Megan Good of Mount Sidney Earns Fifth CAA Pitcher of the Week Honor

2017 Mar 20

After helping No. 12/13 James Madison softball to an undefeated weekend at the Maryland Invitational, junior Megan Good of Mount Sidney was honored as Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Monday.

Good earns her fifth pitching accolade and her sixth overall weekly honor of her junior season. The selection marks the 11th time that Good has earned weekly pitching accolades from the conference.

Good continue to be virtually untouchable in the circle as she notched two victories to improve to 16-0 on the season. The right-hander dealt two shutouts over 14.0 innings. She allowed just seven hits and one walk while striking out 19 batters to hold opponents to a .149 batting average against.

Against Binghamton, Good no-hit the Bearcats over 6.1 innings before allowing the lone hit in the victory. She made JMU program history in the victory over Maryland as she notched her 11th shutout of the year, the most in a single-season in school history.

At the plate, Good notched four hits for a .444 average while driving home a team-best seven runs. She notched the game-winning RBIs in JMU's 6-0 victory over Binghamton and 8-0 victory against Maryland.

Good continues to rank as one of the top pitchers in the country. She leads the nation in ERA (0.20), shutouts (11) and victories (16) while ranking fourth in hits allowed per seven innings (2.49) and sixth in strikeouts (145).

Good closed the weekend with an active reached base streak of 13 games.

With the undefeated weekend, the Dukes improved to 24-3 after winning their last nine contests. The team's 0.889 winning percentage is the 10th-highest in the country.

The Dukes continue their lengthy road slate this weekend by opening CAA play at Hofstra. JMU takes on the Pride in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 25 beginning at 2 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for noon on Sunday, March 26.