Dukes Drop Midweek to Maryland

Wednesday, April 25

College Park, Md.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

21-20

Maryland

17-23

James Madison

Maryland

4/25/2018 8:19:00 PM | Baseball

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – James Madison could not slow down Maryland's hot bats, as the Terrapins handed the Dukes a 6-1 loss in non-conference baseball action at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium on Wednesday evening.

The Terps (17-23) jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and kept the Dukes (21-20) off the scoreboard until the final frame.

Senior Zach Tondi led the way for the Dukes at the plate with a 2-for-4 performance, his ninth two-hit game of the season, along with a run scored. Senior Ryan Coale went a perfect 1-for-1 in his pinch-hit at bat.

On the mound freshman Michael Bechtold received the loss to move to 1-1 on the year. Bechtold tossed three innings, giving up two runs on four hits with two strikeouts.

Maryland scored two runs in the first off a RBI-triple down the right field line and a RBI-single up the middle. In the fourth, the Terps launched a solo shot to increase their lead to 3-0. Two home runs in the seventh inning accounted for the Terrapins final three runs.

JMU's sole run came off a passed ball that scored Tondi in the ninth inning.

QUOTING COACH IKE
"We just couldn't get that big hit when we needed to and Maryland did. I thought we played defense really well, we just have to be more aggressive at the plate."

UP NEXT
The Dukes have the weekend off and will return to action on Friday, May 4 at 6 p.m. when they begin a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series against UNCW at Eagle Field.