Thursday, May 2
Harrisonburg, Va.
4:00 P.M. ET
Coastal Carolina University
at
James Madison
Coastal Softball Heads North to Take on James Madison
5/1/2024 3:42:00 PM | Softball
CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina softball team will head north to take on the James Madison Dukes in Harrisonburg, Va., for its final Sun Belt Conference series of the season on May 2-4.
LAST TIME OUT
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
HISTORY AGAINST
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LAST TIME OUT
- The Chants swept the Georgia State Panthers last weekend to pick up their fourth series win of the season.
- This is the first time CCU has won four series in a year since 2019.
- Delaney Keith hit home runs in back-to-back at-bats on Friday, becoming only player in the NCAA to achieve the feat twice this season.
- Raelee Brabham pitched two complete games, striking out 15 batters to pick up her 22nd and 23rd wins in the circle this year.
- Georgia Hood hit homers in consecutive games versus the Panthers last weekend.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- James Madison has a 29-19 overall record and has gone 11-10 in league play.
- The Dukes suffered a series sweep defeat to Georgia Southern last weekend. The Chants downed the Eagles 2-1 at the end of May.
- JMU has picked up Sun Belt wins over App State, Marshall, and Georgia State this year.
- The Dukes are currently sixth in the Sun Belt standings.
- JMU has six players batting over .300 this season with Reed Bulter leading the team with a .411 batting average.
- KK Mathis tops the team with 38 RBIs while Bella Henzler leads with 11 home runs.
- Every starting pitcher on the JMU pitching staff has a positive record in the circle with Alissa Humphrey leading with a 10-5 record and 92 strikeouts.
HISTORY AGAINST
- CCU has a 2-6 all-time record versus JMU.
- Coastal has played one Sun Belt Conference series versus the Dukes and suffered a 2-1 defeat.
- The first matchup was in 2007 when CCU was downed 5-4.
- This will be their first contest at JMU's home stadium in Harrisonburg, Va.
- Five of their eight contests have been one-run games.
- Keith and Riley Zana hit a home run and a two-run double, respectively, in CCU's last win versus JMU.
For complete coverage of CCU softball, follow the Chanticleers on social media at @CoastalSoftball (Twitter), @GoCCUSports (Instagram), and facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at goccusports.com.
Players Mentioned
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