Late Game Push by Terps Downs Dukes in Midweek Clash

Wednesday, April 13

Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

17-15

Maryland

26-7

Maryland

James Madison

4/13/2022 10:12:00 PM | Baseball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison baseball took a two-run lead into the eighth inning, but a late push by Maryland allowed the Terps to squeak by, 8-7, on Wednesday night at Veterans Memorial Park.

The Dukes fall to 17-15, while the Terps move to 26-7.

Redshirt sophomore CJ Czerwinski started for the Dukes and went 2.1 innings with a strikeout. Classmate Mason Dunaway was the leader at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.

How It Happened
A three-run second inning for JMU got the scoring started in the game, as redshirt junior Carson Bell was hit by a pitch, stole second, and then scored on Dunaway's single to right field. Dunaway then scored in the next at bat as freshman Jason Schiavone hit a towering home run over the left field wall to give JMU a 3-0 lead.

Maryland responded with a pair of runs in the top of the third, but the Dukes took those two runs back as redshirt junior Travis Reifsnider doubled in a run and then scored on a fielder's choice to make the score 5-2. The Terps then tied the game with three runs in the top of the fourth, but JMU retook the lead in the home half of the inning. Dunaway singled into left field and advanced to second on a fielding error before stealing third and coming home on a throwing error for a 6-5 lead.

The Dukes tossed another run on the board as redshirt junior Trevon Dabney was hit by a pitch for the 19^th time this season and then stole second. He then scored all the way from second on a wild pitch that went to the backstop that the Maryland catcher lost.

The Terps were able to tie the game at seven on a two-run single in the eighth inning before hitting a go ahead home run in the top of the ninth to take their first lead of the game at 8-7. David Falco worked a perfect ninth for his first win of the year.

Game Notes

Dabney's HBP puts him in sole possession of third place in single-season HBP's in program history.
Three of the five JMU RBI's came with two outs.

Up Next
The Dukes host Northeastern for a weekend series, beginning on Friday, April 15 at Veterans Memorial Park. First pitch for the game is 6 p.m. and will be streamed on FloSports.