Cougars Down Dukes on Late Long Ball

Saturday, April 6

Harrisonburg, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

18-14, 2-6

College of Charleston

21-11, 6-2

Charleston

James Madison

4/6/2019 8:10:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison baseball fell to the College of Charleston 6-5 on Saturday afternoon in Harrisonburg. The Dukes lead 4-2 until the fifth inning and tied the game in the bottom of the sixth before Charleston homered in the top of the ninth to win the game. Shelton Perkins was pegged with the loss, allowing just his second and third home runs of the season.

All but one of the starting nine batters for the Dukes recorded a hit and Trevon Dabney produced an impressive 2-for-2 line on the night. Dabney was hit by a pitch, intentionally walked twice, singled and homered in the game. Brady Harju added to his hitting streak, extending the total to seven straight games.

GAME FACTS
- Brady Harju extended his hit streak to seven games, second on the team behind Trevon Dabney's eight active games. Harju has also extended his reached base streak to 11 this afternoon.
- Trevon Dabney returned to the lineup on Saturday after being out the last week. He collected his sixth home run of the season with the blast to left in the bottom of the second.
- Nick Stewart was credited with a no-decision this afternoon, exiting in the fifth with the lead.
- All but one Duke in the starting lineup recorded a hit in the ballgame, the only one who didn't was David Willis who exited after being hit by a pitch.

SCORING SUMMARY
Bottom 1^st| JMU 2 – CHARLESTON 0 | Brady Harju singled to left center to drive in Trevon Dabney. Moments later Fox Semones singles through the left side to extend the Dukes lead to 2-0.
Top 2^nd | JMU 2 – CHARLESTON 2 | Charleston adds a pair in the second to tie the game.
Bottom 2^nd| JMU 4 – CHARLESTON 2 | Trevon Dabney launches a two-run home run to left field to take the lead.
Top 5^th| JMU 4 – CHARLESTON 5 | Charleston homers to left to take a 5-4 lead.
Bottom 6^th | JMU 5 – CHARLESTON 5 | DaVonn Griffin tied the ball game with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Matt Dipasupil.
Top 9^th| JMU 5 – CHARLESTON 6 | The Cougars homer to left field to take the lead in the top half.

WHAT COACH IKE HAD TO SAY
"That one is a tough one to swallow. I thought our guys battled all night long and to see that effort come up just short hurt. Tre was back in the lineup after missing a week of games due to injury and he looked just as good as he did when he went down. He is so electric at the plate and in the field. It makes our guys feed off the energy he plays with and our defense has continued to be phenomenal."

UP NEXT
Dukes will look to take one on Sunday against the College of Charleston. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.