JMU bat to be sent to College Baseball Hall of Fame
A baseball bat from James Madison’s opening-weekend sweep of Bucknell Feb. 18-20 has arrived at the College Baseball Hall of Fame in Lubbock, Texas after the Dukes socked 23 home runs in four games to open the 2011 season.
The 23 home runs led the nation, were more than the rest of the Colonial Athletic Association combined (13) and were more than the combined totals of 27 of the remaining 31 NCAA Division I conference for the opening weekend. The home run total was also one-third of the team’s entire 2010 tally of 68. Continue reading “JMU bat to be sent to College Baseball Hall of Fame” »
JMU completes four-game sweep of Bucknell
James Madison set a program record for runs over a four-game stretch with 91 while picking up a 19-12 win and earn the series sweep over Bucknell on Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
JMU improved to 4-0 on the season while Bucknell dropped to 0-4. The win followed a Friday score of 37-7 and a Saturday doubleheader with scores of 9-2 and 26-15. The series featured 23 JMU home runs, a team slugging mark of 1.056, a team on-base percentage of .588, and a perfect 16-for-16 on stolen base opportunities. Overall, the Dukes’ offense saw 30 innings at the plate for an average of 27.3 runs per nine innings. Continue reading “JMU completes four-game sweep of Bucknell” »
JMU sweeps Bucknell
The James Madison baseball team continued showing early offensive prowess in its doubleheader sweep of visiting Bucknell, 9-2 and 26-15, Feb. 19. With the two wins, the Dukes move to 3-0 on the year with the Bison falling to 0-3.
In the opener, JMU broke on top in the first as sophomore Johnny Bladel (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) blasted a solo shot over the right field fence in the bottom of the first to open the scoring. Bucknell then answered in the second with a home run of its own, as Drew Constable also went over the right field fence to knot the game at one. Continue reading “JMU sweeps Bucknell” »
JMU routs Bucknell 37-7 in baseball season opener
James Madison set the early tone with a 15-run first inning and broke the program mark for runs in a game with an opening-day 37-7 victory over Bucknell on Friday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
After a scoreless first for Bucknell, JMU sent 20 batters to the plate in the bottom of the first. The Dukes collected 13 hits, including six home runs, while staking the early 15-0 lead. JMU went on to add runs in each of the first seven innings, including seven-spots in each the third and fourth innings.
The 37 runs established a new JMU record, topping the previous high of 35 set in a 35-3 home win over Wagner on March 4, 2006. The Dukes also set a new standard with 18 extra-base hits (seven doubles, one triple, and 10 home runs) to shatter the previous mark of 13. JMU hit back-to-back-to-back home runs three different times, including twice in the first inning and again in the third. That was part of a total of 10 round trippers in the game, one shy of the JMU record. Continue reading “JMU routs Bucknell 37-7 in baseball season opener” »
