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James Madison University
11-11, 3-3
Coastal Carolina
16-7, 6-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | X | 16 | 14 | 0 |
3/22/2026 5:16:00 PM | Baseball
The Dukes fell to 11-11 (3-3 Sun Belt), while the Chanticleers improved to 16-7 (6-0 Sun Belt).
Leading JMU at the plate was redshirt sophomore Clay Thompson, going 2-for-4 with a run scored
How It Happened
Second Inning
Back-to-back singles, each with a runner in scoring position, from senior Wyatt Campbell and sophomore Jack Anderson put JMU ahead 2-0.
Third Inning
The Dukes loaded the bases to bring up senior Jack Cannizzaro, who lined a double into the left field corner to bring two runs in and make it 4-0 in favor of JMU.
Coastal responded by bringing 11 batters to the plate, pushing seven runs across to take a 7-4 lead.
Fourth Inning
Sophomore Reece Moody brought the Dukes within a run of the Chants, hitting a two-run double after juniors Kyle Langley and Ike Schmidly each hit base hits of their own to begin the inning.
A two-run homer from Rex Watson pushed the lead back to three for the Chants, at 9-6.
Fifth Inning
CCU took a 14-6 lead after batting around and scratching across five runs.
Sixth Inning
The Chants took a 10-run lead with a pair of runs.
Game Notes
- All nine batters in the starting lineup recorded a hit for the Dukes.
- JMU batted .571 (8-for-14) with runners on and .545 (6-for-11) with runners in scoring position.
Up Next
The Dukes return home to host Radford on Tuesday, March 24 with a 4 p.m. first pitch, before going back on the road to face Arkansas State over the weekend.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Doran, Scott (4-2)
L: Lutz, Tyler (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Cannizzaro, Jack 1 ; Guerrero, Jack 1 ; Schmidly, Ike 1 ; Moody, Reece 1
RBI: Anderson, Jack 1 ; Cannizzaro, Jack 2 ; Moody, Reece 2 ; Campbell, Wyatt 1
SH: Cannizzaro, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cannizzaro, Jack 1 ; Guerrero, Jack 1 ; Schmidly, Ike 1 ; Langley, Kyle 1 ; Gocio, Ryan 1 ; Thompson, Clay 1
SB: Thompson, Clay 1
Batting:
2B: Barthol, Blake 1 ; Mihos, Dean 2 ; Barrango, Ty 1
HR: Watson, Rex 2
RBI: Mitchell, Walker 1 ; Barthol, Blake 2 ; Mihos, Dean 2 ; Barrango, Ty 1 ; Thorndyke, Colby 1 ; Watson, Rex 7 ; Pado, Blagen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mitchell, Walker 2 ; Mazon, Trace 1 ; Barthol, Blake 3 ; Mihos, Dean 3 ; Barrango, Ty 2 ; Thorndyke, Colby 1 ; Watson, Rex 2 ; Tozzi, Domenico 1 ; Chamberlain, Cole 1
SB: Mazon, Trace 1 ; Barthol, Blake 1 ; Barrango, Ty 1 ; Thorndyke, Colby 2
HBP: Tozzi, Domenico 2 ; Pado, Blagen 2
