James Madison Beats Georgia Southern 12-6 To sweep Three-Game Series
James Madison swept Georgia Southern by winning Sunday 12-6. The Dukes got strong hitting all around and a great pitching performance from Patrick Bauer. He pitched five and a third innings in the victory.
With the sweep, they improved to 10-8 overall and 3-0 in the Sun Belt Conference. This is the first time they have been 3-0 in the conference in a long time, which bodes well. What do you think will be James Madison’s record in conference play in 2026?
James Madison Falls 12-6 to Georgia Southern Summary
James Madison beat Georgia Southern on Sunday afternoon, 12-6. The Dukes swept the series from their conference foe. Five James Madison hitters with at least two hits. They also got 5.1 strong innings from Bauer. This game, like the game on Friday, and unlike the game on Saturday, had a lot of runs scored. Here is a scoring summary from the game.
In the first inning, Georgia Southern jumped out to a 1-0 lead. Jack Myers doubled, and Mason Gazaway scored. In the second inning, Georgia Southern extended their lead to 2-0. Bennett Edwards hit a home run, and Georgia Southern led 2-0.
James Madison answered right back in the second half of the second inning. Clay Thompson doubled, and Jack Guerrero scored. The Dukes scored five more runs in the inning. Then, Jack Cannizzaro had a run batted in, grounded out, and Thompson scored.
Kyle Langley then hit a run-scoring single, and Wyatt Campbell scored. Ike Schmidly then singled, and both Jack Anderson and Ben Barrow scored. The hit parade continued for the Dukes. Reece Moody grounded out, and Kyle Langley scored. It was 6-2 James Madison.
There was more scoring in the third inning. Georgia Southern scored two runs in the top of the inning when Sean White singled and James McCoy scored. Then, Nico Senese singled, and Jack Myers scored. In the bottom half of the inning.
James Madison got one of those runs back in the fifth inning when Jack Cannizzaro hit a sacrifice fly, and Moody scored. Then, in the sixth inning, Kyle Langley singled, scoring Ben Barrow. Then, Reece Moody hit a sacrifice fly, and Langley scored.
In the eighth inning, Guerrero singled, and Langley scored. Then, Thompson reached on a fielder’s choice, scoring Moody. Finally, in the ninth inning, James McCoy doubled to left center, and Mason Gazaway scored for Georgia Southern. And Sean White grounded out, and McCoy scored. When it was all said and done, it was 12-6 James Madison, the winner of the game.
Player Of the Game
The player of this game, for the second game in a row, was Kyle Lagley. He was three for five with three runs scored and two runs batted in. This is a little different from his walk-off hit yesterday.
Turning Point of the Game
The turning point of the game was the 6-run second inning from the James Madison Dukes. After that point, they never trailed in this game. It did seem like the Bald Eagles could not get them out.
Frequently Asked Questions
James Madison won this game against Georgia Southern 12-6. The player of the game was Langley. He was 3-of-5. He also scored three times and had 2 RBI. This performance comes just one day after he got a walk-off hit in James Madison’s 3-2 win.
The turning point of this game is when James Madison scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning. This was the last game of the three-game series between the two teams. James Madison faces George Washington on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Georgia Southern faces Kennesaw State on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Parting Shots
James Madison is in good shape, having swept their conference foe, Georgia Southern. James Madison is now 10-8 and 3-0 in the conference. Georgia Southern falls to 5-14 overall and 0-3 in the conference. Georgia Southern may be just a bad baseball team, but beating a team three times in three days is difficult, regardless of how good or bad a team is.
