James Madison Dukes softball

James Madison Dukes Softball
University	James Madison University
Head coach	Loren LaPorte (3rd season)
Conference	CAA
Location	Harrisonburg, VA
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Park (Capacity: 1,200)
Nickname	Dukes
Colors	Purple and gold
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2016, 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
Regular Season Conference championships
2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

The James Madison Dukes softball team represents James Madison University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and plays home games in Veterans Memorial Park. JMU has won five CAA championships, including back-to-back Championships in 2016 and 2017, and has been to the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament eight times, hosting Regionals and Super Regionals in 2016. The team is coached by Loren LaPorte.

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
2002-2012	Katie Flynn	283-252	.528
2013-2017	Mickey Dean	187-49	.738
2018–Present	Loren LaPorte	94-24	.797

Season Results

Season	Coach	Record	Notes
2002	Katie Flynn	25–24 (5–9 CAA)
2003	Katie Flynn	19–31(5–3 CAA)
2004	Katie Flynn	30–32 (12–6 CAA)
2005	Katie Flynn	28–27 (8–10 CAA)
2006	Katie Flynn	24–28 (9–12 CAA)
2007	Katie Flynn	38–16 (16–4 CAA)
2008	Katie Flynn	32–22 (16–8 CAA)
2009	Katie Flynn	35–16 (12–8 CAA)	CAA Champions, NCAA Regionals
2010	Katie Flynn	24–33 (11–10 CAA)
2011	Katie Flynn	29–23 (8–11 CAA)
2012	Katie Flynn	30–26 (15–5 CAA)
2013	Mickey Dean	42–17 (18–3 CAA)	NCAA Regionals
2014	Mickey Dean	45–15 (15–3 CAA)	CAA Champions, NCAA Regionals
2015	Mickey Dean	48–10 (19–0 CAA)	NCAA Regionals
2016	Mickey Dean	50–6 (18–1 CAA)	CAA Champions, NCAA Regionals, NCAA Super Regionals
2017	Mickey Dean	52-8 (18-2 CAA)	CAA Champions, NCAA Regionals
2018	Loren LaPorte	43-14 (19-2 CAA)	NCAA Regionals
2019	Loren LaPorte	51-10 (20-1 CAA)	CAA Champions, NCAA Regionals, NCAA Super Regionals
2020	Loren LaPorte

Championships

Conference Championships

Season	Conference	Record	Head Coach
2009	Colonial Athletic Association	35-16	Katie Flynn
2014	Colonial Athletic Association	45-15	Mickey Dean
2016	Colonial Athletic Association	50-6	Mickey Dean
2017	Colonial Athletic Association	52-8	Mickey Dean
2019	Colonial Athletic Association	51-10	Loren LaPorte

Notable players

Player Awards

NFCA National Player of the Year

Megan Good (2017)