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James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Friday, April 2
Harrisonburg, Va.
3 p.m.
James Madison University
4-6, 1-0
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College of Charleston
8-12, 4-3
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Dukes’ Bats Come Alive Early to Take Down Cougars
4/2/2021 8:14:00 PM | Baseball
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison baseball team (4-6, 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association) scored runs in each of the first four innings to lead them to a 9-2 win over College of Charleston (8-12, 4-3 CAA) on Friday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
Redshirt junior Liam McDonnell started for JMU and went a career-high five innings to pick up his first career win. Redshirt senior Fox Semones lead the Dukes at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dukes opened up the scoring in the first with a Travis Reifsnider two-run single through the right side after a double, a fielder's choice, and a hit by pitch loaded the bases. JMU put multiple runners on again in the second and were brought in via a single and double from the bats of Kyle Novak and Conor Hartigan, respectively. The Cougars scored a run in the top of the third to make it 4-1, but JMU responded with three of their own on a Nick Zona bunt single and a two-run single from Mason Dunaway for a 7-1 lead.
The Dukes would score for the fourth consecutive inning, as Semones knocked in a double to score in Dunaway for an 8-1 lead. Charleston pushed a run across in the fifth inning, but Chase DeLauter singled in a run in the sixth to push the JMU lead back to seven runs at 9-2. Redshirt freshman Donovan Burke came in for relief in the sixth and kept the opposing bats quiet for three innings.
Charleston attempted a comeback in the ninth, pushing a run across on a groundout, but that was all they could muster. JMU would win game one of the series by the score of 9-3.
GAME NOTES
UP NEXT
The Dukes return to the field tomorrow, April 3 for the middle game of the three-game series against the Cougars. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.
Redshirt junior Liam McDonnell started for JMU and went a career-high five innings to pick up his first career win. Redshirt senior Fox Semones lead the Dukes at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dukes opened up the scoring in the first with a Travis Reifsnider two-run single through the right side after a double, a fielder's choice, and a hit by pitch loaded the bases. JMU put multiple runners on again in the second and were brought in via a single and double from the bats of Kyle Novak and Conor Hartigan, respectively. The Cougars scored a run in the top of the third to make it 4-1, but JMU responded with three of their own on a Nick Zona bunt single and a two-run single from Mason Dunaway for a 7-1 lead.
The Dukes would score for the fourth consecutive inning, as Semones knocked in a double to score in Dunaway for an 8-1 lead. Charleston pushed a run across in the fifth inning, but Chase DeLauter singled in a run in the sixth to push the JMU lead back to seven runs at 9-2. Redshirt freshman Donovan Burke came in for relief in the sixth and kept the opposing bats quiet for three innings.
Charleston attempted a comeback in the ninth, pushing a run across on a groundout, but that was all they could muster. JMU would win game one of the series by the score of 9-3.
GAME NOTES
- Every JMU starter recorded a hit.
- The Dukes had six two-out RBI's, and hit .429 (6-14) overall with two outs.
- Burke has now thrown 10 consecutive innings without allowing a run.
- Burke picked off his third baserunner of the season.
- Seven different Dukes knocked in a run.
UP NEXT
The Dukes return to the field tomorrow, April 3 for the middle game of the three-game series against the Cougars. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McDonnell, Liam (1-0)
L: Good,Ty (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Hawkins,Harrison 1
RBI: Harlan,Trotter 1 ; McCallister,Tanner 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Harlan,Trotter 1 ; Hawkins,Harrison 1 ; Dean,Cam 1
CS: Mershon,Joseph 1
HBP: Sears,McLendon 1
PO: Sears,McLendon 1
Batting:
2B: Dabney, Trevon 1 ; Hartigan, Conor 1 ; Semones, Fox 1
RBI: DeLauter, Chase 1 ; Dabney, Trevon 2 ; Novak, Kyle 1 ; Hartigan, Conor 1 ; Reifsnider, Travis 2 ; Semones, Fox 1 ; Zona, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeLauter, Chase 1 ; Dabney, Trevon 1 ; Novak, Kyle 1 ; Reifsnider, Travis 1 ; Dunaway, Mason 2 ; Semones, Fox 1 ; Zona, Nick 2
SB: Morgan, Michael 1
HBP: DeLauter, Chase 1 ; Morgan, Michael 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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H
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RBI
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