HARRISONBURG, Va. - James Madison plated three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to pick up a 6-5 Sun Belt Conference softball victory over visiting Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.
The Dukes (19-7, 4-1 SBC) claim the first series from the Eagles (11-16, 1-4 SBC) as new members of the Sun Belt. The two teams will wrap up their three-game series on Sunday with a Noon contest.
The Eagles opened up the scoring in the contest in the top of the second as Courtney Ball tripled to left center, bringing home Brooke Kell and Olivia Creamer for the 2-0 lead.