Megan Good (born October 13, 1995) is an

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, former collegiate 4-time All-American, right-handed hitting

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, originally from

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. She later attended

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, where she pitched for the

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team. She would go on to be named a 4-time First Team All-

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conference, Rookie of The Year, 4-time Pitcher of The Year and also Player of The Year in 2017. She is the career Triple Crown pitching leader for the Dukes as well as the

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record holder for the CAA conference. She played for the

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after being drafted to the NPF 10th overall. She would go on to win the Cowles Cup Championship with the team in her rookie year.

James Madison Dukes

Good started her freshman campaign being named a CAA First-Team selectee, Rookie of The Year and National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second Team All-American. She would set a career high in doubles and threw two

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. Good debuted on February 14, she fanned 14

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to set a career best in strikeouts for a regulation game. She would also start one of two career streaks on both sides of the plate beginning with this win, she proceeded to win 26 more straight games before losing to the

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on May 7. For that streak, Good allowed 90 hits, 23 earned runs, 27 walks and struck out 149 in 152.2 innings pitched for a 1.05 ERA and 0.77

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. Then on February 27 she began a 12-game hit streak, hitting .488 (20/41) and tallying 11

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, two

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, striking out just once. In a game on March 13 vs. the

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, Good also had a career best 4 hits at the plate. On April 26, Good no-hit the

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. As a sophomore, Good captured another First Team All-CAA, CAA Pitcher of The Year and her first First-Team NFCA All-American honors. Good earned a conference pitching Triple Crown for leading in wins, ERA and strikeouts that year. She would throw a

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on April 17 against the

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. Later on May 13, she would

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three times in winning the CAA championship over the

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for a career high. Good repeated exact honors from her previous year but added a Player of The Year award, a first for the CAA conference to have a dual winner to accompany a second pitching Triple Crown. She was the recipient of the 2017

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and also was named a finalist for the

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award. The Dukes set career bests in wins, strikeouts,

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, ERA, WHIP, strikeout ratio (7.7),

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, hits and RBIs, also firing a no-hitter. She would also set the school season pitching Triple Crown records. Beginning on February 17, she would end a win over the

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with 3.2 shutout innings and continue to not allow a run until the third inning of a win against the

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on March 11. Good surrendered 20 hits, 10 walks and struck out 99 batters in 70.1 innings for a 0.43 WHIP during one of the best shutout streaks in NCAA history. After taking 2018 to recovery from a leg injury, Good returned in 2019 and achieved her fourth First Team All-CAA and third Pitcher of The Year. She also had her fourth NFCA recognition, this time to the Third Team. The senior set personal bests in home runs,

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and walks. Good opened the season throwing a victory against the

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for her 100th win. On March 23, Good belted two home runs to drive in 7 RBIs in a run-rule over the

. Tossing a 9-inning shutout, Good set a new school record with 17 strikeouts against the

on March 31. The Dukes made their fourth straight NCAA tournament appearance, losing to the eventual champions the

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with Good pitching for three innings and collecting two hits in her final collegiate game. Good would end her career leading James Madison in wins, strikeouts, ERA and WHIP. She owns the CAA record for ERA, including the national 2019 class ERA crown.

Statistics

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James Madison bio
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Good, Megan Living people Softball players from Virginia James Madison Dukes softball players James Madison University alumni People from Augusta County, Virginia USSSA Pride players 1995 births