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James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Tuesday, April 10
Harrisonburg, Va.
3:00 PM
James Madison University
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SIX-RUN FIFTH PUSHES LONGWOOD PAST JMU BASEBALL 8-6
4/10/2007 4:00:00 AM | Baseball
HARRISONBURG, Va., April 10, 2007 ? Longwood University scored six runs with the aid of three home runs in the fifth inning to erase a 6-1 James Madison University lead and went on to win 8-6 in a non-conference baseball game on Tuesday afternoon at Long Field/Mauck Stadium.
Longwood improved to 29-11 overall and swept the season series, having also defeated JMU 3-2 on February 28. JMU fell to 10-23 and lost its fourth in a row.
The six-run uprising came after JMU scored two runs each in the second, third and fourth innings. However, after the six spot, the Lancers retired the next 14 JMU batters in a row until a two-out single in the ninth by freshman Alex Foltz (Mathias, W.Va./East Hardy). Freshman Mike Fabiaschi (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) then flew out to three feet in front of the wall in right field to end the game.
Senior Brian McCullough (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) benefited from the comeback to earn the win, improving to 5-1. The Dukes touched him up for six runs on nine hits in the first four innings, but he settled down to retire the last seven batters he faced. Senior Needham Jones III (Portsmouth, Va./Woodrow Wilson) worked a perfect 2 2/3 innings before the hit to Foltz, and sophomore John Walker II (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) made the final out for his first save.
Redshirt senior Allie Swanson (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's-Belfield) took the loss, allowing three runs on three hits in 2/3 of an inning. Senior Jacob Cook (Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis) started and allowed just one run on two hits before the fifth inning, but left after 4 1/3 with four runs allowed on five hits with five strikeouts. That moved him into a tie for fourth with 218 career strikeouts, matching John Gouzd (1999-02).
Offensively, freshman Phil Cerreto (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) was the hero, driving in the final three runs on a two-run home run in the fifth and an RBI single in the ninth. Sophomore Robbie Bailey (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) also had a two-run home run, while senior Tyler Childress (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) had a solo shot and an RBI single. Freshman Scott Kimble (Spotsylvania, Va./Spotsylvania) was 3-for-4 with a run scored.
Junior Kellen Kulbacki (Palmyra, Va./Hershey) homered and had an RBI double for the Dukes. His home run was his 11th of the season and the 43rd of his career. Kulbacki climbed into eighth on the career total bases chart with 392, passing Jeff Garber's (1985-88) 390. He also pulled within five of the JMU career extra-base hits record of 97, shared by Eddie Kim (2000-03) and Michael Cowgill (2003-06).
Redshirt senior Mitchell Moses (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles. Sophomore Matt Townsend (Lorton, Va./Hayfield) was 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI before getting injured while colliding with the wall in left field chasing Cerreto's home run. Foltz had two hits, a run and an RBI.
Longwood struck first in the first inning with senior Tyler Ames (Exmore, Va./Northampton) picking up a leadoff base hit. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Bailey and came around on a two-out single by Childress.
James Madison struck for its first runs in the second. Redshirt freshman Steven Caseres (New City, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional) walked and redshirt sophomore Lee Bujakowski (Hopewell, Va./Hopewell) singled. Senior Davis Stoneburner (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) sacrificed the runners over a base to set the stage for an RBI single by Moses. Townsend then added another RBI single for a 2-1 JMU lead.
The Dukes added two runs in the third, starting with Kulbacki's 11th home run of the season, a solo shot to right field. A four-pitch walk to Bujakowski and a sing
Longwood improved to 29-11 overall and swept the season series, having also defeated JMU 3-2 on February 28. JMU fell to 10-23 and lost its fourth in a row.
The six-run uprising came after JMU scored two runs each in the second, third and fourth innings. However, after the six spot, the Lancers retired the next 14 JMU batters in a row until a two-out single in the ninth by freshman Alex Foltz (Mathias, W.Va./East Hardy). Freshman Mike Fabiaschi (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) then flew out to three feet in front of the wall in right field to end the game.
Senior Brian McCullough (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) benefited from the comeback to earn the win, improving to 5-1. The Dukes touched him up for six runs on nine hits in the first four innings, but he settled down to retire the last seven batters he faced. Senior Needham Jones III (Portsmouth, Va./Woodrow Wilson) worked a perfect 2 2/3 innings before the hit to Foltz, and sophomore John Walker II (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) made the final out for his first save.
Redshirt senior Allie Swanson (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's-Belfield) took the loss, allowing three runs on three hits in 2/3 of an inning. Senior Jacob Cook (Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis) started and allowed just one run on two hits before the fifth inning, but left after 4 1/3 with four runs allowed on five hits with five strikeouts. That moved him into a tie for fourth with 218 career strikeouts, matching John Gouzd (1999-02).
Offensively, freshman Phil Cerreto (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) was the hero, driving in the final three runs on a two-run home run in the fifth and an RBI single in the ninth. Sophomore Robbie Bailey (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) also had a two-run home run, while senior Tyler Childress (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) had a solo shot and an RBI single. Freshman Scott Kimble (Spotsylvania, Va./Spotsylvania) was 3-for-4 with a run scored.
Junior Kellen Kulbacki (Palmyra, Va./Hershey) homered and had an RBI double for the Dukes. His home run was his 11th of the season and the 43rd of his career. Kulbacki climbed into eighth on the career total bases chart with 392, passing Jeff Garber's (1985-88) 390. He also pulled within five of the JMU career extra-base hits record of 97, shared by Eddie Kim (2000-03) and Michael Cowgill (2003-06).
Redshirt senior Mitchell Moses (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles. Sophomore Matt Townsend (Lorton, Va./Hayfield) was 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI before getting injured while colliding with the wall in left field chasing Cerreto's home run. Foltz had two hits, a run and an RBI.
Longwood struck first in the first inning with senior Tyler Ames (Exmore, Va./Northampton) picking up a leadoff base hit. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Bailey and came around on a two-out single by Childress.
James Madison struck for its first runs in the second. Redshirt freshman Steven Caseres (New City, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional) walked and redshirt sophomore Lee Bujakowski (Hopewell, Va./Hopewell) singled. Senior Davis Stoneburner (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) sacrificed the runners over a base to set the stage for an RBI single by Moses. Townsend then added another RBI single for a 2-1 JMU lead.
The Dukes added two runs in the third, starting with Kulbacki's 11th home run of the season, a solo shot to right field. A four-pitch walk to Bujakowski and a sing
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McCullough, Brian (5-1)
L: Swanson, Allie (1-4)
S: Walker II, John (1)
Batting:
2B: Kimble, Scott 1
HR: Bailey, Robbie 1 ; Childress, Tyler 1 ; Cerreto, Phil 1
RBI: Bailey, Robbie 2 ; Childress, Tyler 2 ; Cerreto, Phil 3
SH: Bailey, Robbie 1 ; Kimble, Scott 1 ; Ellis, Topher 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ames, Tyler 1 ; Bailey, Robbie 1 ; Quigley, Jon 1 ; Childress, Tyler 1 ; Heidler II, Paul 1 ; Cerreto, Phil 1 ; Kimble, Scott 1 ; Ellis, Topher 1
SB: Childress, Tyler 1
Batting:
2B: Kulbacki, Kellen 1 ; Townsend, Matt 1
HR: Kulbacki, Kellen 1
RBI: Foltz, Alex 1 ; Kulbacki, Kellen 2 ; Moses, Mitchell 2 ; Townsend, Matt 1
SH: Stoneburner, Davis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Foltz, Alex 1 ; Kulbacki, Kellen 1 ; Caseres, Steven 1 ; Bujakowski, Lee 2 ; Townsend, Matt 1
HBP: Santobianco, Dan 1
PO: Moses, Mitchell 1
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