BERGH PITCHES MONARCHS PAST DUKES 6-2

Sunday, March 23

Norfolk, Va.

2:00 PM

James Madison University

15-6, 9-3

Old Dominion

12-10, 5-4

James Madison

Old Dominion

3/23/2008 4:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

NORFOLK, Va., March 23, 2008 ? Senior Ryan Bergh (Reddick, Fla.) pitched a complete game to lead Old Dominion University to a 6-2 win over James Madison University in the Colonial Athletic Association series finale on Sunday afternoon at the Bud Metheny Complex.

ODU improved to 12-10 overall and 5-4 in the CAA, winning the three-game set two games to one. JMU dropped to 15-6 overall and 9-3 in league play. The Dukes dropped consecutive games for the first time this season and have lost three of their last four following a 10-game winning streak. JMU also lost its first series of the season after four consecutive weekend wins.

Bergh, who took the loss in JMU's comeback win Friday night, survived a shaky start to go all nine innings for his first complete game of the season. He allowed two runs on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts while improving to 2-2.

Sophomore Kyle Hoffman (Reading, Pa./Twin Valley) lost for the first time this season, falling to 3-1. He allowed all six runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings while also matching his career high with nine strikeouts.

Junior Anthony Shawler (Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith) paced the ODU offense with a 3-for-4 performances with an RBI and two runs scored. Senior Bryan Cipolla (Plainview, N.Y./Plainview JFK) drove in a pair of runs.

Junior Brett Garner (Burke, Va./Lake Braddock) was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Sophomore Alex Foltz (Mathias, W.Va./East Hardy) had two hits. Redshirt junior Brett Sellers (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) saw his 16-game hitting streak come to an end.

JMU let an opportunity slip away in the first inning when two runners reached on errors by the second baseman along with a single by redshirt senior Joe Lake (Elkridge, Md./Long Reach) loaded the bases with no outs. Redshirt sophomore Steven Caseres (New City, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional) then hit a sharp line drive to left field that floated through the air long enough for the left fielder to snag it. Expecting