HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison softball completed the series sweep of Hofstra, 11-8, in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.
The Dukes improved to 37-10 overall and took sole possession of the lead in the Colonial Athletic Association standings with a 16-2 record. With three defeats on the weekend, Hofstra fell to 35-11 overall and 15-3 in the conference.
In the bottom of the 10th inning, sophomore Kierstin Roadcap came in clutch with her first home run of the series – a three RBI dinger that ended the game in walk off fashion. On the day, Roadcap went 4-for-6 from the plate, slating two runs and a career-high five RBI.
In the circle, sophomore Odicci Alexander improved to 21-5 after throwing all 10 innings. She faced 50 batters and fanned seven. At the plate, Alexander drew a walk in the bottom of the eighth after coming in to pinch hit and registered a run off senior Morgan Tolle's single to the right in the 10th.
After the Pride pulled into a three-run lead in the top of the sixth, a long ball to center field from sophomore Kate Gordon tied the game at 6-6, forcing extra innings. Sophomore Madison Naujokas hit another Dukes bomb in the bottom of the fourth,to give JMU a two-run lead.
JMU opened the scoreboard after a Roadcap double in the bottom of the first ran freshman Sara Jubas home. Senior Jessica Mrozek later singled to second base, driving two more runners home to give the Dukes a 3-0 advantage at the conclusion of the first.
Jubas went 3-for-5 at bat, turning in three runs on three hits, tying her career highs in both categories, and adding an RBI, as well as drawing a walk.
Hofstra found its only lead of the game after scoring four runs in the top of the sixth, holding said lead until Gordon's homer in the bottom of the seventh tied the game.