Offense Erupts for 13 Runs in Win Over Delaware

Saturday, March 26

Newark, Del.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

13-9, 2-0

Delaware

10-10, 0-2

James Madison

Delaware

Photo by: JMU

3/26/2022 4:02:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – The offense for the James Madison baseball team erupted in the middle game of the series with Delaware, leading the Dukes to a 13-4 win on Saturday afternoon at Bob Hannah Stadium.

The Dukes are now on a four-game win streak and move to 13-9, 2-0 CAA, while the Blue Hens fall to 10-10, 0-2 CAA.

Redshirt senior Liam McDonnell got the nod on the mound, moving his record to 4-0 behind six innings as he only allowed one run and struck out four. At the plate, redshirt junior Trevon Dabney led the Dukes by going 2-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, two RBI's, and three runs scored.

How It Happened
After redshirt sophomore Chase DeLauter got the Dukes on the board in the first inning with a no doubt two-run blast, JMU put up nine runs in the second inning.

After a leadoff single by redshirt junior Travis Reifsnider and then a hit by pitch to classmate Jensen Lapoint, redshirt junior Nick Zona singled to the pitcher to score Reifsnider ahead of Lapoint who came around on a Delaware throwing error. Dabney then hit an RBI double to score Zona to make it 5-0. Three batters later, redshirt junior Carson Bell came up with the bases loaded and drew a walk to bring a runner in. The Dukes then used three straight singles from freshman Fenwick Trimble, Reifsnider, and redshirt sophomore Mason Dunaway to score three more runs and make the score 9-0. Trimble then scored on a wild pitch and the inning was capped off by Lapoint scoring a run on an RBI groundout to give the Dukes an 11-0 lead after two innings.

In the fourth inning, the Dukes added another run after Dunaway led off by getting hit by a pitch and stealing second. Dabney then hit his second RBI double of the game three batters later to make it 12-0.

Delaware was able to score a pair of runs in the sixth on a double and a sacrifice fly, cutting the lead to 12-2. In the ninth, redshirt junior Kyle Novak would hit a double, scoring Dabney to make it 13-2.

After McDonnell's six innings, redshirt freshman Michael Stewart came on and tossed a career-high three innings of relief. The Blue Hens would add two in the bottom of the ninth inning to make it 13-4, but Stewart would find the final out to earn his first career save.

Game Notes

Chase DeLauter drew three walks, the third time this season he has drawn three walks.
All nine starters knocked in a run.
This is the seventh game this season that JMU has scored in double digits.
The Dukes scored at least five runs in an inning for the ninth time this season and at least eight runs in an inning for the fourth time.

Up Next
JMU and Delaware meet in the series finale on Sunday, March 27 at Bob Hannah Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be streamed on FloSports.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: McDonnell, Liam (4-0)

L: Silan, Joey (0-3)

S: Stewart, Michael (1)

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Batting:

2B: Dabney, Trevon 2 ; Novak, Kyle 1

HR: DeLauter, Chase 1

RBI: Dabney, Trevon 2 ; DeLauter, Chase 2 ; Novak, Kyle 1 ; Bell, Carson 1 ; Trimble, Fenwick 1 ; Reifsnider, Travis 1 ; Dunaway, Mason 1 ; Lapoint, Jensen 1 ; Zona, Nick 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Dabney, Trevon 3 ; DeLauter, Chase 2 ; Novak, Kyle 1 ; Bell, Carson 1 ; Trimble, Fenwick 1 ; Reifsnider, Travis 2 ; Dunaway, Mason 1 ; Lapoint, Jensen 1 ; Zona, Nick 1