Coastal Carolina Wins 16-6 Over James Madison In Third Consecutive Sweep For Chanticleers
Coastal Carolina defeated James Madison 16-6 in 7 innings on March 22. The Chanticleers improved to 6-0 in the Sun Belt Conference and swept the Dukes. Coastal is now 16-7 on the season. With the loss, James Madison is now 11-11 on the season and 3-3 in conference.
Though they got swept at the hands of Coastal Carolina, there was a bright spot for James Madison. All 9 starters had a hit. Do you think James Madison will be able to bounce back from this sweep in their game against Radford on Tuesday?
Coastal Carolina and James Madison Scoring Summary
There was a lot of scoring in this game as Coastal Carolina beat James Madison 16-6. The Chants swept the series, and in this game had a seven-run third inning and a five-run fifth inning, to take the lead for good. Here is a scoring summary from the game.
James Madison scored four runs in the second and third innings to take a 4-0 lead. In the second inning, Wyatt Campbell and Ryan Gocio scored from second base. Then, Jack Anderson singled, and Jack Cannizzaro scored. It was 2-0 JMU. In the third inning, they scored two more runs to take a 4-0 lead. Both runs scored on a Cannizaro double. Jack Guerrero and Clay Thompson both scored.
In the third inning, Coastal Carolina scored seven runs. First, Dean Mihos doubled, and both Domenico Tozzi and Ty Barrango scored. Then, Mihos scored on a wild pitch and a throwing error. Then, Rex Watson hit a two-run home run. Trace Mazon and Mitchell Walker both scored. The seventh run was scored when Barrango singled and Colby Thorndyke scored.
In the fourth inning, James Madison got two of those runs back to make the game 7-6. Moody doubled, and Kyle Langley and Ike Schmidly both scored. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Watson hit another home run, this time a two-run home run. Blake Brathol also scored.
However, the Chants broke the game open in the fifth inning. Barthol singled, and Barrango scored. Then, Blagen Pado was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Barthol scored. Finally, Colby Thorndyke had an RBI groundout. Walker Mitchell scored. When it was all said and done, Coastal had a 14-6 lead.
They won the game with two more runs in the sixth inning. Mitchell grounded out, and Mihos scored. Then, Watson, the player of the game, singled, and Blake Barthol scored.
Player Of the Game
The player of the game was Watson from Coastal Carolina. He was 3-of-4 and scored a run on a home run and another on a second home run. He had 7 RBI yesterday. He served as a one-man wrecking crew, as he drove in more runs than James Madison scored.
Turning Point
The turning point of the game was the five runs Coastal Carolina scored in the fifth inning. They scored seven runs in the third inning, but James Madison almost came back, and were losing 7-6 in the fourth inning. Coastal took the lead for good with the five runs in the inning. The game was over two innings later.
Frequently Asked Questions
Coastal Carolina won this game 16-6 to sweep James Madison in the Sun Belt Conference series. Watson was the player of the game. The turning point of this game was in the fifth inning, when Coastal scored five runs and took the lead for good. James Madison plays Tuesday against Radford. Coastal Carolina plays at Clemson tomorrow.
Parting Shots
This was a challenging series for James Madison against a ranked team from Coastal Carolina. Not only did they lose all three games, but in all three the games ended after seven innings because Coastal was leading by 10 runs. It will be interesting to see if JMU can bounce back from this sweep as they take on Radford tomorrow.
