Dukes Win Back and Forth Affair

Saturday, April 14

Harrisonburg, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

18-16, 4-7

William & Mary

14-22, 3-8

William & Mary

James Madison

4/14/2018 8:34:00 PM | Baseball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning, lifting the Dukes over William & Mary, 5-4 in Colonial Athletic Association baseball action at Eagle Field on Saturday evening.

The Dukes (18-16, 4-7 CAA) have now played in 15 games this season where the winner was determined by a single run.

Sophomore Fox Semones hit his second consecutive and team-leading sixth home run of the season in a 3-for-4 night at the plate with two runs scored and a RBI. Fellow sophomore DaVonn Griffin hit a solo home run in the contest, his fourth of the year.

On the mound, senior Matt Colon notched his first win of the season (1-0) after coming in for relief, tossing 1.2 innings with two strikeouts and only giving up one run on one hit. Freshman Nick Robertson earned his second save of his career, throwing two innings of scoreless baseball with a career-high tying four strikeouts.

The Tribe (14-22, 3-8 CAA) garnered a 3-1 lead after the third inning off a double that scored a run followed by a two-RBI single. In the fourth inning, senior Bradley McKay hit a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring one run before senior Zach Tondi singled to right-center field which allowed freshman Michael Morgan to score to knot the game at three apiece.

William & Mary scored their final run off a sacrifice fly in the top half of the seventh to regain the lead at 4-3. In the bottom half, Griffin belted his home run to tie the game at four. Semones stepped up right after and legged out an inside-the-park home run to give the Dukes the 5-4 win.

QUOTING COACH IKE
"I thought Kevin Kelly battled, but left a lot of balls hittable. Our bullpen has been lights out all year, and I can't speak enough of it. Griffin had a big swing with his home run to tie the game and Semones with his speed was a game changer. I was really proud of how we played defense and overall a really great effort."

UP NEXT
James Madison will look to complete the series sweep on Sunday with an adjusted start time of 10 a.m. due to predicted bad weather.