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Saturday, May 8
Wilmington, N.C.
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Dukes Take Early Lead, But Drop Middle Game to Seahawks
5/8/2021 7:51:00 PM | Baseball
WILMINGTON, N.C. – James Madison baseball took an early four-run lead, but UNCW's offense found their groove to take the middle game of the weekend series, 12-5, on Saturday afternoon at Brooks Field.
Nick Stewart started on the mound for JMU, going two-plus innings and striking out three while giving up three earned runs. Chase DeLauter led the Dukes offensively by going 2-for-4 with a run scored, a double, and two RBI's.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dukes broke the scoring open in the top of the second by loading the bases with one down on a walk, a single, and then a throwing error. Nick Zona then stepped to the play and laced a single to right field to score Michael Morgan and Carson Bell and make it 2-0. The next batter would be DeLauter who would one hop the left field wall to plate Fox Semones and Zona to give the Dukes a 4-0 lead.
UNCW answered immediately by scoring a run on a single in the bottom half of the second to cut the deficit to three. They then took the lead in the third by plating five runs to go up 6-4 after three innings of play. The Dukes made it a one-run game in the fourth as Kyle Novak scored one on a groundout after the Dukes put a pair of runners in scoring position to make it 6-5.
The Seahawks were able to find a groove and answered that JMU run with runs of their own in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to extend their lead to 12-5. The Dukes were able to get a runner into scoring position in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and ninth innings, but weren't able to bring any around home to score as the game ended 12-5 in favor of the hosts.
GAME NOTES
UP NEXT
The two teams look to finish up the series tomorrow, May 9 with the finale scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
Nick Stewart started on the mound for JMU, going two-plus innings and striking out three while giving up three earned runs. Chase DeLauter led the Dukes offensively by going 2-for-4 with a run scored, a double, and two RBI's.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dukes broke the scoring open in the top of the second by loading the bases with one down on a walk, a single, and then a throwing error. Nick Zona then stepped to the play and laced a single to right field to score Michael Morgan and Carson Bell and make it 2-0. The next batter would be DeLauter who would one hop the left field wall to plate Fox Semones and Zona to give the Dukes a 4-0 lead.
UNCW answered immediately by scoring a run on a single in the bottom half of the second to cut the deficit to three. They then took the lead in the third by plating five runs to go up 6-4 after three innings of play. The Dukes made it a one-run game in the fourth as Kyle Novak scored one on a groundout after the Dukes put a pair of runners in scoring position to make it 6-5.
The Seahawks were able to find a groove and answered that JMU run with runs of their own in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to extend their lead to 12-5. The Dukes were able to get a runner into scoring position in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and ninth innings, but weren't able to bring any around home to score as the game ended 12-5 in favor of the hosts.
GAME NOTES
- Conor Hartigan and Chase DeLauter both extended their hit streaks to 11 and 10 games, respectively.
- DeLauter has now reached base safely in 18 consecutive games.
- Four of the five JMU runs were scored with two outs.
UP NEXT
The two teams look to finish up the series tomorrow, May 9 with the finale scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ad. Smith (5-1)
L: Burke, Donovan (4-1)
Batting:
2B: DeLauter, Chase 1
RBI: DeLauter, Chase 2 ; Novak, Kyle 1 ; Zona, Nick 2
SH: Semones, Fox 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeLauter, Chase 1 ; Morgan, Michael 1 ; Bell, Carson 1 ; Semones, Fox 1 ; Zona, Nick 1
SB: DeLauter, Chase 1 ; Reifsnider, Travis 1 ; Bell, Carson 1
CS: Novak, Kyle 1
HBP: Bell, Carson 1 ; Safferwich, Bryce 1
Batting:
2B: Brandenburg 1 ; N. Bridges 1 ; D. Lifrieri 1
HR: M. Suggs 1
RBI: M. Suggs 3 ; Brandenburg 3 ; D. Lifrieri 1 ; Z. Bridges 2
Base Running:
RUNS: B. Baldwin 1 ; J. Howell 2 ; M. Suggs 2 ; J. Croom 1 ; Brandenburg 2 ; N. Bridges 2 ; D. Lifrieri 1 ; Ta. Mongero 1
SB: J. Howell 1 ; J. Croom 1 ; Brandenburg 1 ; N. Bridges 1
CS: B. Baldwin 1
HBP: M. Suggs 1 ; N. Bridges 1
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