The team participates in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) and plays home games in Veterans Memorial Park.

The team's head coach is Loren LaPorte, leading the Dukes to a 197–74 record in six seasons.

[5] After punching their ticket to the Women's College World Series (WCWS) for the first time, the James Madison Dukes advanced to the WCWS semifinals after beating #1 Oklahoma 4–3 in eight innings[6] and #5 Oklahoma State 2–1[7] in the first and second rounds of the tournament.

In doing so, they became the first-ever unseeded team to start 2–0 in the WCWS and reach the semifinal games.

Their historic run came to a close just short of the finals, falling to eventual champions #1 Oklahoma twice.