James Madison Beats George Washington 12-7

James Madison today beat George Washington 12-7 in baseball. The win improved their record to 11-8 on the season. George Washington fell to 8-11. This was a clash between a Sunbelt Conference team (James Madison) and an Atlantic Ten team (George Washington).

James Madison got several big hitting performances to overcome 2 errors. Some of those big-hitting performances were from Cameron Aycock, who was the player of the game and was 3-of-4, and from Ben Barrow, who hit a huge go-ahead triple in the sixth inning.

James Madison and George Washington Baseball Scoring Summary

There were many runs scored in this back-and-forth game. So, here is how the scoring went. George Washington scored the first three runs of the game, all in the second inning. Jack Kent doubled, scoring Conlon Walker, then he scored on a wild pitch. Finally, Robbie Lavey doubled, and Connor Jones scored.

James Madison got those three runs back in their half of the second inning. Wyatt Campbell scored, and Clay Thompson scored. Then, Jack Anderson grounded into a double play. That scored Jack Cannizzaro. Finally, Kyle Langely singled and Barrow scored. That made the score of the game 3-3.

In the third and fourth innings, George Washington scored two more runs. First, in the third, Luke Maltacea grounded out, and Nick Mullin scored. Then in the fourth, Mullin hit a sacrifice fly, and Cristino Tufano scored. It was now 5-3, George Washington.

Also in the fourth inning, the Dukes scored two runs. Langley had a two-run single. Both Barrow and Cameron Aycock scored. Then, Ike Schmidly tripled, and Kyle Langley scored. Finally, Reece Moody singled, and Langley scored. It was 7-5, James Madison.

The teams traded runs in the fifth inning. GW scored when Kent bunted in Conlon Walker. For JMU, Barrow also bunted, and Aycock scored. In the sixth inning, James Madison broke the game open by scoring four runs. Campbell was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Ike scored. Then, Barrow hit a huge triple that scored three.

George Washington got one run in the ninth inning. Walker singled, and Mullen scored. That made the score 12-7, which was the final score of the game.

Player of the Game

Aycock was the player of the game. He pinch-hit for the designated hitter, Cannizzaro. That ended up being a smart decision on the part of the James Madison coaching staff. He was 3-of-4 and scored two runs.

Turning Point

The turning point of the game was when Barrow hit a three-run triple as part of a four-run sixth inning. That was the second time in the game that James Madison scored four runs in an inning, but George Washington came back after the Dukes scored four runs in the home half of the fourth inning. This time, JMU led for the rest of the game.

Frequently Asked Questions

James Madison beat George Washington in this game 12-7. The player of the game was Aycock, who had a great hitting performance. The turning point of this game was the big three-run triple hit by Barrow in the sixth inning.

JMU scored four runs in that inning and took the lead for good. James Madison now faces No. 16 Coastal Carolina for a three-game series beginning on Friday afternoon. George Washington starts a three-game Atlantic Ten series with Saint Joseph’s on Friday as well.

Parting Shots

This was an important win for the James Madison Dukes. They overcame two errors and improved to 11-8 on the season. That is important. They are three games over .500 heading into the three-game series with the ranked team from Coastal Carolina.