HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) – Freshman pitchers Madalyn Johnson and Taylor Johnson threw the first combined no-hitter since 2017 as James Madison softball downed George Mason in five-inning run-rule fashion by a score of 9-0 in midweek action on Tuesday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.

Cali Legzdin tied a single-game school record with her four stolen bases during the contest, sitting her parallel with Jasmine Butler, who set the program record against MTSU on March 9, 2013. The freshman finished the day going 2-for-2 with two singles, two runs scored, and driving in one.

In four innings, JMU (19-21, 5-10 SBC) came up with eight steals on the base paths, the most in a shortened game in program history.

Jasmine Hall led the charge against George Mason (17-27, 9-8 A-10), as she produced her fourth multi-RBI game of the year, going 2-for-3 with a double and three runs driven in. Her RBI double in the bottom of the first inning marked the 150th hit of her Dukes career.

Lexi Rogers put the exclamation mark on the ballgame for James Madison in the fourth, as she launched her second pinch-hit home run of the season over the left-center field fence to push the Dukes into run-rule territory.

Madalyn Johnson notched her second collegiate win in the circle as she pitched four no-hit innings complete with eight strikeouts, which ranks second in her career in a single game, and the most in a victory for the freshman. Taylor Johnson capped off the five-inning no-hitter, pitching a perfect fifth inning while fanning one.

How It Happened

First Inning
• The Dukes earned their first run of the game on a double steal, as List stole home on the play to lead 1-0
• Hall then doubled down the right field line to score Reed Butler from second, to make it 2-0
• JMU pulled off its second double steal of the inning, as Legzdin scored the third run of the inning with her steal of home plate

Second Inning
• Butler put the Dukes ahead 4-0 on an RBI groundout
• Hall scored two more on an RBI single up the middle, leading to a three-spot in the second
• Legzdin followed suit with another RBI single to right center, to cap off the four-run frame

Fourth Inning
• Rogers pushed the Dukes into run-rule position with a pinch-hit two-run home run to left center to lead 9-0

Game Notes
• James Madison improved to 34-9 all-time against George Mason, including 17 straight contests
• Tuesday’s combined no-hitter was the second in program history, the first being a six-inning performance by Jessica McCabe (6 IP) and Odicci Alexander (0.0 IP) in a 12-1 rout of ECU on March 10, 2017
• The 9-0 run-rule of the Patriots marked the fifth run-rule victory for JMU in 2025
• With her record performance on the bases, Legzdin sits at 16 stolen bases on the season, one shy of tying the freshman stolen base record of 17, set by Jasmine Butler in 2010
• Hall inched closer to two career milestones, needing two more RBI to encapsulate 100 and three doubles to enter the top 10 all-time in program history and tie Jenn Chavez with 38.
• JMU has six shutout wins during the 2025 campaign, the most since shutting its opponent eight times in 2023
• List extended her hitting streak to a career-long 11 games and her on-base streak to a season-long 12 ballgames
• Seven of nine players in the starting lineup for the Dukes scored at least a run against the Patriots
• JMU is 4-1 in midweeks inside the friendly confines of Veterans Memorial Park in 2025

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