GREENVILLE, S.C. (JMU Athletics) – A Jacob Amman single in the bottom of the 10th inning walked off James Madison baseball to give College of Charleston an 8-7 victory on Friday night at Fluor Field.
The Dukes fell to 3-5 and lost their third straight game to the Cougars in extra innings, who improved to 4-6.
Four Dukes recorded multiple hits in the form of senior Jack Guerrero (2-for-4, run scored), juniors Ike Schmidly (2-for-5, double, RBI) and Josiah Seguin (2-for-6) and freshman Cameron Aycock (2-for-2).
How It Happened
Third Inning
The Dukes struck first, as Aycock from second on an infield single from Seguin that also involved a throwing error.
CofC responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning on a bases-loaded walk and then scored two more on fielder’s choice and a throwing error to lead 3-1.
Fifth Inning
A sacrifice fly off the bat of junior Kyle Langley and a double from Schmidly added two runs to the JMU score to bring it within two.
Sixth Inning
The Dukes tied the game at five in the sixth, beginning with a leadoff single from Guerrero. Freshman Will Haacke connected on a double to put two in scoring position, setting up freshman Ryan Gocio to lace a single into left field to score both runners.
Seventh Inning
Freshman Keegan Haesler was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring home a run and put the Dukes ahead, 8-7.
Eighth Inning
JMU extended its lead to two, as senior Wyatt Campbell connected on his 10th career home run to make the score 9-7.
The Cougars stopped the scoring run by getting a run back on a sacrifice fly.
Ninth Inning
Amman led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a double and came around to score on a Dylan Johnson single to tie the game and send it into extra innings.
10th Inning
A hit by pitch and a walk forced Payton Frehner into scoring position to allow Amman to drive him in for the winning run.
Game Notes
• JMU began the season 38-for-38 on stolen base attempts before getting caught stealing in the sixth inning.
• The Dukes’ pitching staff combined for 13 strikeouts, the fifth time they’ve hit double digits this season.
Up Next
The Dukes take on UAlbany tomorrow, Feb. 27 as they continue the First Pitch Invitational at 2 p.m.
— JMU Athletics —
