JMU opens with shutout win

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Four James Madison pitchers combined to limit Northeastern to six hits in a 5-0 shutout to open a Colonial Athletic Association baseball series Thursday afternoon at Friedman Diamond. JMU improved to a season-best 18 games over .500 at 35-17. The Dukes also won their eighth consecutive CAA game to improve to 19-9 in the league….

JMU completes sweep of Towson

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Senior left-hander Alex Valadja (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) limited Towson to one run in six innings and the bottom of the order did most of the damage in James Madison’s 11-1 Colonial Athletic Association baseball victory Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. With its seventh straight conference victory, JMU clinched a spot in…

#1 UVa. rallies to knock off #16 Miami, takes series

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Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.) worked into the eighth inning in an outstanding pitching performance, and the No. 1-ranked Virginia baseball team scored four runs in the seventh inning in a 5-4 victory over No. 16 Miami Sunday afternoon in front of a season-high 4,700 fans at Davenport Field. Virginia honored its six fourth-year student-athletes…

UR rallies to take finale from Saint Louis

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Richmond bombed four more home runs, including a game-winning three-run shot from senior RF Mike Mergenthaler in the eighth inning, as the Spiders pulled out a dramatic 10-8 win Sunday at Pitt Field to take the crucial weekend series from Saint Louis. Phil Ruzbarsky, Chris Cowell and Bryan Conway also homered for Richmond, which answered…

Five-run first pushes #16 Miami past #1 UVa

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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 16 Miami Friday in front of 4,058 fans on a dreary evening at Davenport Field. Coming off a nine-day layoff for final exams, the Cavaliers allowed five runs (three earned) in the first inning and never recovered. Virginia starting pitcher Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda,…