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Late Push Not Enough as JMU Drops Series Opener to High Point Friday Afternoon
3/6/2020 7:58:00 PM | Baseball
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The JMU baseball team (7-5) was able to cut into the deficit in the ninth inning, but it wasn't enough to bring down High Point as they fell in the series opener, 11-7, on Friday afternoon.
Junior Nick Stewart started for the Dukes and went three and two-thirds innings. Senior Garrett Richards tossed a perfect inning of relief.
Sophomore Kyle Novak lead the offense for the Dukes, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a walk, and an RBI. Senior Kyle Hayes, in his second game of the season, went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dukes scored first, putting two runs on the board in the first. After Conor Hartigan and Novak reached on a walk and a single, respectively, Brady Harju knocked in Novak for the first run of the game. One batter later, Fox Semones dropped a sacrifice bunt to score Hartigan.
High Point would respond by scoring seven runs before JMU would get back on the board, scoring a run in the fifth to make the score 7-3. The Panthers would score twice in the sixth to lead 9-3, before JMU scored again off senior Kyle Hayes' first career home run. High Point would then score two more in the bottom of the seventh to take a 11-4 lead going into the eighth.
The Dukes wouldn't go down easy though, as they pushed a run across in the eighth on a Carson Bell RBI single. Then in the ninth, Matt Dipasupil and Chase DeLauter lead off the inning with back-to-back singles. Travis Reifsnider reached on a fielder's choice to put runners on the corners with one out for Novak. Novak would single through the right side to score Dipasupil, and then Reifsnider would score on a wild pitch to make the score 11-7. However, that would be the closest JMU would get, dropping the contest 11-7.
GAME FACTS
» Four JMU hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» JMU went 4-for-12 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
» Nick Zona had a 10-game hit streak halted.
» The Dukes drew five walks from High Point pitching.
» This is only the second game of the year where the Dukes did not steal a base.
UP NEXT
JMU will return to action tomorrow for game two of the series against High Point. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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Junior Nick Stewart started for the Dukes and went three and two-thirds innings. Senior Garrett Richards tossed a perfect inning of relief.
Sophomore Kyle Novak lead the offense for the Dukes, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a walk, and an RBI. Senior Kyle Hayes, in his second game of the season, went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dukes scored first, putting two runs on the board in the first. After Conor Hartigan and Novak reached on a walk and a single, respectively, Brady Harju knocked in Novak for the first run of the game. One batter later, Fox Semones dropped a sacrifice bunt to score Hartigan.
High Point would respond by scoring seven runs before JMU would get back on the board, scoring a run in the fifth to make the score 7-3. The Panthers would score twice in the sixth to lead 9-3, before JMU scored again off senior Kyle Hayes' first career home run. High Point would then score two more in the bottom of the seventh to take a 11-4 lead going into the eighth.
The Dukes wouldn't go down easy though, as they pushed a run across in the eighth on a Carson Bell RBI single. Then in the ninth, Matt Dipasupil and Chase DeLauter lead off the inning with back-to-back singles. Travis Reifsnider reached on a fielder's choice to put runners on the corners with one out for Novak. Novak would single through the right side to score Dipasupil, and then Reifsnider would score on a wild pitch to make the score 11-7. However, that would be the closest JMU would get, dropping the contest 11-7.
GAME FACTS
» Four JMU hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» JMU went 4-for-12 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
» Nick Zona had a 10-game hit streak halted.
» The Dukes drew five walks from High Point pitching.
» This is only the second game of the year where the Dukes did not steal a base.
UP NEXT
JMU will return to action tomorrow for game two of the series against High Point. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SMITH, Harrison (3-1)
L: Stewart, Nick (0-2)
S: LETCHWORTH, Garrett (1)
Batting:
HR: Hayes, Kyle 1
RBI: Novak, Kyle 1 ; Harju, Brady 1 ; Bell, Carson 1 ; Semones, Fox 1 ; Hayes, Kyle 1 ; Zona, Nick 1
SH: Semones, Fox 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hartigan, Conor 1 ; Reifsnider, Travis 1 ; Novak, Kyle 2 ; Hayes, Kyle 2 ; Dipasupil, Matt 1
Batting:
2B: HOLT, Travis 1 ; JOHNSON, Joe 2
HR: PEARRE, Brady 2 ; OMAHEN, Trevor 1
RBI: PEARRE, Brady 3 ; HOLT, Travis 1 ; JOHNSON, Joe 2 ; ZAYICEK, Sam 1 ; STUART, Adam 1 ; OMAHEN, Trevor 1
SH: STUART, Adam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: PEARRE, Brady 4 ; HOLT, Travis 2 ; JOHNSON, Joe 2 ; SINGSANK, Cole 1 ; STUART, Adam 1 ; OMAHEN, Trevor 1
HBP: OMAHEN, Trevor 1
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