HARRISONBURG, Va. – Former James Madison softball stars Odicci Alexander, Megan Good, Jailyn Ford, and Kate Gordon have all been named to the Sports Illustrated Softball All-Quarter-Century Team, the publication launched on Friday.
In a fan-driven vote, the publication launched a listing of names, organized by positional teams, all through the summer season to be voted on, highlighting one of the best collegiate softball gamers of the final 25 years.
On the 36-player listing, Gordon represented the Dukes as one of many six outfielders chosen, whereas Alexander, Good, and Ford claimed three out of the 5 spots amongst utility gamers.
Combined, the 4 former Dukes earned quite a few all-conference and all-region laurels to associate with 12 All-American alternatives, eight participant of the 12 months honors, seven pitcher of the 12 months nods, together with Good being acknowledged because the 2017 Division I NFCA National Player of Year throughout their time in Harrisonburg.
The quartet was additionally members of 5 convention championship groups, eight NCAA Regional appearances, and three NCAA Super Regionals.
Along with their laundry listing of accolades, Alexander and Gordon most notably led this system to its first-ever berth within the Women’s College World Series in 2021, the place the Dukes had been the primary unseeded workforce in WCWS historical past to start competitors with two-straight wins.
The full listing of athletes chosen is as adopted:
P: Cat Osterman (Texas)
P: Jennie Finch (Arizona)
P: Monica Abbott (Tennessee)
P: Keilani Ricketts (Oklahoma)
P: NiJaree Canady (Texas Tech)
C: Kinzie Hansen (Oklahoma)
C: Stacey Nuveman-Deniz (UCLA)
C: Jessica Shults (Oklahoma)
C: Reese Atwood (Texas)
C: Chelsea Bramlett (Mississippi State)
1B: Bri Ellis (Arkansas)
1B: Jade Rhodes (Auburn)
1B: Lauren Chamberlain (Oklahoma)
1B: Shay Knighten (Oklahoma)
1B: Samantha Ricketts (Oklahoma)
2B: Kat Rodriguez (North Carolina)
2B: Emily Carosone (Auburn)
2B: Tiare Jennings (Oklahoma)
2B: Amanda Kamekona (UCLA)
2B: Sierra Romero (Michigan)
SS: Aileen Morales (Georgia Tech)
SS: Kristen Brown (North Carolina)
SS: Jess Oakland (Duke)
SS: Sis Bates (Washington)
SS: Grace Lyons (Oklahoma)
3B: Kasey Cooper (Auburn)
3B: Amber Patton (DePaul)
3B: Sydney Romero (Oklahoma)
3B: Jessie Warren (Florida State)
3B: Mia Scott (Texas)
OF: Kate Gordon (James Madison)
OF: Jayda Coleman (Oklahoma)
OF: Jessica Mendoza (Stanford)
OF: Kiki Milloy (Tennessee)
OF: Maya Brady (UCLA)
OF: Amanda Lorenz (Florida)
DP: Jocelyn Alo (Oklahoma)
UT: Jordy Bahl (Nebraska)
UT: Odicci Alexander (JMU)
UT: Megan Good (JMU)
UT: Jailyn Ford (JMU)
Still lively within the skilled softball world, Alexander was a part of the inaugural season of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) this summer season as a member of the Bandits, whereas Ford pitched and performed first base on the New York Pride, a workforce out of the Pro Women’s Fastpitch Softball League.