
JMU baseball defeats Longwood in extras
Three pitchers combined to limit Longwood to five hits and JMU plated two unearned runs in the 10th inning to pull out a 6-4 win in a non-conference baseball game on Wednesday evening at Bolding Stadium.

Three pitchers combined to limit Longwood to five hits and JMU plated two unearned runs in the 10th inning to pull out a 6-4 win in a non-conference baseball game on Wednesday evening at Bolding Stadium.

Senior outfielder Colby Roberts (Benton, Ark./Benton) homered twice and drilled a game-winning three-run double in the ninth to lift JMU to an 8-6 baseball win at Radford that snapped an 11-game losing streak on Tuesday night at the RU Baseball Stadium.

Ben Verlander went 3-for-5 with a home run and Josiah Burney drove in three, including an important two-run shot in the eighth, as Old Dominion opened a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series with a 7-4 win over James Madison on Friday night at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.

James Madison took an early lead with six runs in the third and clinched the lopsided win with a five-run ninth to defeat George Mason 11-4 and even the Colonial Athletic Association baseball series at one game apiece on Saturday afternoon at Spuhler Field.

Maryland turned a four-run deficit into a four-run lead thanks to an eight-run sixth inning as part of a 10-7 win over James Madison in a non-conference baseball game on Tuesday afternoon at Shipley Field.

Augusta Health recognized the winners of its Student Art Competition and the local artists displayed in the collection in the Heart and Vascular Center at a reception on Thursday, March 14.

Senior second baseman Casey Goss (Springfield, Mo./Glendale (Jefferson College)) posted a career-high five hits and tied career highs of three runs scored and three RBIs to charge the James Madison baseball offense in an 11-8 home victory over VMI.

Junior third baseman Ty McFarland (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in game one and the Dukes pounded out 18 hits in game two as the James Madison baseball team earned a doubleheader sweep over Hofstra at Veterans Memorial Park, Saturday. JMU won its Colonial Athletic Association opener 12-11, before taking game two, 18-13.

The James Madison University baseball team used quality pitching and a solid offensive attack to sweep a doubleheader from visiting Hartford, 10-2 and 6-2, March 2. With the wins, JMU improved to 5-6 overall, while the Hawks fell to 0-7.

After JMU rallied with five runs in the top of the ninth for the lead, Coastal Carolina answered back with two runs without the aid of a hit in the bottom of the ninth to claim an 8-7 decision in a non-conference baseball game on Sunday afternoon at TicketReturn.com Field.
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