Dukes Come Back, Take Down Arkansas State in Extras to Even Series

Saturday, March 28

Jonesboro, Ark.

7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT)

James Madison University

12-13

Arkansas State

17-9

James Madison

Arkansas State

Jack Guerrero hits double vs. Georgia Southern

Dukes Come Back, Take Down Arkansas State in Extras to Even Series

3/29/2026 12:10:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

JONESBORO, Ark. – James Madison senior Jack Guerrero connected on a double to drive in the winning run in the 11^th inning to complete a four-run comeback for the Dukes, taking down Arkansas State, 11-10, on Saturday night to even the series at Tomlinson Park.

The Dukes snapped a five-game skid, improving to 12-13 overall and 4-4 in Sun Belt Conference action. The Red Wolves fell to 17-9 overall and 4-4 in Sun Belt play.

Guerrero, senior Wyatt Campbell and redshirt sophomore Clay Thompson steadied the offense for JMU, all providing two hits. Sophomore Adam Horvath (2-0) earned the win behind a season-high 4.0 innings, striking out two without allowing a run.

How It Happened
First Inning
The Red Wolves jumped to a 4-0 lead from a grand slam by Derek Martinez.

Second Inning
JMU responded immediately with four runs of its run, getting on the board first on a squeeze bunt by senior Jack Cannizzaro. Junior Josiah Seguin then took a 2-2 pitch deep for a three-run homer to tie the game.

Third Inning
Arkansas State's AJ Mustow hit a two-run homer to break the four-all tie.

Fourth Inning
A groundout and a single added two more runs to the ASU lead, making it 8-4.

Fifth Inning
Junior Ike Schmidly hit his fifth homer of the season to add a run for the Dukes.

Martinez knocked in a run on a single in response to Schmidly's homer, giving the Red Wolves a 9-5 lead.

Sixth Inning
With a pair of runners in scoring position, Cannizzaro drove in a run to make it 9-6 on a groundout.

The Red Wolves took the run back to lead 10-6 with a bases-loaded bit by pitch.

Eighth Inning
JMU made it a two-run game, as Campbell launched a two-run homer.

Ninth Inning
Down to their last strike, the Dukes found new life in Thompson as he drove the 1-2 pitch over the left field fall to tie the game at 11 after sophomore Reece Moody reached base.

11^th Inning
Schmidly led off the 11^th with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Guerrero then traded places with him, doubling into the right center gap to take an 11-10 lead.

Game Notes

JMU hit four home runs in a game for the second time this season.
The Dukes turned five double plays, the most in a game since turning five against Lafayette on Feb. 27, 2009. The single-game program record is six.
At four hours and 40 minutes, the game was the longest of the season for JMU in timing.
The Dukes played in extra innings for the second time this season after going to 10 innings against College of Charleston on Feb. 27. It was the longest game in innings since playing Old Dominion in 12 innings on May 9 last season.
JMU won its eighth game this season after trailing at some point in the game.
Ten of the 12 Dukes that recorded an at bat registered a hit.

Up Next
The three-game set between JMU and ASU concludes tomorrow, March 29 with a noon ET (11 a.m. CT) first pitch.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Horvath, Adam (2-0)

L: Allen, Andrew (0-2)

James Madison

Batting:

2B: Guerrero, Jack 1

HR: Schmidly, Ike 1 ; Seguin, Josiah 1 ; Campbell, Wyatt 1 ; Thompson, Clay 1

RBI: Cannizzaro, Jack 2 ; Guerrero, Jack 1 ; Schmidly, Ike 1 ; Seguin, Josiah 3 ; Campbell, Wyatt 2 ; Thompson, Clay 2

SH: Cannizzaro, Jack 1 ; Moody, Reece 1 ; Langley, Kyle 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Guerrero, Jack 1 ; Schmidly, Ike 2 ; Moody, Reece 1 ; Langley, Kyle 1 ; Seguin, Josiah 1 ; Barrow, Ben 1 ; Campbell, Wyatt 2 ; Thompson, Clay 2

SB: Langley, Kyle 2 ; Seguin, Josiah 1 ; Campbell, Wyatt 1

HBP: Seguin, Josiah 1

Arkansas State

Batting:

2B: McLaughlin III, Joey 1 ; Campbell, Cason 1

3B: Williams, Jake Henry 1

HR: Mustow, AJ 1 ; Martinez, Derek 1

RBI: Walton, Lane 1 ; Engskov, Patrick 1 ; Mustow, AJ 2 ; Martinez, Derek 5 ; Houseworth, Aidan 1

Base Running:

RUNS: McLaughlin III, Joey 1 ; Walton, Lane 1 ; Campbell, Cason 1 ; Griffis, Evan 1 ; Engskov, Patrick 1 ; Mustow, AJ 1 ; Martinez, Derek 1 ; Williams, Jake Henry 1 ; Houseworth, Aidan 2