James Madison Loses To Georgia State 10-5 In a Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tilt
James Madison baseball needs to make hay while the sun shines. They can do this by sweeping Georgia State. They got off to a bad start today, losing 10-5. Georgia State entered the game in last place in the Sun Belt Conference, and they are 15-19 overall. The Dukes are .500 in the conference and are in the middle of the pack.
James Madison has plenty of stars, particularly on the offensive side. It is getting late in the season for the Dukes, and they need to take advantage of their opportunities. One is presented to them in this three-game conference series in Georgia.
James Madison and Georgia Southern Game Summary
James Madison came into this game on a three-game winning streak. Their last win was an 8-7 10-inning victory over rival University of Virginia. That win came after they took the last two of three from conference rival The University of Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns. Georgia State lost its last game to Wofford.
The winning streak for James Madison ended tonight. It got them back to .500 in the conference and overall. Now they are one game below .500 in both. Interestingly, JMU scored the first five runs in this game. They proceeded to give up the next 10 runs of the game.
Sun Belt Conference Baseball Standings
Coastal Carolina is the class of the Sun Belt Conference in baseball. They are 11-1 and nationally ranked. In second place in the conference is Texas State at 8-4. Southern Mississippi and the University of Louisiana – Monroe are both 7-5. There are five teams tied at 6-6. Arkansas State, South Alabama, James Madison, Troy, and Marshall are level.
Appalachian State is 5-7. Four teams are 4-8. Louisiana, Old Dominion, Georgia State, and the current opponent of James Madison, Georgia Southern. We are about midway through the baseball season, and it is time for the Dukes to take advantage of their opportunities.
Although the Sun Belt Conference is not a big conference, they are good at baseball. Therefore, competition between and among these teams is great on the baseball diamond. Texas State, the second-place team in the conference, is not ranked.
Josiah Seguin Is a Name You Should Know
James Madison has plenty of star power to have a successful conclusion to the season. They also have a history of producing players who played in Major League Baseball. One player who has such a chance, leading them in most hitting categories despite missing about a quarter of the season, is their shortstop, Josiah Seguin. Of all players on the Dukes baseball team, he is talented enough to make it in the Majors.
He has only 76 at-bats so far this season. He is hitting .310. He still leads the team with 6 home runs, and is one shy of the team lead with 22 runs batted in. He has scored 26 runs. His offensive numbers are impressive for a short season.
Seguin spent the past two seasons at William & Mary and Chipola College. He played in a combined 87 games in those two seasons, his batting average was .302, and his slugging percentage was .423. he scored 56 runs and had 14 doubles, 2 triples, and 6 home runs with 48 runs batted in.
He is emblematic of the new trend in college sports, with athletes transferring to multiple teams during their career, trying to find the right fit or trying to get the best Name, Image, and Likeness deal.
