Dukes Drop Midweek Contest to Richmond

Tuesday, April 19

Harrisonburg, Va.

4 p.m.

James Madison University

19-17

Richmond

17-16

Richmond

James Madison

4/19/2022 8:44:00 PM | Baseball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison baseball dropped their first of two midweek contests this week, falling by a score of 10-2 to Richmond on Tuesday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park.

The Dukes fall to 19-17 on the year, while the Spiders move to 17-16.

Freshman Todd Mozoki got the start, tossing a career-high three innings and retiring three batters by strikes. At the plate, redshirt junior Kyle Novak led the team going 1-for-5 with a triple and an RBI.

How It Happened
Richmond was able to get out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning before adding a fourth run in the second. They then scored twice more in the fourth to take a 6-0 lead going into the bottom half of the inning, with five of the six runs coming with two outs. The Dukes were able to get on the board with a single up the middle off the bat of redshirt sophomore Mason Dunaway, scoring redshirt junior Carson Bell who hit a double the at bat before.

The Spiders added three runs in the sixth inning to take a 9-1 lead. JMU was able to get on the board again, as sophomore Jalen Buster singled in the seventh inning and scored on a triple from Novak to chip at deficit, 9-2.

The visitors would score another run though in the top of the ninth to lead 10-2, allowing just a walk and a hit by pitch in the bottom half of the ninth for the win. Rob Ready earned the victory for Richmond after starting and going three innings.

Game Notes

Kyle Novak extended his reached base streak to 33 games with his seventh inning triple.

Up Next
JMU will be back in action on Wednesday, April 20 as they travel to George Mason for a 3 p.m. first pitch. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.