Miscues Trip Up Dukes in Season-Opening Loss at Florida State

Friday, February 14

Tallahassee, Fla.

5 p.m.

James Madison University

0-1

Florida State

1-0

James Madison

Florida State

Miscues Trip Up Dukes in Season-Opening Loss at Florida State

2/14/2025 9:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — James Madison allowed just one unearned run in a 6-0 loss to No. 9 Florida State, committing five errors on Friday night in the 2025 season opener at Dick Howser Stadium.

The Dukes start the season 0-1 while the Seminoles begin the year 1-0.

JMU recorded a pair of hits, coming off the bats of senior Eli Steadman and junior Jack Guerrero. Sophomore Jackson Logar got the nod on the mound for the Dukes, tossing three innings of two-hit ball with five strikeouts.

How It Happened
Third Inning
FSU broke the scoreless tie with a trio of runs in the third. After a two-base error was followed by walk, putting two on with two outs, Drew Faurot hit a three-run homer into the left center gap for a 3-0 lead.

Eighth Inning
The Seminoles added a second trio of runs, beginning the inning by loading the bases with the first three batters. Alex Lodise would step up, lining out to junior Wyatt Peifer at shortstop, but an errant throw attempting to tag up the runner at second base allowed two runs to score and Gage Harrelson to go from first base to third base. A fielder's choice the next batter made it 6-0 as Harrelson slid home.

Quick Facts

Sophomore Corey Costello tossed four shutout innings of relief, allowing one hit, one walk and striking out five. He set a career-high in innings pitched and tied a career-high in strikeouts.
The quartet of JMU pitchers struck out 10 batters, the most in a season opener since striking out 12 at North Carolina to start the 2021 season.
Ten strikeouts are the most JMU has tossed in a true road game since strikeout out 10 Old Dominion batters on April 14 last year.
JMU was shut out in the first game of the year for the first time since falling 4-0 at No. 16 NC State in 2020.

Up Next
The Dukes and the Seminoles face off at 2 p.m. tomorrow, Feb. 15 for game two of the three-game set.