Charlotte Walks Off Dukes

Sunday, March 9

Charlotte, N.C.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

5-10

Charlotte

7-6

James Madison

Charlotte

3/9/2025 5:25:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – James Madison baseball tied the game at two-all in the seventh inning, but a walk-off homer allowed Charlotte to escape with a 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium.

The Dukes dropped to 5-10 and fell in its sixth consecutive game, while the 49ers improved to 7-6.

Three Dukes had a hit in freshman Reece Moody, sophomore Nic Poole and senior Coleman Calabrese. Senior Todd Mozoki got the nod to start, going tossing three innings of work with four strikeouts while allowing one run and walking five.

How It Happened
Third Inning
Back-to-back base knocks from Charlotte put it on the board, using a 1-2 punch of a double and a triple to make it 1-0.

Fifth Inning
A leadoff double set up the Niners to knock in a second run on a single to push their lead to 2-0.

Seventh Inning
JMU tied the game in the seventh, leading off the inning with Moody reaching on an error. With two outs, graduate Corey Dowdell worked a full count and drew a walk to set up Poole to lace his first career triple and knock in both runs to tie the game at two-all.

Ninth Inning
With one out, Chandler Riley took the fifth pitch he saw over the right field wall to give Charlotte a 3-2 walk-off win.

Game Notes

Max Kuhle went a season-high 3.2 innings, coming out of the bullpen.
It is the Dukes' first walk-off loss since falling in extra innings to South Carolina in last year's Raleigh Regional opener. It's the first walk-off home run given up by JMU since falling at Hofstra on May 14, 2022.

Up Next
JMU returns to Veterans Memorial Park for its next four games, welcoming Virginia Tech on Tuesday, March 11 before beginning Sun Belt Conference play with a series against ULM on March 14-16.