Dukes Even Series, Snap No. 16 Coastal Carolina’s 15-Game Win Streak

Saturday, March 16

Conway, S.C.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

13-6, 1-1

Coastal Carolina

16-3, 1-1

James Madison

Coastal Carolina

Dukes Even Series, Snap No. 16 Coastal Carolina’s 15-Game Win Streak

3/16/2024 6:35:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

CONWAY, S.C. – James Madison baseball evened the series with No. 16 Coastal Carolina, taking down the Chanticleers, 7-4, on Saturday afternoon at Springs Brooks Stadium to snap the 15-game win streak of CCU.

The Dukes improved to 13-6, 1-1 SBC and have picked up multiple wins against ranked opponents for the first time in the same season since at least 2007, according to available records. JMU defeated then-No. 3 Arkansas on Feb. 18. The Chanticleers dropped to 16-3, 1-1 SBC, as the nation's third longest active win streak was ended.

JMU was led at the plate by junior Fenwick Trimble (3-for-4, one RBI, one walk) and sophomore Mike Mancini (3-for-5, one run scored, one RBI). Redshirt senior Hunter Entsminger (2-0) earned the win with 1.2 innings of relief, striking out two and not allowing a run. Senior Joe Vogatsky picked up his third save of the season as he shut the door with three innings of work and a season-high tying four strikeouts.

How It Happened
Second Inning
The Dukes loaded the bases with a walk, a fielding error and a single four batters into the inning. Junior Jason Schiavone then took the 2-1 pitch the other way, knocking in two runs for a 2-0 lead with a single.

Fourth Inning
A two-run single tied the game for Coastal.

Fifth Inning
Each team scored a run in the fifth as the game seemed to go back-and-forth. A Ryan Dooley single followed by a double from redshirt senior Mason Dunaway set up junior Coleman Calabrese to plate Dooley on an infield single to give JMU a 3-2 lead.

CCU tied the game two batters into the bottom half of the inning on a Derek Bender home run.

Sixth Inning
Clutch hitting by Trimble gave JMU a lead it wouldn't give up, as with two outs and two on, Trimble singled to right field for a 3-2 lead.

Eighth Inning
Schiavone led off the inning with a double and moved to third on a bunt single from sophomore Wyatt Peifer. Mancini stepped up next and delivered a single to left field to score Schiavone, but an error allowed both Peifer and Mancini to advance into scoring position. Dunaway increased the lead to 7-3 on a two-run single with the bases loaded three batters later.

The Chants took a run back to make it 7-4 on a single up the middle.

Game Notes

After the teams combined to leave five runners on base in game one, each team left 11 runners on base in game two.
The season-high 15 hits are the most given up by Coastal Carolina since May 13, 2023.
JMU now has seven ranked wins since 2007 with three of them coming against Coastal Carolina. All have been with the Dukes as the road team. JMU won 8-6 in 2009 when the Chants were No. 22 and then in 2017, 11-3, when they were No. 11.

Up Next
The Dukes face their first rubber game of the season as they face off against the Chanticleers for the series finale on Sunday, March 16. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. at Springs Brooks Stadium and will be streamed on ESPN+.