiculous 46-4. JMU stormed through the tournament, thanks to typically outstanding pitching and some hot bats. The ladies batted .373 as a team for the tourney.<\/p>\n<p>As we mentioned, JMU was a heavy favorite and the presumptive champ from day one this season. That doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s not impressive. They&#8217;ve lived up to expectations so far. Now it&#8217;s time to see what sort of draw they get in the NCAAs and root for a run.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the good vibes didn&#8217;t carry all the way out to California for the JMU Lacrosse team. The lax ladies comeback fell just short and they lost to Stanford 9-8 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The game was played in the historic LA Coliseum. While we&#8217;re sure the Coach Shelly and the women are crushed right now, playing in that venue is a memory that will last a lifetime. And earning an NCAA at-large bid is proof that they earned plenty of respect for their play on the field this season.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D8545&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just because something is expected, doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s any less important or awesome. The heavily favored JMU Dukes softball team took down Towson 8-0 to capture the 2016 CAA Championship. Jailyn Ford was once again lights out from the circle. The senior surrendered only one hit and racked up 11 strikeouts. Taylor Newton led the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7695,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7695","url_meta":{"origin":8545,"position":0},"title":"Guest Post: CAA Softball Awards and Tourney Preview","date":"May 5, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"We here at JMUSB are fully on the JMU softball bandwagon. Obviously, there are people out there who know way more about the sport than we do. One of those people is @BHansen40, who thankfully reached out to us and offered to do a guest post. 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