Season Comes to Close for Dukes in Raleigh Regional Final

Sunday, June 2

Raleigh, N.C.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

36-25

NC State

36-20

NC State

James Madison

Season Comes to Close for Dukes in Raleigh Regional Final

6/2/2024 10:34:00 PM | Baseball

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RALEIGH, N.C. – James Madison baseball's season came to an end on Sunday night at Dail Park as it fell to No. 11 NC State, the 10^th seed in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, in the Raleigh Regional Final by a score of 5-3.

The Dukes concluded their season with a record of 36-25, as it reached a regional final for the second time since the NCAA expanded to the super regionals format in 1999. The Wolfpack improved to 36-20 and will await the results of the Athens Regional on if they will host a super regional.

At the dish for JMU, sophomore Mike Mancini led the way with a 3-for-4 performance that included a double, two homers, two runs scored and three RBI's. Junior Todd Mozoki started on the mound, going three-plus innings while striking out three.

How It Happened
Fourth Inning
After loading the bases for a third consecutive inning, NC State broke through with a pair of runs on back-to-back walks for the first runs of the game.

Mancini responded with a solo shot, his third of the day extending back to game five of the Raleigh Regional, to get JMU on the board and make it 2-1.

Sixth Inning
NC State regained its two-run lead with a solo homer for a 3-1 lead.

Much like when the Wolfpack scored in the fourth, Mancini responded for the Dukes with a solo shot to bring the Dukes within one at 3-2. It is Mancini's 15^th homer of the season and the fourth in seven at bats.

Eighth Inning
The Wolfpack used a double following a leadoff single to plate a run and make it 4-2.

Back-to-back doubles from junior Fenwick Trimble and Mancini made it a one-run game at 4-3.

Ninth Inning
A leadoff homer for NCSU restored its two-run lead at 5-3.

Game Notes

The Dukes close out the season with 88 home runs, the second most in a season in program history.
Jason Schiavone's stolen base pushed the JMU final tally of stolen bases to 106, tied for the ninth most in a season at JMU.
NC State left 16 runners on base.
Mike Mancini recorded his second career multi-homer game, doing so in back-to-back games.
Fenwick Trimble's double in the eighth inning was his 55^th of his career, moving him into a tie for fifth at JMU.

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