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UNC Asheville
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JMU Slugs Six Homers in 25-9 Win Over UNC Asheville
2/25/2017 5:04:00 PM | Baseball
The Dukes won their fourth game in a row to improve to 5-1 overall, their first four-game win streak since the end of the 2016 regular season. The Bulldogs fell to 2-4 on the year.
Redshirt senior first baseman Brett Johnson tied a JMU record with three home runs, including two in the third inning, and tied his career high with eight RBI. Juniors Ryan Coale and Zach Tondi also hit home runs in the inning to give JMU a 14-0 lead. It was the first 10-run frame for the Dukes since May 10, 2015 when JMU put up 14 in the third inning against Hofstra.
TWEET OF THE GAME
Recap of that 3rd inning, where JMU scored 10 runs off four homers: pic.twitter.com/1pUVfENTMr
— JMU Baseball (@JMUBaseball) February 25, 2017
Tondi, who was 1-for-16 on the season entering the game, sparked the scoring in the first inning with a two-out, three-run double, then came home to score and put JMU up 4-0 when junior third baseman Bradley McKay reached on an error. He ended the day going 4-for-5 with three runs and five RBI.
In his JMU debut, junior outfielder Jack Hamner hit a home run in the ninth inning after coming in as a pinch hitter to make the game 25-9.
Freshman right-handed pitcher Cam Vassar (1-0) earned the first win of his collegiate career after striking out five batters in two relief innings and allowing just one run on one hit. Ryan Tapp took the loss for UNC Asheville and fell to 0-2 on the year.
SPREADING THE LOVE
The Dukes had 13 different batters register runs, led by junior right fielder Adam Sisk's four. JMU also had 13 different batters collect hits, including six with multi-hit games.
LEAVING THE PARK
The Dukes hit at least four homers for the second game in a row after belting four solo home runs in the 5-1 win over Wofford. Saturday was the first time JMU slugged at least five home runs in one game since April 6, 2011.
CROOKED NUMBERS
In addition to scoring the most runs in one inning since 2015, the Dukes' 25 total runs were the most since Feb. 19, 2011 when JMU beat Bucknell 26-15.
QUOTING COACH IKENBERRY
"Our offense was impressive today. Zach Tondi set the tone with a big two-out double in the first and Brett Johnson had a career day! It was great to see a lot of new faces get some action today and I was proud of Cam Vassar coming in a getting his first career win. I was happy with how we pitched out of jams and kept scoring runs all game."
UP NEXT
The Dukes finish their three-game set in South Carolina with a game at USC Upstate tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Vassar, Cam (1-0)
L: TAPP (0-2)
Batting:
2B: McPherson, Kyle 1 ; Wyatt, Josh 1 ; Tondi, Zach 1 ; Brown, Harry 1 ; Sciorra, Mike 1
3B: Semones, Fox 1
HR: Hamner, Jack 1 ; Johnson, Brett 3 ; Tondi, Zach 1 ; Coale, Ryan 1
RBI: Hamner, Jack 2 ; McPherson, Kyle 2 ; Sisk, Adam 1 ; Johnson, Brett 8 ; Dipasupil, Matt 1 ; Tondi, Zach 5 ; Coale, Ryan 1 ; Brown, Harry 1 ; Sciorra, Mike 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Parrott, Ky 2 ; Hamner, Jack 1 ; McPherson, Kyle 2 ; Dofflemyer, Tanner 1 ; Sisk, Adam 4 ; Johnson, Brett 3 ; Wyatt, Josh 2 ; Tondi, Zach 3 ; McKay, Bradley 1 ; Semones, Fox 1 ; Coale, Ryan 2 ; Brown, Harry 1 ; Sciorra, Mike 2
HBP: Sisk, Adam 2
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Batting:
2B: PAGANO 1 ; WOODS 1
HR: LANKFORD 1 ; WOODS 1
RBI: PAGANO 1 ; LANKFORD 2 ; WOODS 5 ; SMITH 1
Base Running:
RUNS: PAGANO 1 ; TROOST 2 ; LANKFORD 2 ; TIETJEN 1 ; BUSH 1 ; MADOLE 1 ; WOODS 1
SB: TIETJEN 1
HBP: PAGANO 1 ; MADOLE 1 ; CARRUTHERS 1
