JMU TAKES FINALE 8-6 OVER #22 COASTAL CAROLINA

Sunday, February 22

Conway, S.C.

3:30 PM

James Madison University

1-3

Coastal Carolina

3-1

James Madison

Coastal Carolina

2/22/2009 5:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C., Feb. 22, 2009 ? Sophomore starter Turner Phelps (Roanoke, Va./Lord Botetourt) recorded nine strikeouts and sophomore short stop David Herbek (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) remained hot at the plate to lead James Madison past Coastal Carolina 8-6 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of the Caravelle Resort Invitational at Watson Stadium/Vrooman Field.

JMU improved to 1-3 on the season while CCU, ranked 22^nd nationally in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association preseason poll, fell to 3-1. It was JMU's first win over a ranked opponent since an extra-inning triumph over #3 Virginia in 2007.

Phelps, the Colonial Athletic Association preseason pitcher of the year according to three different baseball publications, ran his winning streak to nine games in a row. He allowed just two hits through the first five innings and finished with nine strikeouts, one shy of his career high, with six runs, five earned, and five hits allowed in 6 1/3 innings.

Sophomore Kevin Munson (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) worked the final 2 2/3 innings allowing three hits with no runs and two strikeouts for his first save of the season.

Herbek doubled and homered for the Dukes, scoring twice and driving in a pair of runs. He had multiple hits in each of the four games in the tournament and extended his career-best hitting streak to nine games dating back to the 2008 postseason.

Eight of JMU's nine starters had a hit in the game while the remaining starter, junior center fielder Alex Foltz (Mathias, W.Va./East Hardy) walked twice, was hit by a pitch, and scored twice. Redshirt sophomore first baseman Trevor Knight (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's-Belfield) was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs. Junior right fielder Matt Browning (Mystic, Conn./Fitch) drove in two while redshirt junior left fielder Matt Townsend (Lorton, Va./Hayfield ) added a solo home run.

Jose Iglesias was 2-for-4 for CCU with three RBIs and his third home run of the tournament.