Dukes Come Away with Win in Slugfest

Tuesday, April 30

Harrisonburg, Va.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

26-18

Georgetown

29-14

Georgetown

James Madison

4/30/2024 11:18:00 PM | Baseball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Mired by a one-hour weather delay with rain sprinkled in during innings, James Madison baseball found a way to power past Georgetown in a slugfest, 13-12, on Tuesday night at Veterans Memorial Park.

The Dukes improved to 26-18 on the year and finished 6-2 in home midweek games during the season. The Hoyas had their three-game win streak snapped and fell to 29-14.

Junior Jason Schiavone tied career-highs in hits and RBI's as he went 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, two runs scored and four RBI's while also drawing a walk. It is the catcher's second career multi-homer game and puts him at 15 home runs in 2024. Sophomore Max Kuhle pitched a scoreless inning of relief to even his record at 4-4, while senior Joe Vogatsky picked up his seventh save of the year with an inning of work and three strikeouts.

How It Happened
First Inning
Sophomore Mike Mancini and Schiavone went back-to-back to give JMU a 2-0 lead after an inning of play.

Second Inning
JMU increased its lead to four on a two-run jack from graduate Brendan O'Donnell, his 13^th home run of the season. Two more runs came in to make it 6-0 when the Hoyas tried to turn a double play with bases loaded, allowing a run to score off the forceout at second but another to trot home on a high throw at first base.

Third Inning
Georgetown took four runs back on a two-run homer from Jake Hyde and then a pair of doubles that scored a run each to make it 6-4.

A double steal with O'Donnell and sophomore Wyatt Peifer followed by a single from sophomore Jack Guerrero pushed the lead back to four for the Dukes at 8-4.

Fourth Inning
Five runs were pushed across home plate by the Hoyas, with Blake Schaaf leading off with a long ball. GU took a 9-8 lead on a Joe Hollarbach grand slam five batters later.

The lead was short-lived though, as Peifer laid down a squeeze bunt with bases loaded to score a run but another throwing error by Georgetown allowed a second run to score and JMU to take a 10-9 lead.

Fifth Inning
Two wild pitches were used by the Hoyas to first tie the game and then take an 11-10 lead.

With rain coming down, Schiavone gave the lead back to the Dukes for good with his second home run of the season. The two-run shot put JMU out front 12-11.

Sixth Inning
Georgetown managed to get two runners on with two outs, but as Joe Stella singled to tie the base, lightning struck and delayed the game for an hour. Freshman Jackson Logar took over on the mound after the delay and induced a groundout to get out of the jam.

Seventh Inning
Mancini drew a two-out walk and then stole his 23^rd base of the season before Schiavone would double him in to push the lead to 13-11.

Ninth Inning
Down to their final strike, the Hoyas managed to single in a run to bring the game within one at 13-12 and put the tying run on second. Vogatsky would pick up the strikeout to end the game though and preserve the win.

Game Notes

Joe Vogatsky moved into sole possession of fifth place with his 12^th career save at JMU and moved into sole possession of seventh in single-season saves with his seventh.
Mike Mancini homered for a third straight game, becoming the fourth Duke to homer in three consecutive games this season. He joins Coleman Calabrese (Feb. 23-25), Jason Schiavone (April 17-20) and Fenwick Trimble (April 26-28).
The 68 home runs hit by the Dukes this season are tied for the sixth most in a single-season at JMU and are the most since the 2011 team hit 80.
This is the fifth time this season that JMU has homered four or more times in a game.
Fenwick Trimble extended his hit streak to 11 games and has also now scored a run and recorded an RBI in six straight games.
Brendan O'Donnell went 3-for-5 to tie his season-high in hits, recording a double and a home run in the same game for the seventh time this season.
Jason Schiavone threw out his 19^th base stealer of 2024.

Game Notes
The Dukes remain at home as they welcome Arkansas State for a three-game series at Veterans Memorial Park on May 3-5. The opener on Friday is slated for a 7 p.m. start.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Kuhle, Max (4-4)

L: Marshall Whitmer (1-2)

S: Vogatsky, Joe (7)

Georgetown

Batting:

2B: Joe Hollerbach 1 ; Kavi Caster 1 ; Ashtin Gilio 1 ; Joe Stella 1

HR: Jake Hyde 1 ; Joe Hollerbach 1 ; Blake Schaaf 1

RBI: Jake Hyde 2 ; Marco Castillo 1 ; Joe Hollerbach 5 ; Kavi Caster 1 ; Blake Schaaf 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Jake Hyde 2 ; Marco Castillo 1 ; Christian Ficca 2 ; Joe Hollerbach 2 ; Ashtin Gilio 1 ; Blake Schaaf 2 ; Jordan Kahn 1 ; Michael Eze 1

CS: Kavi Caster 1

HBP: Jake Hyde 1 ; Owen Carapellotti 1 ; Michael Eze 1

PO: Marco Castillo 1

James Madison

Batting:

2B: Dooley, Ryan 1 ; Trimble, Fenwick 1 ; Schiavone, Jason 1 ; Peifer, Wyatt 1 ; O'Donnell, Brendan 1

HR: Mancini, Mike 1 ; Schiavone, Jason 2 ; O'Donnell, Brendan 1

RBI: Trimble, Fenwick 1 ; Mancini, Mike 1 ; Schiavone, Jason 4 ; Peifer, Wyatt 1 ; O'Donnell, Brendan 2 ; Guerrero, Jack 1

SH: Peifer, Wyatt 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Trimble, Fenwick 2 ; Mancini, Mike 3 ; Schiavone, Jason 2 ; Peifer, Wyatt 1 ; Calabrese, Coleman 1 ; O'Donnell, Brendan 2 ; Guerrero, Jack 1 ; Langley, Kyle 1