Logar Tosses Seven Scoreless to Knock Off No. 20 Troy

Friday, April 11

Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

12-22, 5-8

Troy

24-11, 8-5

Troy

James Madison

4/11/2025 10:29:00 PM | Baseball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison sophomore Jackson Logar tossed a quality start by tossing seven scoreless innings as the Dukes knocked off No. 20 Troy, 7-3, on Friday night at Veterans Memorial Park in Sun Belt Conference baseball.

The Dukes improved to 12-22 (5-8 SBC) as they earned their first ranked win at home since beating No. 20 Maryland, 8-6, on March 24, 2015. The Trojans fell to 24-11 (8-5 SBC).

Senior Ryan Dooley was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a run scored, a double, a walk and two RBIs. Logar evened his season record to 3-3 behind his career-high-tying seven innings, scattering just two hits while striking out a season-high-tying nine batters.

How It Happened
First Inning
JMU got on the board first, putting its first five batters on base. After loading the bases with no outs, junior Wyatt Peifer laced a single into right field that would bring two home. Junior Jack Cannizzaro's single would load the bases for the Dukes again, preceding a sacrifice fly from freshman Jack Anderson to make it 3-0.

Second Inning
Dooley made it a 4-0 lead for the Dukes with a single through the right side of the infield to score sophomore Kyle Langley. Langley led off the inning with a single before moving to second on a sacrifice bunt.

Fourth Inning
The Dukes added two more in the fourth with some help from the Troy defense. Junior Maddux Fleck and Langley both got on base to lead off the inning and attempted a double steal. Troy catcher Brooks Bryan threw down to third base, but it was left uncovered which allowed Fleck to score. A sacrifice fly from Dooley would drive in Langley to make it 6-0.

Fifth Inning
Fleck drove in a run with bases loaded on a groundout to knock in a run and make it 7-0 for the Dukes.

Eighth Inning
Troy scored a trio of runs to get on the board, making it 7-3.

Game Notes

The win marks the first ranked win for the Dukes since knocking off No. 21 Louisiana in last season's Sun Belt tournament.
The ranked win also marks the highest ranked win since beating No. 16 Coastal Carolina last season.
For the first time this season, the Dukes have scored at least seven runs in back-to-back games after scoring eight against Longwood on April 8.

Up Next
The Dukes and Trojans meet in the middle game of the series at 4 p.m. tomorrow, April 12 at Veterans Memorial Park.