April 8, 2007

Box Score

Fairfax, Va.--In the final contest of the three-game series, Mason fell to James Madison by a score of 8-0 in a Colonial Athletic Association match-up Sunday afternoon at George Mason Field. With this loss, Mason now owns an overall record of 12-25 (0-9 CAA), while JMU improves to 22-14 (6-3) on the year.

Sophomore Dee Murray led Mason in hits as she had a 2-for-3 showing at the plate, which included a single to shortstop in the bottom of the first inning and a single to left field in the fifth. Sophomore Ali Bryan connected on a single to third base in the third, while freshman Becky Anderson collected her 24th hit of the season in that same inning with a single to left field.

JMU started the scoring off in the second with two runs and then added one in the third, two in the fourth and pushed the total to eight in the fifth inning. Mason came up short in the fifth to have the game end in five due to the eight-run rule.

Junior Arielle Weinkofsky gave up five runs, four earned, off of eight hits, while striking out one batter in 3.1 innings of work to earn the loss for the Patriots. Moss was in the circle the entire game for JMU and allowed only four hits, while striking out three and walking one of the 21 batters she faced.

The Patriots return to action when they face UNC Wilmington in North Carolina for a doubleheader on April 14, with the first game starting at 12 p.m.