Dukes Unable to Keep Up with No. 15 Maryland

Tuesday, May 17

College Park, Md.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

26-24

Maryland

42-10

James Madison

Maryland

5/17/2022 8:48:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – James Madison baseball stayed within striking distance of 15^th-ranked Maryland through the early innings, but ultimately fell 12-2 on Tuesday evening at Bob 'Turtle' Smith Stadium.

The Dukes dropped their fourth straight and move to 26-24, while the Terps are now 42-10 and tie their program record for wins in a season.

Redshirt sophomore CJ Czerwinski started and went 3.1 innings, allowing five runs and tying his career-high in strikeouts with five. Freshman Ryan Dooley led the team at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI's.

How It Happened
Maryland put the first run of the game on the board in the first inning, before Czerwinski settled into a groove by sending down the next seven batters he faced. The Terps broke that streak with back-to-back home runs in the third inning for a 3-0 lead.

The Dukes used their own long ball to inch closer, as redshirt sophomore Mason Dunaway led off the fourth with a single ahead of Dooley's third home run of the season to make it 3-2.

Another home run by Maryland pushed the lead back to three in the fourth at 5-2. From there, the bats of the hosts got hot, scoring seven additional runs in the remaining four innings. That stretch of unanswered runs included a five-run sixth inning to preserve the 12-2 victory

Logan Ott earned the win for Maryland with five scoreless innings of relief.

Game Notes

Mason Dunaway extended his hit streak to five games, with three of those games being multiple hits. He is 9-for-18 in those five games with four runs scored and six RBI's.

Up Next
The Dukes will return home after almost a month away from Veterans Memorial Park, welcoming UNCW May 19-21 in the regular season closing series. First pitch for game one is at 6 p.m. on Thursday and will be streamed on FloSports.