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Friday, March 7
Panthersville, Ga.
6:00 PM
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DUKES POUND PANTHERS FOR 16-5 BASEBALL WIN
3/8/2008 3:00:00 AM | Baseball
PANTHERSVILLE, Ga., March 7, 2008 ? James Madison University jumped out to a 6-0 lead after two and put the game away with nine runs in the ninth for a 16-5 win at Georgia State University in a Colonial Athletic Association baseball game Friday evening at The Field at Panthersville.
JMU improved to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the CAA. GSU dropped to 9-2 overall and 0-1 in the league. The Dukes scored in double figures for the fourth consecutive game, averaging over 12 runs per game during that span. The nine-run ninth was also JMU's second nine-run inning in the last four games. The Dukes outhit the Panthers 18-6 with all of GSU's hits being singles.
The Dukes were led offensively by the trio of redshirt junior Brett Sellers (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim), redshirt sophomore Steven Caseres (New City, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional), and junior Matt Townsend (Lorton, Va./Hayfield). Sellers homered for the third straight game while matching career highs of three runs, three hits, and three RBIs. Caseres set a career high with five RBIs on a two-run home run and a three-run double. Townsend reached a career best with four hits in four at bats and matched his best run total with three and his career-best hitting streak at seven.
In addition for JMU, redshirt senior Joe Lake (Elkridge, Md./Long Reach) and junior Brett Garner (Burke, Va./Lake Braddock) each had two hits, a walk, a run, and an RBI. Sophomore Mike Fabiaschi (Torrington, Conn./Torrington) singled in his only official at bat with three walks, a run,and an RBI.
Redshirt junior Kurt Houck (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown) picked up his first victory on the mound, allowing three runs on just three hits in six innings with a season-high seven strikeouts. Freshman John Mincone (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hallow Hills East) earned his first career save, allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits in the final three innings.
Junior Chase Childers (Kennesaw, Ga./North Cobb Christian) was 2-for-3 with a run and a walk as the only Panther with multiple hits. J
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Houck, Kurt (1-1)
L: Polanco, Robinson (2-1)
S: Mincone, John (1)
Batting:
2B: Lake, Joe 1 ; Caseres, Steven 1 ; Townsend, Matt 1
HR: Sellers, Brett 1 ; Caseres, Steven 1 ; Townsend, Matt 1
RBI: Foltz, Alex 1 ; Lake, Joe 1 ; Sellers, Brett 3 ; Caseres, Steven 5 ; Townsend, Matt 1 ; Garner, Brett 1 ; Johnson, Chris 1 ; Fabiaschi, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Foltz, Alex 2 ; Lake, Joe 1 ; Sellers, Brett 3 ; Caseres, Steven 2 ; Villenave, Shaun 1 ; Langston, McKinnon 1 ; Townsend, Matt 3 ; Knight, Trevor 1 ; Garner, Brett 1 ; Fabiaschi, Michael 1
CS: Lake, Joe 1
HBP: Fabiaschi, Michael 1
PO: Lake, Joe 1 ; Townsend, Matt 1
Batting:
RBI: Hogan, Nick 1 ; Kolowich, Jonathan 1 ; Rochon-Salvas, J.M. 1 ; Asher, Theo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hogan, Nick 1 ; Van Horn, Matt 1 ; Childers, Chase 1 ; Simmons, Derek 1 ; Rider, Mitch 1
SB: Childers, Chase 1
HBP: Hogan, Nick 1 ; Simmons, Derek 1
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