JMU SPLITS BASEBALL DOUBLEHEADER WITH SETON HALL

Saturday, February 24

Tampa, Fla.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

0-2

Seton Hall

1-4

Seton Hall

James Madison

2/24/2007 5:00:00 AM | Baseball

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TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 24, 2007 ? James Madison University came back with a 7-2 win in the second game of a doubleheader after dropping the opener to Seton Hall University 13-9 in the second day of the Buckeye Classic on Saturday at the New York Yankees Player Development Complex.

JMU picked up its first win of the season in game two and improved to 1-2 overall. After the doubleheader split, SHU is now 1-5 overall.

In the opening game, junior Dan McDonald (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Hills) limited the Dukes to one hit and no runs over the last seven outs to earn the victory in relief for Seton Hall. Freshman Dustin Crouch (Amherst, Va./Amherst) took the loss, allowing the four winning runs in the ninth.

Seton Hall, which hit just 28 home runs in 2006, smacked three long balls in the first game. Senior John Walsh (Jersey City, N.J./Hudson Catholic) was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Sophomore right fielder Greg Miller (Shamong, N.J./Hammonton) was 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBIs, and a home run. McDonald went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs, and two RBIs. Junior Dan Lopez (Weehawken, N.J./Weehawken) was 3-for-5 and scored three times while sophomore Tim McCann (Monasquan, N.J./St. Rose) added a two-run homer.

Sophomore catcher Brett Garner (Burke, Va./Lake Braddock) and freshman second baseman Mike Fabiaschi (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) each had three hits for JMU. Fabiaschi drove in three. Senior short stop Davis Stoneburner (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) was 2-for-4 with three driven in while junior Kellen Kulbacki (Palmyra, Pa./Hershey) was 2-for-5 with a double.

JMU took the early lead in the second inning. Freshman Alex Foltz (Mathias, W.Va./East Hardy) laid down a bunt single with one down and quickly reached second with a steal. Following a walk by redshirt freshman Steven Caseres (New City, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional), Foltz came around to score on an RBI single through the right side of the infield by Fabiaschi to stake the Dukes to a 1-0 lead.

JMU added a second run in the third when Garner led off the frame with a single on an 0-2 pitch. He advanced to second on a failed pickoff attempt and reached third on a groundout by Kulbacki. Junior Brett Sellers (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) then came through with a single through the left side to plate the second run of the game.

The Pirates took the lead for the first time in the top of the fourth. McDonald led off with a walk and reached second on an ensuing wild pitch. Walsh, batting in the cleanup spot, followed with a smash to left field for the tying runs. Miller made it back-to-back blasts with a shot to left center to put Seton Hall up by one.

Seton Hall added to its lead in the fifth. Lopez singled with one down and advanced to second on a groundout. McDonald followed with a sharp double through the right side of the infield to score one and Walsh added an RBI single through the left side to add another as the Pirates went up 5-2.

JMU responded with one run in the bottom of the inning. Stoneburner singled to left with one down, advanced to second on a stolen base, and reached third on a balk. He came around to score on a single to left by Garner.

The Dukes tied the score with two in the sixth. Senior Mitchell Moses (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) lined a shot that short-hopped the shortstop for the infield single. He promptly stole second and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Foltz. Caseres then drove in the run when his bouncing ball found the gap through the right side. He reached second on a balk and third on a sharp single towards third base by Fabiaschi. Fabiaschi then stole second and senior Rob Altieri (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic) reached on an error by the