Pitching Staff Twirls Combined Gem for Road Series Win

Sunday, March 23

Huntington, W.Va.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

9-16, 4-2

Marshall

12-12, 2-4

James Madison

Marshall

3/23/2025 5:18:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Senior Todd Mozoki, sophomore Griffin Polley and freshman Adam Horvath combined to allow one unearned run and struck out seven Marshall hitters as James Madison baseball took down the Thundering Herd, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon for the road series win at Jack Cook Field.

The Dukes improved to 9-16 overall and 4-2 in Sun Belt Conference action, as they have won their first two conference series for the first time since 2022. The Herd dropped to 12-12 (2-4 SBC).

Junior Maddux Fleck was one of three Dukes to get a hit, going 1-for-5 and scoring both runs for JMU. Mozoki (2-3) hit season-high marks, as he went five-plus innings and struck out six to earn the win. Horvath earned his second save in as many days, tossing a perfect ninth inning.

How It Happened
First Inning
JMU jumped out to a lead in the first, as Fleck led off with a single before eventually scoring on a groundout from graduate Corey Dowdell to make it 1-0.

Third Inning
Fleck came around to score again on a groundout, this time from senior Coleman Calabrese. After leading off and getting on from an error, Fleck moved to third on a double off the bat of senior Ryan Dooley before Calabrese's grounder made it 2-0.

Sixth Inning
Marshall got on the board to make it 2-1, scoring on a passed ball after putting runners on the corners.

Game Notes

The Dukes won the series after losing the opener for the first time since taking a series at Winthrop on March 18-20, 2022.
JMU came back to win a conference series after losing the first game for the first time since knocking off William & Mary on April 12-14, 2019.
It is the first game three of a road series that the Dukes have won since knocking off then-No. 3 Arkansas on March 18, 2024.
For the first time since the mentioned series at Winthrop in 2022, the Dukes won a rubber match on the road.
After a sweep of Marshall in 2023 and taking two-of-three in 2024, the Dukes have taken a series from a league opponent in three consecutive seasons for the first time since beating both Hofstra and Towson from 2017-19.
JMU won its first road series of the season.

Up Next
The Dukes return home for the first time since March 15, hosting Richmond on Tuesday, March 25 at 4 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park before traveling to Louisiana for a three-game series March 27-30.