DIAMOND DUKES RUN PASS MARYLAND IN 5-1 VICTORY

Wednesday, February 25

Harrisonburg, Va.

3:00 PM

James Madison University

3-3

Maryland

1-4

Maryland

James Madison

2/25/2009 5:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va., Feb. 25, 2009 ? Senior pitcher Justin Wood (Dayton, Va./Turner Ashby) pitched 7 1/3 strong innings, and the Dukes stole eight bases on their way to a 5-1 victory over the Maryland Terrapins on Wednesday at Long Field/Mauck Stadium.

With the win, JMU improved 3-3, while Maryland fell to 1-4 with the defeat. After starting the season 0-3, the Dukes have won three straight games to even their record.

Wood (1-1) gave up one run on five hits in his 7 1/3 innings of work to get his first win of the season. Sophomore pitcher Kevin Munson (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) came on in relief to throw 1 2/3 innings of scoreless ball.

On the base path, JMU had eight stolen bases in nine attempts. Sophomore center fielder Alex Foltz (Mathias, W.Va./East Hardy) led the team with three stolen bases and freshman Ian Haynes (Danville, Va./Tunstall) came on as a pinch runner to add two more.

At the plate, the Dukes scored five runs on nine hits and two Maryland errors. Sophomore shortstop David Herbek (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) continued his great start to the season by going 2-for-3 with a run batted in. Herbek extended his hit streak to 11 games dating back to the 2008 postseason. Senior catcher Brett Garner (Burke, Va./Lake Braddock) also had two hits, including a double and an RBI.

In the top of the first, Wood got off to a little bit of a rocky start after getting the first two outs. The Terrapins loaded the bases on a hit-by-pitch, a single, and a walk. But, Wood settled down and got a fly out to left field to end the threat.

The Dukes would get on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first. Foltz led off with walk, and then stole second base and third base. Sophomore third baseman McKinnon Langston (Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian) hit a sacrifice fly to left field to drive in Foltz for the first run of the game.