HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison softball program added to their pitching staff on Monday afternoon, as the Dukes will welcome transfer right-handed pitcher Molly Grube for the 2024 season, Head Coach Loren LaPorte announced on Monday.
Grube arrives in Harrisonburg after four strong years at Virginia, where she made 67 appearances – including 50 starts – and posted a 3.57 ERA across 215.2 career innings.
“We are so excited to welcome Molly to the JMU Family,” Laporte said. “Her experience and ability will be a great addition to the pitching staff.”
This past season, her last at Virginia, was her strongest, as she started 19 of her 22 appearances, tallying 75 innings on her way to a 2.52 ERA and racking up a career-high 45 strikeouts. She worked a complete-game two-hitter in a 1-0 loss at No. 4 Clemson and notched a nine-inning shutout in a 3-0 win over Minnesota.
Prior to Charlottesville, Grube was a two-time VHSL All-State selection at Manchester High School outside of Richmond. In 2019, she was the Class 6, Region B Player of the Year and Richmond-Times Dispatch Metro Player of the Year after posting a 21-2 record, 0.71 ERA and 155 strikeouts in 131 innings.
Grube joins a JMU roster that looks to build on a 28-19 (13-11) 2023 campaign, the Dukes’ first in the Sun Belt Conference.
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