Dukes Rally Past Richmond

Wednesday, February 28

Richmond, Va.

2:00 p.m.

James Madison University

6-2

Richmond

5-3

James Madison

Richmond

2/28/2018 6:36:00 PM | Baseball

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RICHMOND, Va. – James Madison used four home runs to defeat Richmond, 10-6 in non-conference baseball action at Pitt Field on Wednesday evening.

The Dukes (6-2) scored five of their 10 runs in the final three innings after the Spiders (5-3) scored all six of their runs in the second through fourth innings.

Senior Adam Sisk led the way on offense, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate, tying his career high in hits in a game, including a double, a home run, a RBI and three runs scored. Sophomores Harry Brown (4) and Fox Semones (1) and senior Zach Tondi (3) all hit home runs in the contest.

On the mound, junior Matt Marsili received his first win on the season after tossing two innings, striking out two batters, while senior Matt Colon notched his first save on the season.

JMU stormed out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first, but Richmond answered rapidly and took a 6-3 lead going into the fifth inning. In the fifth inning, Tondi hit a two-run home run to bring the Dukes within 1.

Sisk hit a solo home run in the seventh to even the game at six apiece. Senior Mike Sciorra hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored senior Tanner Dofflemyer in the eighth before Brown hit a two-run home run to give JMU a 9-6 lead at the end of the eighth inning. Semones knocked his solo shot in the ninth inning, leading to the final score, 10-6.

QUOTING COACH IKE
"Give credit to Tondi for hitting his home run to bring us within one and Sisk for his homer that tied the game. Brown and Semones hit homers late in the game to help solidify this win. I am proud of the way this team fought after Richmond took the lead early in the game. Now, we have to carry this energy and momentum into this weekend's series.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will return home for a weekend series against Fordham. The first game is slated for Friday at 3 p.m. at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.