James Madison

41-4 (17-1 Colonial Athletic Association)

Date Loc Opponent Results Notes
Sat, Feb 27 at Virginia 5 - 1 Cavalier Classic, Charlottesville, VA
Sat, Feb 27 at George Washington 8 - 4 Cavalier Classic, Charlottesville, VA
Tue, Mar 2 at Elon  
Sat, Mar 6 at Liberty   CCD, Covid (Liberty Invitational, Lynchburg, VA)
Sat, Mar 6 at Longwood   CCD, Covid (Liberty Invitational, Lynchburg, VA)
Fri, Mar 12 vs Stony Brook 4 - 1 JMU Tournament, Harrisonburg, VA
Fri, Mar 12 vs Stony Brook 7 - 1 JMU Tournament, Harrisonburg, VA
Sun, Mar 14 vs Rhode Island 11 - 1 JMU Tournament, Harrisonburg, VA
Sun, Mar 14 vs Rhode Island 20 - 0 JMU Tournament, Harrisonburg, VA
Sat, Mar 20 vs East Carolina 9 - 1
Sat, Mar 20 vs East Carolina 6 - 3 moved from 3/19, impending weather
Sun, Mar 21 vs East Carolina 7 - 1
Sat, Mar 27 at Elon 2 - 0
Sat, Mar 27 at Elon 5 - 4 PPD, inclement weather
Sun, Mar 28 at Elon 10 - 3
Wed, Mar 31 vs George Washington   PPD, impending weather
Wed, Mar 31 vs George Washington   PPD, impending weather
Sat, Apr 3 vs College of Charleston 17 - 2
Sat, Apr 3 vs College of Charleston 11 - 3
Sun, Apr 4 vs College of Charleston 8 - 0
Tue, Apr 6 vs Radford 6 - 2
Tue, Apr 6 vs Radford 3 - 0
Sat, Apr 10 at UNC Wilmington 1 - 0
Sat, Apr 10 at UNC Wilmington   PPD to 4/11, field conditions
Sun, Apr 11 at UNC Wilmington 5 - 3
Sun, Apr 11 at UNC Wilmington 6 - 3 makeup of 4/10 game
Wed, Apr 14 vs George Washington   PPD, impending weather
Wed, Apr 14 vs George Washington   PPD, impending weather
Sat, Apr 17 vs Elon 10 - 9
Sun, Apr 18 vs Elon 8 - 2
Sun, Apr 18 vs Elon 8 - 2
Wed, Apr 21 at Longwood 1 - 0
Wed, Apr 21 at Longwood 6 - 0
Sat, Apr 24 vs UNC Wilmington 10 - 3
Sun, Apr 25 vs UNC Wilmington 11 - 3
Sun, Apr 25 vs UNC Wilmington 7 - 3 moved from 4/24, impending weather
Sat, May 1 at College of Charleston 8 - 0
Sat, May 1 at College of Charleston 9 - 0
Sun, May 2 at College of Charleston 6 - 0
Wed, May 5 vs Charlotte 3 - 0
Wed, May 12 vs Delaware 5 - 0 Colonial Tournament Game 3, Harrisonburg, VA
Thu, May 13 vs Drexel 10 - 0 Colonial Tournament Game 5, Harrisonburg, VA
Fri, May 14 vs Delaware 17 - 0 Colonial Tournament Game 8, Harrisonburg, VA (James Madison wins Colonial championship)
Fri, May 21 at Liberty 4 - 3 Knoxville Regional Game 1
Sat, May 22 vs Tennessee 3 - 1 Knoxville Regional Game 3
Sun, May 23 at Liberty 8 - 5 Knoxville Regional Game 6 (James Madison advances to Super Regional)
Fri, May 28 at Missouri 2 - 1 Columbia Super Regional Game 1
Sat, May 29 vs Missouri 7 - 1 Columbia Super Regional Game 2
Sun, May 30 at Missouri 7 - 2 Columbia Super Regional Game 3 (James Madison advances to CWS)
Thu, Jun 3 at Oklahoma 4 - 3 Women's College World Series Game 1
Fri, Jun 4 vs Oklahoma State 2 - 1 Women's College World Series Game 5
Sun, Jun 6 vs Oklahoma 6 - 3 Women's College World Series Game 11
Mon, Jun 7 at Oklahoma 7 - 1 Women's College World Series Game 13 (Oklahoma advances to finals)

By The Numbers

Record
Overall 34-1
Home 19-0
Away 11-1
Neutral 4-0
Conference 17-1
Non-Conf 24-3
Postseason -
Rankings Rank Value
RPI 30 0.5986
Non-Conf RPI 18
SOS 243
Non-Conf SOS 207
vs. RPI Teams RPI
1-25 2-0
26-50 1-0
51-100 4-0
101-200 19-1
201+ 8-0

Team News

D1 Woman of the Year: Odicci Alexander

D1Softball Staff

Odicci Alexander wasn’t just a pitcher, a hitter or even a two-way talent. She wasn’t just a mid-major success. Our Woman of the Year was everything we love about softball.

Odicci Alexander Signs With Athletes Unlimited

Graham Hays

Odicci Alexander against Cat Osterman? It could happen after Alexander signed on for the second season of Athletes Unlimited.

D1Softball’s Top 10 Plays – Women’s College World Series

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The top plays from the WCWS in Oklahoma City. Follow all the action & tag us using #D1Top10 throughout the 2021 campaign.

D1 Coaching Staff of the Year: James Madison

D1Softball Staff

As the only non-Power-5 team in the WCWS and the first unseeded team to ever win its first two games in OKC, James Madison takes home coaching staff of the year.

D1Softball’s Top 25: WCWS Champion Oklahoma Is The One

D1Softball Staff

Our final rankings of the season are here with Oklahoma holding the top spot, JMU jumping to No. 4 and Liberty entering the rankings.

Montana Fouts and Odicci Alexander Give Softball a Night to Remember

Graham Hays

In crafting a night for the ages, James Madson’s Odicci Alexander and Alabama’s Montana Fouts showed softball stars can come from anywhere.