Dukes Even Series with Extra-Base Hits Barrage

Saturday, April 27

Mobile, Ala.

3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT)

James Madison University

25-17, 11-9

South Alabama

24-18, 9-11

James Madison

South Alabama

4/27/2024 6:36:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

MOBILE, Ala. – Eight of James Madison 14 hits went for extra bases to help power past South Alabama, 10-3, on Saturday afternoon to even the Sun Belt Conference baseball series at Stanky Field.

The Dukes improved to 25-17 overall and 11-9 in Sun Belt Conference games, marking the fastest they've reached 25 wins since 37 games in 2011. The Jaguars dropped to 24-18 (9-11 Sun Belt).

Junior Fenwick Trimble led the Dukes at the plate by falling a triple shy of the cycle, recording a career-high-tying four hits in six at-bats with an RBI, a homer, two doubles and a season-high-tying three runs. Graduate Donovan Burke improved to 5-0 on the mound, going 6.2 innings with three strikeouts and no walks while giving up just two runs.

How It Happened
First Inning
South Alabama took the lead three batters into the home half of the first with a solo homer.

Fourth Inning
JMU tied the game on graduate Brendan O'Donnell's double to score sophomore Wyatt Peifer before O'Donnell would score to give the Dukes a 2-1 lead on a single from freshman Kyle Langley.

Fifth Inning
The Dukes hit three doubles in the inning, with runs scoring on the two-baggers from junior Jason Schiavone and Peifer for a 4-1 lead.

Sixth Inning
O'Donnell led off the sixth with his 12^th long ball of the season for a 5-1 lead.

Seventh Inning
The 2024 hitters for JMU moved into a tie for ninth in program history for single-season home runs as Trimble and sophomore Mike Mancini began the inning with back-to-back homers. The tail end of the back-to-back represented the 62^nd home run of the year hit by the Dukes and gave them a 7-1 lead.

A single up the middle stopped the run of JMU runs for South Alabama to make the score 7-2.

Eighth Inning
With bases loaded, Schiavone drew a walk to add a run before Peifer singled in a pair of runs for a 10-2 JMU lead.

Ninth Inning
USA scored a final run on a single to make the score 10-3.

Game Notes

The game marked the 1,000^th game coached in the career of JMU head coach Marlin Ikenberry, making him the 67^th active Division I head coach to hit the milestone.
Fenwick Trimble has two of the four four-hit games this season from JMU hitters. He is also up to 46 career doubles and 29 career home runs at JMU, moving him six and four away from entering the respected program top 10's.
Seven of the 10 JMU RBI's came with two outs.
With the trio of homers, it marks the ninth time this season the Dukes have homered at least three times in a game.

Up Next
The Dukes and Jaguars meet in the series finale on Sunday, April 28 at Stanky Field for a 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT first pitch.