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welcomeA Message from Coach Mickey DeanWelcome to JMU softball. JMU softball is recognized as one of the top programs in the conference and in our region. I encourage you to consider JMU as an up-and-coming program on the national level. We look to contend for a conference title and advance to the NCAA Tournament every year.

Facilities are a big indication of the uni-versity’s overall dedication to a program’s success and we are very fortunate here at JMU. In 2010 the university opened Veterans Memorial Park - a $9.5 million state-of-the-art baseball and softball fa-cility. The lighted complex has a state of the art press box, pro-style dugouts with restrooms, six pitching bullpens, two batting cages, a hitting practice area,

ticket office, concessions, JMU merchandise sales and separate bathrooms for baseball and softball fans. A complete indoor facility is adjacent to the stadium inside Memorial Hall which houses coaches’ offices, locker rooms, a softball team room, strength and conditioning areas, indoor practice cages, athletic training room and a study hall area. All of the support areas for our student athletes are in one building.

James Madison University provides the opportunity to get a first-rate edu-cation and to play Division I athletics. Our players challenge themselves in the classroom and on the ball field against the nation’s best. They have a wonderful experience as students, as athletes and as members of the com-munity. JMU’s Softball game day atmosphere is amazing for fans and for our players.

Please take time to read through our guide and learn more about JMU and the Dukes softball program. James Madison University, located in Harrisonburg, VA and the Shenandoah Valley is an amazing and beauti-ful place. Consider a visit to JMU to experience what makes us special. We have a truly unique environment here in Harrisonburg. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to be a part of JMU and to once again call the Shenandoah Valley my home.

We are excited about the future of JMU softball and hope that you will join us for another exciting season.

Go Dukes!

Coach Mickey Dean

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coaching staffMickey Dean

Head Coach• SecondyearatJMUandseventhyear overall as a head coach• SecondsoftballcoachinJMUhis-tory• CametoJMUaftersixseasonsatRadford• Three-timeVaSIDStateCoachoftheYear• LedJMUtoaschoolrecord42winsand its first ever NCAA Tournament at-large bid in 2013

• CoachedtheCAAPlayeroftheYearin2013• HelpedJailynFordcollectCAARookieoftheYearaswellasVaSIDState

Pitcher and Rookie of the Year• HelpedJMUputaschool-recordfourplayersofNFCAAll-Regionteams• JMUbrokeortied36teamandindividualschoolrecordsin2013,includ-

ing 19 by Jailyn Ford• WonJMU’sfirst-everNCAAtournamentgamewitha5-0defeatofLongwoodintheKnoxvilleRegional

• 241-116recordastheheadcoachoftheHighlandersfora.675winningpercentage

• Went84-21inBigSouthPlay,winningtheregularseasontitlefourtimesandtheBigSouthTournamenttwice

• Four-timeBigSouthCoachoftheYear• TookhisteamtotheNCAARegionalsinboth2009and2010,includinga

Regional Final appearance in 2010• Hascoached14NFCA/LouisvilleSluggerAll-RegionselectionsandoneAll-

American• PriortoarrivingatRadford,servedasanassociateheadcoachatLongwoodandanassistantcoachatIndianaand

Akron• AlsoservedastheheadcoachofLakeCityCommunityCollege(Fla.)and won an NJCAA National Championshipwitha65-5record

• ServedastheheadcoachoftheChicagoBanditsintheNationalProFastpitchleague, winning the regular season championship five times and the World Championshipin2008

• Three-timeNPFManageroftheYear• ServedasthepitchingcoachoftheVenezuelanNationalTeamfrom2002-08• Helped

Venezuela qualify for its first-ever Olympic Games inBeijingChina in 2008

Dean Year-by-YearSeason School Record Win % Conference2007 Radford 44-27 .620 9-6(3rd)

2008 Radford 46-15 .754 13-2(2nd)

2009 Radford 41-15 .732 16-2(1st)

2010 Radford 38-17 .691 16-2(1st)

2011 Radford 38-21 .644 14-4(1st)

2012 Radford 34-21 .618 16-5(1st)

2013 JMU 42-17 .712 18-3(2nd)

Total: 7 seasons 283-133 .680 102-24

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coaching staffLoren LaPorte

Assistant Coach• SecondyearatJMU• SpentthreeseasonsasanassistantatRadfordpriortocomingtoJMU• ServedasRadford’sRecruitingCoordinator• DuringhertimewiththeHighlanders, team went 110-59 overall, includinga48-9markintheBigSouth• RadfordwonthreeBigSouthRegular Season crowns during her tenure and Coach Dean was named BigSouthCoachoftheYearthree

times• Alsocoachedforaseasonatheralmamater,Roanoke

College• GraduatedfromRoanokeCollegein2008• AtRoanokeCollege,shewasafour-timeAll-ODAC• RankedinthetoptenfortheMarooninsacrificehits(2nd,41),battingaverage(3rd,.383),assists(5th,233),hits(7th,180),andruns(7th,135)

• HelpedRoanokewinODACChampionshipsin2005and2006andearnNCAARegionalbidsinbothsea-sons

• Roanokewent118-38inhertimeasaMaroon

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coaching staffJen Herzig

Assistant Coach• SecondyearatJMU• CametoJMUafterspending seven sea-sons as the head coach at UNC Greensboro• Won173gamesat Greensboro and led the Spartans to their first-ever ap-pearance in the Southern Conference

Championship game. • Fourtimesinhersevenseasons,UNCG

upset the SoCon’s top-seeded team, includingbecomingthefirsteverNo.8seed to beat the No. 1 seed

• Coached24NFCAScholar-Athletesand21 Academic All-Southern Conference selections

• RecruitedandcoachedGreensboro’scareer leader in hits and strikeouts, as well as coaching two members of Puerto Rico’s national team and one Canadian junior national team member

• 12playerswerenamedtothe All-SoCon team and four were named to the All-Freshman team

• Sevenofherplayerswerenamed to the SoCon All-Tournament team, including the tournament MVP in 2010

• Alsoservedasanassistantcoach at Charlotte and a graduate assistant coach at East Tennessee State

• PlayedatCharlottefrom1997-2001 where she was a four-year letterwinner and a NFCA Academic All-American

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roster No. Name Pos. Hgt. Elig. B/T Hometown/High School/College 1 HaleyWidner OF 5’3” Jr L/R Columbus,Ohio/BishopReady 2 MimiMorris OF 5’5” Fr L/R Kenilworth,Ill./NewTrier 3 EricaField UT 5’6” So R/R Manassas,Va./OsbournPark 4 NikiPrince UT 5’5” Fr R/R Asburn,Va./StoneBridge 7 HannahHayes IF 5’4” So R/R LaCrosse,Va./KenstonForest 8 CarliLemelin 3B 5’5” Fr L/R Richmond,Va./Godwin 9 BrittanyJeans P 5’8” Sr R/R CamanoIsland,Wash./Stanwood 10 SaraWright 1B 5’10” Fr R/R Pulaski,Va./PulaskiCounty 11 MadysonMoran SS 5’4” Fr R/R TaylorMill,Ky./HolyCross 12 JailynFord P/1B 5’10” So R/L HotSprings,Va./BathCounty 14 HaleyJones UT 5’6” Fr L/R LocustGrove,Va./OrangeCounty 15 CatherineClavin UT 5’8” Sr R/R Poquoson,Va./Poquoson 16 TahliMoore UT 5’3” Fr S/R Sydney,Australia/LoretoNormanhurstCollege 17 TaylorNewton OF 5’8” Fr R/R Bradenton,Fla./LakewoodRanch 18 KellyWishard P 5’11” Fr R/R Hillsborough,N.J./Hillsborough 19 HeatherKiefer P 5’8” Jr R/R PotomacFalls,Va./PotomacFalls 20 CassidyClayton OF 5’7” Sr L/R Acton,Mass./ActonBoxborough 22 CaitlinSandy 3B 5’4” Sr R/R Fayettesville,N.C./JackBritt 24 CasieHill UT 5’8” Fr R/R Buchanan,Va./JamesRiver 33 CaitlinViafora C 5’4” Fr R/R Stanley,Va./PageCountyHead Coach: MickeyDean(Elon‘87),2ndSeasonAssistant Coaches: LorenMessick(Roanoke’08),2ndSeason;JenHerzig(UNCCharlotte’01,EastTennesseeSt.’03),2ndSeason

Pronunciation Guide

Haley Widner – WIDE-nerCarliLemelin–LEM-ah-linCatherineClavin–CLAV-inTahli Moore – TA-leeKellyWishard–WISH-erdHeatherKiefer–KEY-furCasie Hill – CASE-eeCaitlin Viafora – vee-ah-FOR-ah

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Catherine ClavinSr. Utility Poquoson, Va./Poquoson

2013 as a junior:•Appearedin44games,starting10andservedastheteam’sprimarypinchhitter•Collected12hitsin56at-bats,addingtwodoublesandatriple•Contributedfourruns,sixRBIs,fivewalksandtwohit-by-pitches•Hadatwo-runtripleintheDukes’NCAATournamentgameagainstNorthCarolinaState

2012 as a sophomore:•Appearedin17games,includingmakesninestartsatcatcherforJMU•Hit.129witha.250on-basepercentageanda.226sluggingpercentage•Contributedfourhits,tworuns,oneRBI,onehomerunandfourwalksin31at-batsfor

JMU•JMUAthleticDirectorScholar-Athlete

2011 as a freshman:•MadecollegiatedebutagainstBucknellasapinchhitter•RecordedherfirstcollegiatehitandRBIagainstBucknell•Collectedherfirstcareerhomerunwithasolohomerunin6-5loss

to St. John’s•Hadatwo-out,game-tyingsingleinthebottomofthe7thinJMU’s

13-12 win over St. John’s•Hadtwohits,arunandaRBIinseriesagainstHofstra•Went2-for-3ingametwoagainstTowson

High school•Four-timeAll-DistrictandAll-Regionselection.•Four-timeDailyPressAll-Star.•Three-timeAll-Statehonoree,includingaFirstTeamselectionin

2010•AsaseniorwastheDistrictandRegionPlayeroftheYear•HelpedleadPoquosonHighSchooltothreedistrictchampionships

and two region championships.

Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2011 29-18 49 4 13 0 0 1 9 0-0 1 16 .2652012 17-9 31 2 4 0 0 1 1 0-0 4 5 .1292013 44-10 56 4 12 2 1 0 6 0-0 5 13 .214Total 90-37 136 10 29 2 1 2 16 0-0 10 34 .213

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Cassidy ClaytonSr. Utility Acton, Mass./Acton Boxborough

2013 as a junior: •Appearedin40games,starting27ofthemintheJMUoutfield•Hadtwohits,threeruns,anRBIandtwosacrificebuntsin30at-bats•Hadaperfectfieldingpercentage,successfullycompletingall19putoutattempts•Hadagame-tyingRBIsingleintheDukes’NCAATournamentgameagainstNCState

2012 as a sophomore:•Appearedin27games,starting18ofthemasasophomore•Hit.170witha.224on-basepercentageanda.189sluggingpercentage

•Contributedninehits,onerun,sevenRBIs,onedouble,fourwalksandasacrificeflyin53at-bats

2011 as a freshman: •MadecollegiatedebutagainstSt.Joseph’sasadefensivereplacement.•Recordedherfirstcareerhitwithabasesloadedtriplein11-8winover

Charleston Southern•Went1-for-1witharunandawalkingameoneagainstSt.John’s•Hadahitinoneat-batingaemtwoagainstGeorgeMason•Went1-for-3withasacrificeingametwoagainstLiberty

High School•Two-timeAll-Regionselection•Two-timeDualCountyLeagueAll-Star•Ledteamtotwostatetournaments•2007OffensivePlayeroftheYear•2010LowellSunEasternMassachusettsAll-ScholasticTeam•2010BostonHeraldEasternMassachusettsAll-ScholasticTeam•2010BostonGlobeAll-ScholasticTeam

Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2011 23-7 31 2 5 0 1 0 3 0-1 5 6 .1612012 27-18 53 1 9 1 0 0 7 0-0 4 17 .1702013 40-27 30 3 2 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 6 .067Total 90-52 114 6 16 1 1 0 11 0-1 9 29 .140

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2014 dukesBrittany JeansSr. Pitcher Camano Island, Wash./Stanwood

2013 as a junior:•Appearedin16gamesasapinchrunnerfortheDukes•Scoredninerunsandstoleabaseintwoattempts

2012 as a sophomore:•Appearedinfourgames,including

making one start as a sophomore•Went1-1witha7.00ERAinfive

innings pitched•Allowedfourhits,sixruns,five

earned runs, nine walks and struck out three while limiting opponents to a .250 batting average against

2011 as a freshman: •MadecollegiatedebutasthestartingpitcheragainstBucknell•AllowedthreerunsoneighthitsinfourinningsagainstRobertMorristopickupherfirstcareerwin

•SetJMUfreshman-recordforstrikeoutsinagamewith13vs.NorfolkState•Recordedherfirstcareersavein11-8winoverCharlestonSouthern•EarnedherfourthwinoftheseasonwithtwoinningsofshutoutreliefintheseriesfinaleagainstGeorgeMason

•Allowedfivehitsandfivewalksin41/3inningstoearnthewinoverGeorgeWashington

•Tossedherfourthcompletegameoftheyear,allowingthreeruns,twoearned, on seven hits and three walks to earn the win in game two over Drexel

•Threwtwoinningsofshutoutrelieftoearnhersecondsaveingamethreeagainst Drexel

High School•Two-timeAll-WescoNorthFirstTeampitcher•Two-timeDefensivePlayeroftheYear•HelpedleadStanwoodtoa19-2recordandWescoNorthdistrict

championships as a junior•Class4AFirstTeamAll-Stateasasenior•FirstTeamStar(Seattle)Timeshonoree•SeattleTimesPlayeroftheWeek•SeattleTimesSaturdaymorningstar

Year G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER ERA SO BB W L PCT2011 30/16 4 1 96.1 110 67 58 4.21 50 52 7 9 .4382012 4/1 0 0 5.0 4 6 5 7.00 3 9 1 1 .5002013 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 .000Total 34/17 4 1 101.1 114 73 63 4.35 53 61 8 10 .444

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2014 dukesCaitlin SandySr. Third Base/Shortstop Fayetteville, N.C./Jack Britt

2013 as a junior:•VaSIDSecondTeamAll-State•SecondTeamAll-CAA•Started57gamesatshortstopforJMU•Batted.313forfivedoubles,twotriples,andthreehomeruns•Added20runsscored,25RBIs,fourwalks,twosacrificeflies,threesacrificebuntsand13

stolen bases

2012 as a sophomore:•SecondTeamAll-CAA•VaSIDSecondTeamAll-State•Setaschoolrecordforsacrificehitswith12•Startedall56gamesforJMUatthirdbase

•Hit.293witha.335on-basepercentageanda.420sluggingpercentage•Contributed44hits,26runs,14RBIs,11doubles,onetriple,twohomeruns,11walks,threesacrificeflies,12sacrificebuntsandfoursteals

•Ledtheteaminassistswith132whilesporteda.957fieldingpercentage•Ranked257thinthecountryindoublespergame(0.20)•Rankedasthe20thtoughestplayertostrikeoutaveragingoneforevery25.0at-bats•CAACommissioner’sAcademicAwardRecipient•JMUAthleticDirectorScholar-Athlete•JMUDean’sListSpring2013

2011 as a freshman:•FirstTeamAll-CAA•CAAAll-RookieTeam•VaSIDSecondTeamAll-State•MadecollegiatedebutagainstSt.Joseph’s,startingatthirdbase•ScoredherfirstcareerrunandstolefirstcareerbaseagainstSt.Joe’s•RecordedfirstcareerhitandRBIin3-2winoverCharlotte•Hadherfirstcareerdoublein15-1winoverGeorgetown•Went2-for-4witharun,aRBIandastealin11-4winoverMaine•Hadthreehits,includingadoubleandherfirstcareerhomerun,in4-0winoverLehigh•2-for-3withtworunsandaRBIin8-0atUNCW•NamedCAARookieoftheWeekaftergoing5-for-8withtworunsandthreeRBIsinJMU’sthree-gamesweepofGeorgeMason•Went3-for-3withtwoRBIsingametwoagainstTowson•JMUAthleticDirectorScholar-Athlete•JMUDean’sListFall2010•NFCAAll-AmericaScholar-Athlete

High school•Four-timeAll-Conferenceselection•FourtimeAll-Regionselection•LedBuccaneerstotwoMid-SouthConferencechampionships•Two-timeparticipantinNorthCarolinaPowerAdestateAll-stargame.

Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2011 50-47 122 21 34 7 0 1 11 6-8 8 17 .2792012 56-56 150 26 44 11 1 2 14 4-4 11 6 .2932013 57-57 166 20 52 5 2 3 25 13-20 4 14 .313Total 163-160 438 67 130 23 3 6 50 23-32 23 37 .297

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2014 dukesHeather KieferJr. Pitcher Potomac Falls, Va./Potomac Falls

2013 as a sophomore:•NFCASecondTeamAll-Region•SecondTeamAll-CAA•VaSIDFirstTeamAll-State•Two-timeCAAPitcheroftheWeek•Appearedin27games,starting22andthrew1352/3inningsinthecircleforJMU•Went14-8witha1.65ERA,tossing14

complete games, four shutouts and one save

•Struckout65againstjust27walks•Ranked27thinthenationinERA(1.65),32ndinwalksallowed(1.39/7innings),106thinhitsallowed(5.88/7innings)and116thinshutouts(four).

2012 as a freshman:•2012CAARookieoftheYear(secondplayerinschoolhistorytobenamedRookieoftheYear)

•FirstTeamAll-CAA•CAAAll-RookieTeam•VaSIDSecondTeamAll-State•Three-timeCAARookieoftheWeek(March6,March20,April30)•CAAPitcheroftheWeekonApril2•JMUDayInnInvitationalAll-TournamentTeam•Went14-6witha1.96ERA,15completegames,fiveshutoutsandtwosaves

in 30 appearances in the circle•Allowed132hits,53runs,40earnedruns,41walksandstruckout95whilelimitingopponentstoa.242battingaveragein143inningspitched

•Went9-2witha1.25ERA,10completegamesandfourshutoutsin12appearances in CAA play

•Ranked75thinthenationinERA(1.96),96thinsaves(two)and256thinstrikeoutsperseveninnings(4.7)

•MadehercollegiatedebutasthestartingpitcheragainstElononFeb.18•CAACommissioner’sAcademicAwardRecipient•JMUAthleticDirectorScholar-Athlete

High School:•Three-timeteamcaptain•Three-timeteamMVP•PotomacFallsCoach’sAwardwinner•Four-timeAll-DullesDistrictselection•Two-timeWashingtonPostAll-Metselection•ESPNRisePlayeroftheWeekhonoreeasajuniorafterstrikingout22battersinonegameandthrowingaperfectgamein

another•OwnseightseasonandninecareerrecordsforPotomacFalls,includingrecordsforseason/careerERA,season/careerstrikeouts,season/careershutouts,season/careerassists,singlegamestrikeouts,careerwinsaswellascareerdoublesandRBIs.

•PlayedtravelsoftballforWagnersGoldandqualifiedfortwoASA18UGoldNationalChampionshiptournaments

Year G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER ERA SO BB W L PCT2012 30/21 15 5 143.0 132 53 40 1.96 95 41 14 6 .7002013 27/22 14 4 135.2 114 56 32 1.65 65 27 14 8 .636Total 57/43 29 9 278.2 246 109 72 1.81 160 68 28 14 .667

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2014 dukesHaley WidnerJr. Outfield Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Ready

2013 as a sophomore:•Satouttheseasonwithaninjury

2012 as a freshman:•Appearedin37games,starting21ofthemasafreshman•Posteda.236battingaverage,on-basepercentageandsluggingpercentage•Contributed13hits,14runs,threeRBIsandthreesteals•MadehercollegiatedebutasapinchrunneragainstPresbyterian,scoringarunonFeb.18•MadeherfirstcareerstartagainstPennState,going2-for-5withanRBIonFeb.26

High School:•SecondTeamAll-State,FirstTeamAll-Districtand

Second Team All-Metro as a senior•SetBishopReadyschoolrecordforbatting

average•Four-timeAll-CentralCatholicLeagueselection•HonorableMentionAll-State•SecondTeamAll-Metro•All-Districtselection•Asajunior,namedtotheOhioUnderclassmen

Tournament team member•Namedasateamcaptainforbothherjuniorand

senior seasons

Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2012 37-21 55 14 13 0 0 0 3 3-4 0 5 .236Total 37-21 55 14 13 0 0 0 3 3-4 0 5 .236

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2014 dukesErica FieldSo. Utility Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park

2013 as a freshman:•CAAAll-RookieTeam•VaSIDSecondTeamAll-State•NFCALeadoffClassicAll-TournamentTeam•CAAPlayeroftheWeek(Feb.26)andCAARookieoftheWeek(May6)•Startedall59gamesforthe

Dukes, playing catcher, third base and shortstop

•Hit.328with14doubles,onehomerunanda.417sluggingpercentage

•Added30runs,35RBIs,fivewalks,foursacrificefliesand11steals in 11 attempts

•Ranked29thinthecountryinsacrificeflies•Finishedtheseasonrankedthirdinsingle-seasonat-bats,seventhinsingle-seasonRBIs,secondinsingle-seasonsacrificefliesand10thincareersacrificeflies

High School:•2012AAAStatePlayeroftheYearandFirstTeamAll-Statecatcher•2012NorthwestRegionPlayeroftheYear•2012NewsandMessengerPlayeroftheYear•Four-timeAll-DistrictandAll-Areateamselection•AsaseniorbrokeherownVirginiaHighSchoolrecordforRBIsina

season with 55•OwnstheVirginiaHighSchoolrecordforRBIsinacareerwith156•Asasophomore,tiedVirginiaHighSchoolrecordwiththreehomeruns

in a game•Memberofthe2012RisingStarsAll-StarTeam•Two-timeFirstTeamAll-RegionandAll-Metroselection•Two-timeteamMVP

Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2013 59-59 192 30 63 14 0 1 35 11-11 5 20 .328Total 59-59 192 30 63 14 0 1 35 11-11 5 20 .328

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2014 dukesJailyn FordSo. Pitcher/Utility Hot Springs, Va./Bath County

2013 as a freshman:•RepresentedUSAaspartoftheJr.NationalTeamastheISFJuniorWorldChampionships,

earning a silver medal•CAARookieoftheYearandtwo-timeFirstTeamAll-CAA(Pand1B)•CAAAll-RookieTeam•CAAAll-TournamentTeam•NFCAFirstTeamAll-Region•ECACDivisionIAll-Star•VaSIDRookieandPitcherofthe

Year and First Team All-State•Three-timeCAAPitcherofthe

Week and four-time CAA Rookie of the Week

•Startedall59gamesfortheDukeseitheratpitcheroffirstbase•Hit.373with11doubles,onetripleand15homeruns•Added38runs,49RBIs,15walks,onesacrificeflyandninesteals•Inthecirclewent24-6witha1.61ERA•Threw23completegames,nineshutouts,onesaveandstruckout209

in 191 innings pitched•Setschoolrecordforwins(24),strikeouts(209),gamesstarted(31),inningspitched(191.0),completegames(23)andshutouts(nine)

•SetJMUrookierecordsforhomeruns(15),RBIs(49),totalbases(121),sluggingpercentage(.716)andon-basepercentage(.434)

•Ranked16thinthecountryinhitsallowedperseveninnings(4.47),17thinshutouts(nine),23rdinERA(1.61),31stinwins(24),53rdinstrikeoutsperseveninnings(7.7),56thinstrikeouts(209),59thinslugging(0.716),69thinhomeruns(0.25/game)and124thinRBIs(0.83/game)

High School:•MaxPreps.comSmallSchoolFirstTeamAll-AmericanPitcher•2012SingleAStatePitcheroftheYear•Four-timePioneerDistrictPlayeroftheYear•Four-timeFirstTeamAll-State•Four-timeAll-RegionCandtwo-timeRegionCPitcheroftheYear•Two-timeAll-TimeslandPitcheroftheYearandfour-timeFirstTeamAll-Timesland•RoanokeTimesPitcheroftheYear•Four-timeVirginianReviewPlayeroftheYear•Fourthall-timeinVHSLrecordswith1,065careerstrikeouts•HelpedleadBathCountytoback-to-backVirginiaDivisionIStatechampionships(firststatechampionshipsinafemalesportinschoolhistory)

•2012VHSLEast-WestAll-StargameMVP•Offensivelyaddedacareerbattingaverageof.568with21homerunsand120RBIs

Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2013 59-59 169 38 63 11 1 15 49 9-14 15 39 .373Total 59-59 169 38 63 11 1 15 49 9-14 15 39 .373

Year G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER ERA SO BB W L PCT2013 33/31 23 9 191.0 122 54 44 1.61 209 66 24 6 .800Total 33/31 23 9 191.0 122 54 44 1.61 209 66 24 6 .800

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2014 dukesHannah HayesSo. Infield LaCrossa, Va./Kenston Forest

2013 as a freshman:•Startedall59gamesatsecondbasefortheDukes•Hit.256witha.293on-basepercentageanda.342sluggingpercentage

•Addedfourdoubles,twohomeruns,17runs,10RBIs,sixwalks,sevensacrificebuntsandfivesteals

High School:•2012DistrictPlayeroftheYear•Four-timeTeamMVP•Four-timeAll-State,includingFirst

Team honors in 2011 and 2012•Four-timeAll-Conference,

including three First Team selections

•HelpleadKenstonForesttotheDivision III State Championship in 2011 and 2012 with a combined recordof44-1(22-0in2011).

Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2013 59-59 117 17 30 4 0 2 10 5-11 6 37 .256Total 59-59 117 17 30 4 0 2 10 5-11 6 37 .256

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Casie HillFr. Utility Buchanan, Va./James River

High School:•VHSCAAll-StarGameParticipant•All-Stateasasenior•Three-timeFirstTeamAll-Districthonoree•Three-timeVirginiaRegionCselection•AsasenioratJamesRiverHighSchool,ledtheteaminhomerunsandwasateamcaptain•PlayedclubballfortheVirginiaScrappersandtheVirginiaExtremeForce

Haley JonesFr. Utility Locust Grove, Va./Orange County

High School:•FirstTeamAll-State•FirstTeamAll-Region•Four-timeFirstTeamAll-Districit•PlayerclubballfortheRichmondDiamondsandtheWilliamsburgStarz

Carli LemelinFr. Third Base Richmond, Va./Godwin

High School:•Two-timeAll-ColonialDistrictselection•HelpedledGodwintofirstdistrictchampionshipinfouryearsasasenior•Battednearly.500herjuniorandsenioryear•Teamcaptainasaseniorandtwo-timeMostImprovedPlayeratGodwin•PlayerherclubballwiththeRichmondStorm

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Tahli MooreFr. Utility Sydney, Australia/Loreto Normanhurst College

High School:•PlayedforGreatBritainintheISFJuniorWorldChampionships•MemberoftheU19AustralianSquad•Four-timeFirstTeamAll-IGSSA•Four-timeFirstTeamAll-CIS

Madyson MoranFr. Shortstop Taylor Mill, Ky./Holy Cross

High School:•HolyCrossHighSchool’sall-timeleaderinhits,homeruns,RBIs,stolenbasesandruns

scored•CincinnatiEnquirerAll-FirstTeam•Four-timeAll-DistrictandRegionAll-Tournamentteamselection•Four-timehighschoolMVP•Hit.720with12homeruns,ninetriplesand65runsonherwaytobeingnamedMVPasa

senior•PlayedherclubballfortheBeverlyBanditsandtheCincyDoom,competingattheASA/

USA Nationals and Premiere Nationals

Mimi MorrisFr. Outfield Kenilworth, Ill./New Trier

High School:•All-StateandAll-Areaselection•Asajuniorbatted.500with35runsscoredand31stolenbaseswhileleadingherteamto

both conference and regional championships•Asasophomore,helpedherteamfinishedfourthattheIllinoisHighSchoolAssociation4A

Championships, winning both Sectional and Super-Sectional Championships•PlayedherclubballfortheIllinoisChill

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Taylor NewtonFr. Outfield Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch

High School:•LakewoodRanchSoftballMostValuablePlayer•FloridaAll-StarTeamselection•Three-timeAll-AreaSelection•Four-yearvarsityletterwinner•BrighthouseAthleteoftheWeek•AsajuniorhelpedleadherteamtotheStateFinalFourbybatting.379with11doubles,

four triples and three home runs.•Wasnamedthe2010RookieoftheYearonLakewoodRanch’sdistrictchampionshipteam•PlayedherclubballfortheSarasotaHeat18UGold

Niki PrinceFr. Utility Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge

High School:•VirginiaStatePlayeroftheYear•Three-timeAll-Stateselection,includingFirstTeamtwice•VHSCAAll-StarGameparticipant•Two-timeNorthernRegionPlayeroftheYear•Four-timeAll-LibertyDistrictselection•Three-timeTheWashingtonPostAll-Metselection•PlayedherclubballfortheViennaStars,theAshburnShootingStarsandtheShamrocks

Caitlin ViaforaFr. Utility Stanley, Va./Page County

High School:•HonorableMentionAll-State•SelectedtoplayintheBestoftheValleyAll-StarGame•Three-timeAll-Region,includingFirstTeamhonorsasasenior•Four-timeAll-Districtselection,includingFirstTeamthreetimes•SetPageCountyHighSchoolcareerrecordforhits(114)andstolenbases(105)•PlayedherclubballfortheBroadwayHeat

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Kelly WishardFr. Pitcher Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough

High School:•FirstTeamAll-SkylandConference•Two-timeAll-SomersetCountySecondTeam•TwoTimeCourierNewsAll-AreaSelection•HelpedleadHillsboroughHighSchooltoaCentralJerseyGroupIVChampionship•PlayedclubballfortheNJBreakers18UGoldTeam

Sara WrightFr. First Base Pulaski, Va./Pulaski County

High School:•Two-timeSecondTeamAll-State•RiverRidgeDistrictPlayeroftheYear•TimeslandPlayeroftheYear•VHSCAAll-StarGameparticipant•Two-timeFirstTeamAll-Region•OwnsPulaskiCountyHighSchoolrecordforsingle-seasonhomeruns(10),sluggingpercentage(1.073),hits(32),on-basepercentage(.657)andbattingaverage(.527)aswellascareer home runs.

•PlayedclubballfortheCarolinaCardinals,VirginiaPrideandtheVirginiaExtremeForce

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awards & honors

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Player of the Year:2007 JennChavez(Co-CAA)2010 AshleyBurhnam(CAA)2012 AshleyBurnham(CAA)2013 SarahMooney(CAA)

Pitcher of the Year2009 MeredithFelts(VaSID)2013 JailynFord(VaSID)

Rookie of the Year2003 LaurenCurtis(Co-CAA)2012 HeatherKiefer(CAA)2013 JailynFord(CAA,VaSID)

Coach of the Year:2004 KatieFlynn(CAA)2007 KatieFlynn(CAA)2013 MickeyDean(VaSID)

CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player2008 MeredithFelts

NFCA All-Region2007 JennyClohan,FirstTeam Jenn Chavez, Second Team KatieGeorge,SecondTeam2010 AshleyBurnham,SecondTeam2011 AshleyBurnham,FirstTeam JasmineButler,SecondTeamTeam2012 AshleyBurnham,SecondTeam Sarah Mooney, Second Team2013 Jailyn Ford, First Team Sarah Mooney, First Team HeatherKiefer,SecondTeam JasmineButler,SecondTeam

ECAC All-Star2012 AshleyBurnham,SecondTeam2013 Sarah Mooney, First Team Jailyn Ford, Second Team

All-CAA2002 KatieJaworski,SecondTeam LeahEvert,SecondTeam LeahConley,SecondTeam2003 LaurenCurtis,FirstTeam LeahEvert,SecondTeam KatieJaworski,SecondTeam Ashlee Schenk, Second Team2004 KatieJaworski,FirstTeam KellyBerkemeir,SecoondTeam KatieGeorge,SecondTeam LizGeorge,SecondTeam BrianaCarrera,SecondTeam2005 LizGeorge,FirstTeam BrianaCarrera,SecondTeam NatalieBurd,SecondTeam KatieJaworski,SecondTeam

2006 JuliaDominguez,SecondTeam/All-Rookie

Meredith Felts, All-Rookie KaitlynWernsing,All-Rookie2007 JennChavez,FirstTeam Jenny Clohan, First Team KaitlynWernsing,FirstTeam LaurenMernin,FirstTeam/All-

Rookie Meredith Felts, Second Team AmberKirk,SecondTeam CourtneySimons,SecondTeam/

All-Rookie BrandenMoss,All-Rookie2008 AmberKirk,FirstTeam Meredith Felts, First Team Melissa Hill, All-Rookie2009 Meredith Felts, First Team Courtney Simons, First Team Shannon Moxey, Second Team AshleyBurnham,All-Rookie2010 AshleyBurnham,FirstTeam JasmineButler,FirstTeam/All-

Rookie KatieSpitzer,SecondTeam Haley Johnson, All-Rookie2011 AshleyBurnham,FirstTeam CaitlinSandy,FirstTeam/All-

Rookie JasmineButler,SecondTeam2012 AshleyBurnham,FirstTeam MorganHeath,FirstTeam/All-

Rookie HeatherKiefer,FirstTeam/All-

Rookie Caitlin Sandy, Second Team SarahMooney,SecondTeam/All-

Rookie2013 JailynFord,FirstTeam/All-Rookie Sarah Mooney, First Team JasmineButler,FirstTeam HeatherKiefer,SecondTeam Caitlin Sandy, Second Team Morgan Heath, Second Team Erica Field, All-Rookie

VaSID All-State2003 LaurenCurtis,FirstTeam2004 LizGeorge,FirstTeam2007 JennyClohan,FirstTeam Jenn Chavez, Second Team AmberKirk,SecondTeam KaitlynWernsing,SecondTeam2008 MeredithFelts,SecondTeam AmberKirk,SecondTeam2009 Meredith Felts, First Team Julia Dominguez, Second Team Courtney Simons, Second Team Jenny Clohan, Second Team2010 KatieSpitzer,SecondTeam AshleyBurnham,SecondTeam JasmineButler,SecondTeam2011 AshleyBurnham,FirstTeam JasmineButler,FirstTeam Caitlin Sandy, Second Team2012 Sarah Mooney, First Team AshleyBurnham,SecondTeam Caitlin Sandy, Second Team Haley Johnson, Second Team Morgan Heath, Second Team HeatherKiefer,SecondTeam2013 Sarah Mooney, First Team JasmineButler,FirstTeam Jailyn Ford, First Team HeatherKiefer,FirstTeam Erica Field, Second Team Caitlin Sandy, Second Team Morgan Heath, Second Team

NFCA Academic All-American2003 LeahConley Ashlee Schenk

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postseason

JMU won its first CAA softball titlein2009witha35-16recordand advanced to its first-ever

NCAA regional.

JMU has reached the NCAA Tournament twice, playing in theKnoxvilleRegionaleachtime.The2013teamreceived

the first at-large bid in school history after winning a school-record42games.

Catcher Julia Dominguez hit a game-tying two-run

home run in the sixth inning against Tennessee in the Dukes’ first-ever NCAA regional game.

Pitcher Meredith Felts was named the CAA Championship Most Valuable Player in 2009

aftergoing2-0witha0.58ERA.

JMU’s 11-1 win over Towson in the 2009 CAA Championship game

was the second-largest margin of victory in the history of the CAA

softball Championships.

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tradition

Liz George-2004CAAAll-Tournamentteam- Three-time All-CAA selection-2004NFCAAll-MidAtlanticRegion

Katie Jaworski- Four-time All-CAA selection

-2004NFCAAll-MidAtlantic Region selection

Leah Conley-2003&2004NFCAAll-America Scholar Athlete

- 2002 All-CAA Second Team

Katie George- Two time All-CAA selection

- Second-Team NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region

- School record holder in games played, starts, at-bats, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples and stolen bases.

Ashley Burnham- Three-time First Team All-CAA selection

- First Player in CAA history to be named Player of the Year twice

- Three-time NFCA All-Region selection

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tradition

Ashlee Schenk-2003&2004NFCAAll-America Scholar Athlete

Meredith Felts- CAA 25th Anniversary team- Three-time All-CAA selection- 2009 CAA Championship Most Outstanding Player

- All-time leader in wins, ERA, strikeouts, complete games and shutouts

Jenn Chavez-2007CAAco-Playerofthe Year

- First-Team All-CAA selection

Jenny Clohan- CAA 25th Anniversary team-First-TeamAll-CAAin2007- All-time leader in games started, innings pitched, appearances and saves

Kara Schwind-2004NFCAAll-AmericaScholar Athlete

-2004All-Tournamentteam

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caaJMU in the CAA- 2009 CAA Champions-134-93all-timeconferencerecord- Reached CAA semifinals nine of 12 sea-

sons-47All-CAAselections- 15 CAA All-Rookie team selections-PlayeroftheYear2007,2010,2012,2013-CoachoftheYear2004&2007- Rookie of the Year 2003, 2012, 2013 Leah Evert

- Two-time All-CAA selection

Katie Flynn- CAA Coach of the Year2004&2007

Julia Dominguez- Second-Team All-CAA and All-Rookie team in 2006

- All-time leader in home runs,RBIandwalks

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Heather Kiefer (right)andJailyn Ford (left)won

back-to-back CAA Rookie of the Year

awards in 2012 and 2013, respectively.

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caa

Nikki Dunn- 2002 CAA All-Tournament team

By the Numbers 9 memberschools(7playsoftball) 8 statesrepresented 3 of the six largest television markets in the na-

tion--NewYork(1),Philadelphia(4),Boston(6)

Briana Carrera- Two-time All-CAA selection

Lauren Curtis- 2003 CAA co-Rookie of the Year

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JMU had a school-record seven All-CAA honorees in 2013, including three-time

All-CAA selection Jasmine Butler receiving First Team

honors

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this is jmuThis Is JMUJMU’sbeautifulcampusincludes148

buildingson721acres.Theoriginalcampusis built around the Quadrangle, where build-ings are constructed of native blue lime-stone and have ivy coverings.TheUniversity’s19,927studentsmay

choose from 115 degree programs in eight colleges -- College of Arts and Letters,CollegeofBusiness,CollegeofEducation,CollegeofHealthandBehavioralStudies, College of Integrated Science and Engineering, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Graduate School.JMU’s academic program combines the

liberal arts tradition with preparation for technology in a rapidly changing world. All students receive a strong foundation of knowledge through a rigorous general edu-cation program.•Female/MaleRatio:60/40•Student/ProfessorRatio:16/1•AverageClassSize:29

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this is jmu

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•U.S. News & World Report in its 2011 America’s BestCollegesguidebookrankedJMUfirstintheSouth among public, master’s-level universities forthe17thstraightyear.

•JMUisVirginia’smost-popularcollegeoruni-versity, drawing applications from the greatest percentage of the state’s graduating high school seniors.

•Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in 2012 ranked JMU 28thnationallyonitslistof100bestvaluesinpublic colleges -- schools that offer a first-class education at a reasonable price.

•Yahoo! Internet Life included JMU on its 2001 list-ing of “The Nation’s 100 Most Wired Universities,” listing JMU 53rd among larger institutions.

•JMUwasincludedinthe2002editionofThe Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges with one author saying “JMU is almost too perfect to be believed.”

•JMUhasbeendescribedas“oneofthebestman-aged, most dynamic public universities in the nation” in The Guide to 101 of the Best Values in America’s Colleges and Universities.

•Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine in 2013 rankedJMU’sCollegeofBusiness11thnationallyamong business schools at public universities and 29th among all universities.

•JMUisamongschools“thatproveactivismandcommunity service are alive and well on cam-pus,” says Mother Jones Magazine.

•JMU’sexemplaryprogramsforfirst-yearstu-dents are “cornerstones of the University’s strong commitment to student learning and success,” says The Temple Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development.

•JMUisrecognizedasoneofthenation’stop75“BestValue”publicuniversitiesinthe2012PrincetonReview“BestValueColleges.”Thelistrecognizes schools that provide high-quality aca-demics at a reasonable price.”

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harrisonburg, Va.

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Harrisonburg, Va. A Great College TownHarrisonburg is convenient to the metropolitan

areas of Washington, D.C., and Richmond while providing JMU students the comforts of the pic-turesque setting of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.The city offers something for everyone. From

downtown shopping and restaurants, to nearby national parks and forests, it provides JMU stu-dents the opportunity to sample many aspects of life.Harrisonburg offers a learning environment that

is very unique in today’s high-tech, educational world.

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•Inthespring2010,JMUopenedVeterans Memorial Park, a $9.5 million baseball and softball complex located next to Memorial Hall.

•Theprojectincludeda$1millioninterior renovation to Memorial Hallthatcoverednewofficesfor coaches, locker rooms, team rooms, areas for strength and conditioning, as well as sports medicine, indoor practice space and batting cages.

•Thesoftballstadiumincludeslights, a press box, sunken dugouts, chair-back seating, and a state-of-the-art sound system.

•Thenewfacilitywasbuiltonthesame site as the old Veterans Memorial Stadium, which opened in1949.Thenewsiteretainedthe name Veterans Memorial in honor of all the veterans of foreign wars from Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

•Theentranceincludesamonumentto war veterans. The monument was dedicated on Veterans Day weekend in the Fall of 2009.

•FirstsoftballgamewasplayedonMarch17,2010.Itwasadoubleheader that included a come-from-behind win by the DukesoverLongwood.

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plecker center

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Robert & Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Center•NamedinhonorofRobert&Frances Plecker

•A$10millionstate-of-the-artathleticsupport facility

•7,000-squarefootstrengthandconditioning center with flat-screen televisions for individual instruction

•5,000-squarefootsportsmedicinefacility

•Computerlabwithmorethan30work stations

•Tutoringandsmallgroupmeetingfacilities

•JMU’sathletichalloffame•Student-athletelounge

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academic adVising

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•LocatedinthePleckerAthleticPerformance Center

•Computerlabwithmorethan30work stations

•Tutoringandsmallgroupmeetingfacilities

•Student-athletelounge

Casey CarterAssociate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services

James Madison ‘70

Jennifer BurkhartTeam Academic Advisor

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strength & conditioning

Training softball players not to be just good softball players but rather

great overall athletes with

an emphasis on softball.

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•Developingathleticismandsports performance

•Seventrainingfacilitiesencompassingmorethan17,000square feet

•Staffincludesfivefulltimeprofessionalswithcertificationsas strength and conditioning specialists

Christian CarterAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

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•Multi-skilledprofessionalsusecurrentresearch,educationalknowledge,andstate-of-the-artequipment and technology to provide a comprehensive and progressive approach to assure the holistic well-being of student-athletes

•Staffincludes20board-certifiedandlicensedathletictrainers•TeamphysiciansincludeDr.KentDiduch(board-certifiedinfamilypracticephysician)andorthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Miller, a nationally renowned fellowship-trained orthopedist from the University of Virginia

•Localchiropractors,physicaltherapists,sportpsychologists,nutritionists,andorthotistsareavailable to assist in the health care needs of student-athletes

Ariana SaliarisTeam Athletic Trainer

Kent State ‘12

Tom Kuster, ATCAssistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine

James Madison ‘95

Dr. Kent DiduchTeam Physician

Dr. Mark MillerTeam Orthopedic Surgeon

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opponentsRed and Black ShowcaseDate: Feb. 7-9Location: Athens, Ga.Opponents: North Texas, Winthrop, GeorgiaHead Coaches: Tracy Kee (North Texas), Mark

Cooke (Winthrop), Lu Harris-Champer (Georgia)2013 Records: 29-23, 10-5 Sun Belt (North Texas),

28-29, 12-12 Big South (Winthrop), 40-21, 14-9 SEC (Georgia)

UCF Holiday Inn ClassicDate: Feb. 14-16Location: Orlando, Fla.Opponents: Florida A&M, Middle Tennessee State, Illinois-Chicago,

Central Florida, DelawareHead Coaches: Veronica Wiggins (Florida

A&M), Jeff Breeden (Middle Tennessee State), Michelle Venturella (Illinois-Chicago), Renee Luers-Gillispie (Central Florida), Jaime Wolbach (Delaware)

2013 Records: 20-32, 10-4 MEAC (Florida A&M), 7-47, 1-21 Sun Belt (Middle Tennessee State), 23-25, 16-5 Horizon (Illinois-Chicago), 29-25, 10-14 Conference-USA (Central Flordia), 35-22, 12-9 CAA (Delaware)

NFCA Lead Off ClassicDate: Feb. 21-23Location: Clearwater, Fla.Opponents: Rutgers, Louisiana-Lafayette, Illinois State, South

Florida, DePaulHead Coaches: Jay Nelson (Rutgers), Michael Lotief (Louisiana-

Lafayette), Melinda Fischer (Illinois State), Ken Eriksen (South Florida), Eugene Lenti (DePaul)

2013 Record: 30-26, 8-14 Big East (Rutgers), 47-15, 19-4 Sun Belt (Louisiana-Lafayette), 28-20, 13-7 MVC (Illinois State), 45-16, 18-3 Big East (South Florida), 32-21, 16-6 Big East (DePaul)

JMU InvitationalDate: Feb. 28-March 2Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Opponents: Dartmouth, Fairfield, Kent State,

Penn StateHead Coaches: Rachel Hanson (Dartmouth),

Julie Brzezinski (Fairfield), Karen Linder (Kent State), Amanda Lehotak (Penn State)

2013 Records: 26-20, 15-5 Ivy League (Dartmouth), 29-21, 12-4 MAAC (Fairfield), 27-21-1, 16-6 MAC (Kent State), 16-34, 5-17 Big Ten (Penn State)

2014 Hawai’i Spring FlingDate: March 7-9Location: Honolulu, Hawai’iOpponents: Pacific, California, Hawai’iHead Coaches: Brian Kolze (Pacific), Diane

Ninemire (California), Bob Coolen (Hawai’i)2013 Records: 28-28, 12-12 West Coast (Pacific),

38-19, 10-14 Pac-12 (California), 45-13, 20-4 Big West (Hawai’i)

2014 Pepsi Rainbow Wahine ClassicDate: March 12-15Location: Honolulu, Hawai’iOpponents: Brigham Young, Valparaiso, Hawai’i, OregonHead Coaches: Gordon Eakin (Brigham Young), Jordan Stevens

(Valparaiso), Bob Coolen (Hawai’i), Mike White (Oregon)2013 Records: 33-25, 13-6 West Coast (Brigham Young), 35-27, 11-9

Horizon (Valparaiso), 45-13, 20-4 Big West (Hawai’i), 50-11, 19-5 Pac-12 (Oregon)

Hofstra PrideDate: March 22 (DH) & 23Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Bill Edwards (25th)2013 Record: 46-13, 18-2 CAA

Virginia Tech HokiesDate: March 26Location: Blacksburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Scot Thomas (19th)2013 Record: 38-21, 9-11 ACC

College of Charleston CougarsDate: March 29 (DH) & 30Location: Charleston, S.C.Head Coach (Year): Linda Kalafatis (1st)2013 Record: 37-20, 15-8 Southern

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opponentsTowson TigersDate: April 5 (DH) & 6Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Lisa Costello (19th)2013 Record: 30-28-1, 12-12 CAA

Longwood LancersDate: April 9 (DH) Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Kathy Riley (17th)2013 Record: 41-20, 16-8 Big South

Drexel DragonsDate: April 12 (DH) & 13Location: Philadelphia, Pa.Head Coach (Year): Miranda Ervin (2nd)2013 Record: 15-36, 2-19 CAA

North Carolina Tar HeelsDate: April 16 (DH)Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Donna J. Papa (29th)2013 Record: 40-21, 13-8 ACC

Virginia CavaliersDate: April 22 (DH)Location: Charlottesville, Va.Head Coach (Year): Blake Miller (1st)2013 Record: 21-28, 4-17 ACC

Delaware Blue HensDate: April 26 (DH) & 27Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Jaime Wohlbach (4th)2013 Record: 35-22, 12-9 CAA

East Carolina PiratesDate: April 30 (DH)Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Beth Keylon-Randolph (2nd)2013 Record: 21-31, 11-12 Conference-USA

North Carolina- Wilmington SeahawksDate: May 2 (DH) & 3Location: Wilmington, N.C.Head Coach (Year): Kristy Norton (2nd)2013 Record: 16-37, 3-17 CAA

CAA ChampionshipDate: May 7-10Location: at Highest Seed

NCAA RegionalsDate: May 15-18Location: TBA

NCAA Super RegionalsDate: May 22-25Location: TBA

Women’s College World SeriesDate: May 29-June 4Location: Oklahoma City, Okla.

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softball informationHome Field & Capacity/Surface: VeteransMemorialPark(500)Office Location: Memorial Hall Rooms1162,1163&1164Telephone: (540)568-2967Fax: (540)568-5151E-mail: [email protected] Address:

Softball James Madison University 395SMainSt.MSC6925

MemorialHallRoom1162 Harrisonburg,VA22807Head Coach

MickeyDean,(540)568-2967 [email protected] Coaches

LorenLaPorte,(540)568-7979 [email protected]

JenHerzig,(540)568-2378 [email protected]

Administrative Assistant DianaSharpe,(540)568-5510

Strength & Conditioning CoachesChristian Carter

Athletics CommunicationsBrianHansen

Email:[email protected] Telephone(540)568-7910

Directions & MapsAmapoftheJMUcampus(includingaPDFprintablemap)isavailableatwww.jmu.edu/map. For directions visit JMUSports.com and click on Facilities.

Credits:Template Design: Grant Hawkins Design, McKinney,TexasDesign: Teresa Craig Photography: CathyKushner,DianeElliott,DavidLonnquest,TommyThompson,andothers

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Who’s Who in JMU Athletics

Jeff BourneAthletics Director

Geoff Polglase

Deputy Athletics Director

Casey CarterAssociate AD,

Student Athlete Services

David Biancamano

Associate AD, Development

Brian Frerking

Associate AD, Development

Jen PhillipsAssociate AD, Compliance & Senior Woman Administrator

Kevin WhiteAssociate AD,

Sports Programs

Mike CarpenterAssistant AD,

Ticketing & Customer

Relations

Tom KusterAssistant AD,

Sports Medicine

John MartinAssistant

AD, Athletics Communications

Ty PhillipsAssistant AD,

Facilities & Events

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