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James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Friday, February 20
Conway, S.C.
12:00 PM
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JMU DROPS BASEBALL OPENER TO SIU 19-4
2/20/2009 5:00:00 AM | Baseball
CONWAY, S.C., Feb. 20, 2009 ? Southern Illinois scored eight runs in the sixth inning and all of its runs in the last five innings in a 19-4 romp over James Madison in the 2009 baseball season opener for both teams in the Caravelle Resort Invitational hosted by Coastal Carolina.
SIU was held hitless for the first four innings before pounding 19 runs on 21 hits. The Salukis struck for two runs in the fifth before breaking the game open with eight runs on seven hits in the sixth. They went on to add two in the seventh, three in the eighth, and four in the ninth.
Senior Adam Curynski was the winner on the mound for SIU after allowing three JMU runs on five hits over six innings. He struck out four and walked two. Three relievers finished the game, combining to limit the Dukes to six hits.
Senior lefthander Justin Wood (Dayton, Va./Turner Ashby) took the loss for JMU after allowing seven runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. He matched his career high with six strikeouts.
Sophomore short stop David Herbek (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) was the only Duke with multiple hits, collecting a double and his first career triple while also walking and stealing a base. He entered the season with the team's longest active hitting streak and extended it to six games.
Junior third baseman Matt Browning (Mystic, Conn./Fitch), redshirt junior leftfielder Matt Townsend (Lorton, Va./Hayfield), and freshman designated hitter Jake Lowery (Midlothian, Va./Cosby) each singled and drove in a run for JMU.
Cleanup hitter Mark Kelly was 4-for-6 at the plate for the Salukis with three runs and five RBIs, including a double and a home run. Leftfielder Jordan Sivertsen was 4-for-6 with three runs and three RBIs, including two doubles and a home run. Aaron Roberts was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs. Centerfielder Chris Murphy was 2-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs. Short stop Michael Shalter also had two hits, including a double, with an RBI and
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Curynski, Adam (1-0)
L: Wood, Justin (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Elmendorf, Scott 1 ; Stalter, Michael 1 ; Kelly, Mark 1 ; Sivertsen, Jordan 2 ; Serritella, Chris 1
HR: Kelly, Mark 1 ; Sivertsen, Jordan 1
RBI: Lepore, Tony 3 ; Stalter, Michael 1 ; Kelly, Mark 5 ; Murphy, Chris 3 ; Sivertsen, Jordan 3 ; Serritella, Chris 1 ; Dutton, Wade 1 ; Roberts, Aaron 1
SF: Lepore, Tony 1 ; Murphy, Chris 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lepore, Tony 1 ; Elmendorf, Scott 3 ; Stalter, Michael 3 ; Kelly, Mark 3 ; Murphy, Chris 2 ; Sivertsen, Jordan 3 ; Serritella, Chris 1 ; Dutton, Wade 1 ; Roberts, Aaron 2
CS: Murphy, Chris 1
PO: Murphy, Chris 1
Batting:
2B: Herbek, David 1
3B: Herbek, David 1
RBI: Browning, Matt 1 ; Townsend, Matt 1 ; Lowery, Jake 1 ; Fabiaschi, Michael 1
SH: Fabiaschi, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Foltz, Alex 1 ; Garner, Brett 1 ; Browning, Matt 1 ; Herbek, David 1
SB: Herbek, David 1
Game Leaders
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