McKay Hits Walk Off, Dukes Sweep William & Mary

Sunday, April 15

Harrisonburg, Va.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

19-16, 5-7

William & Mary

14-23, 3-9

William & Mary

James Madison

4/15/2018 2:39:00 PM | Baseball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Senior Bradley McKay hit a walk-off single to left field in the tenth inning to allow James Madison to beat William & Mary, 5-4 and complete the Colonial Athletic Association baseball series sweep on Sunday morning at Eagle Field.

With the win, the Dukes (19-16, 5-7 CAA) extended their win streak to a season-long four games and clinched their first CAA series sweep since 2016 when JMU swept Hofstra on May 19-20.

Senior Ryan Coale turned in a career day at the plate, tallying his first four-hit game, going 4-for-5 with a run scored, a double and an RBI. Senior Adam Sisk added a 3-for-5 performance with two RBIs, a run scored, a double, and his fifth home run of the season.

Junior Dan Goggin earned the win on the mound, improving to 4-2 on the year, delivering three innings of scoreless baseball with five strikeouts, giving up just two hits.

Trailing 2-0 going into the fifth inning, the Tribe (14-23, 3-9 CAA) knotted the game at two apiece in the fifth, then took a 3-2 lead in the top half of the seventh by scoring on a passed ball. The Dukes fought back and evened the score in their half of the seventh, as Sisk hit his double to left-center field, scoring sophomore DaVonn Griffin from third.

In the 10th inning, Coale knocked a ground-rule double to left field before McKay ended the game with his walk-off single to left field, giving the Dukes the 4-3 win.

TWEET OF THE GAME

BRAD McKAY hits the walk-off single to LF! ??

The Dukes complete the sweep, beating the Tribe 4-3 in 10 innings! #GoDukes pic.twitter.com/hq0vC8ph22
— JMU Baseball (@JMUBaseball) April 15, 2018

QUICK HITS
-JMU has played in 16 games in the winner has been decided by a single run (10-6)
-Head coach Marlin Ikenberry sits at 349 career wins (at JMU & VMI), and as a program JMU has 1,399 wins
-JMU hit at least one home run in every game of the series
-The sweep is the second of the season, the Dukes swept High Point to begin the season (Feb. 16-18)

QUOTING COACH IKE
"Perkins did a great job of coming into the game and settling down then Goggin came into the game and struck five in three innings and that set the tone for us defensively. Really proud of the way the guys competed today, Coale did a fantastic job at the plate, getting his first career four-hit game and did a really nice job with two-strike hitting. Give credit to McKay who was having a tough day at the plate then hit the walk-off to seal the win."

UP NEXT
James Madison will play two midweek games, traveling to Farmville, Va. to take on Longwood on Tuesday at 6 p.m. then hosting George Mason on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Eagle Field.