Dukes Sweep Canisius for Fourth Straight Win

Sunday, February 23

Harrisonburg, Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

4-3

Canisius

0-3

Canisius

James Madison

2/23/2025 4:33:00 PM | Baseball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison baseball swept Canisius, winning the series finale, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park for its fourth straight victory.

The Dukes improved to 4-3, while the Golden Griffins fell to 0-3.

Senior Ryan Dooley led the JMU hitters, going 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, a hit-by-pitch, an RBI and a run scored. Senior Todd Mozoki started and earned the win to even his record at 1-1, tossing four innings while scattering five hits and giving up two runs with five strikeouts. Junior Max Kuhle earned his second save of the season, pitching an inning with two strikeouts.

How It Happened
First Inning
Canisius' Bennett Cox led off the game with a double on the third pitch he saw before scoring two batters later on a single for the first run of the game.

The Dukes responded in the home half of the inning, manufacturing a run without a hit. Sophomore Ike Schmidly was hit by a pitch, stole second and advanced to third base on a throwing error before scoring on a groundout.

Third Inning
The Griffs used another single to knock in a run, with Cox beginning the scoring sequence again for a 2-1 lead.

Fourth Inning
JMU tied and then took the lead in the fourth, using a hit by pitch, a walk and a bunt single to load the bases. Graduate Corey Dowdell then hit a sacrifice fly and was followed by a groundout from junior Jack Cannizzaro to make it 3-2 in favor of JMU.

Fifth Inning
A sacrifice fly from sophomore Kyle Langley after senior Ryan Dooley led the inning off with a triple made the score 4-2.

Seventh Inning
Back-to-back doubles from the Dukes brought home a run, as freshman Reece Moody led off with one before getting knocked in the next at bat by Dooley's double to make it 5-2.

Game Notes

JMU earned its first win of the year when getting outhit (10-4).
The Dukes struck out 10 or more batters for a third consecutive game, marking the first time since March 5-7, 2021 that the Dukes have accomplished the feat.

Up Next
JMU will travel to Blacksburg, Va. to take on Virginia Tech on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for a 3 p.m. first pitch.