Bats Come Alive to Lift Dukes to Win at App State

Saturday, April 19

Boone, N.C.

1 p.m.

James Madison University

13-27, 6-12

App State

21-18, 11-7

James Madison

App State

4/19/2025 5:08:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BOONE, N.C. – A four-run third inning for James Madison baseball carried it to a 10-6 win over App State in the series finale on Saturday afternoon at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium in Sun Belt Conference action.

The Dukes snapped a five-game losing streak, improving to 13-27 (6-12 SBC). The Mountaineers dropped to 21-18 (11-7 SBC).

Four Dukes recorded multi-hit games, led by freshman Jack Anderson. The Medina, Minn. Native went 3-for-3 with a run scored, a walk, a double and two RBIs. Freshman Adam Horvath (2-0) tossed 5.1 innings of relief to earn the win, striking out two while allowing three runs.

How It Happened
First Inning
A wild pitch allowed the Mountaineers to get on the board first for the first time in the series, leading 1-0.

Third Inning
JMU sent nine batters to the plate in the third and came away with four runs from it, beginning the inning with a walk and a hit-by-pitch. After a sacrifice bunt moved the two runners, a wild pitch and groundout tied and then gave the lead to the Dukes. Back-to-back base hits, a double and a single respectively, from junior Wyatt Peifer and freshman Reece Moody plated two more runs to make the score 4-1.

App State responded with a run of their own on a single, bringing the score to 4-2.

Fourth Inning
Sophomore Kyle Langley doubled in junior Maddux Fleck after reaching on an error to lead off the inning, pushing JMU's lead to three at 5-2.

Fifth Inning
Peifer scored to add a run for the Dukes, drawing a walk to lead off and moving to second on a bunt. Anderson followed with his second base hit of the day, a single that would score Peifer and give JMU a 6-2 lead.

Seventh Inning
Doubles coming back-to-back from Anderson and sophomore Ike Schmidly both scored a run, adding two to the JMU lead and making it an 8-2 ballgame.

A solo homer from Braxton Church and an RBI single later in the inning scored two for App State, making the score 8-4.

Ninth Inning
Senior Coleman Calabrese led off with his fourth homer of the season, as the Dukes added a second run later in the inning to make it 10-4 on a groundout.

App State didn't go down easy, as a Tyler Lichtenberger single added a run to the tally. Back-to-back singles scored another run to make it 10-6, but Tyler Figeroa was thrown out at third trying to advance from first to end the game.

Game Notes

Wyatt Peifer scored four runs, setting a new career-high.
For the second time in four games, Jack Anderson recorded three base hits.
The teams combined to leave 17 batters on base, seven from JMU and 10 from App State.
JMU hit 6-for-18 with runners on and 5-for-15 with runners in scoring position, both .333 averages.

Up Next
The Dukes conclude their five-game road trip when they travel to Virginia for a 6 p.m. first pitch on Wednesday, April 23.