Completed Event: Baseball at Georgia Southern on May 2, 2025 , Win , 11, to, 1
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James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Saturday, May 17
San Marcos, Texas
2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT)
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17-38, 10-20
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Dukes End Campaign with a Series Win
5/17/2025 5:30:00 PM | Baseball
SAN MARCOS, Texas – James Madison completed its 2025 campaign with a series win, knocking off Texas State in Sun Belt Conference baseball, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Ballpark to bookend the three-game series with wins.
The Dukes finish 2025 at 17-38 (10-20) while the Bobcats fell to 26-29 (14-16 SBC).
At the plate, freshman Reece Moody led the way with a 2-for-4 showing with an RBI. Sophomore Griffin Polley earned his first career win with a career-high 3.2 innings pitched in relief, allowing only four hits. Redshirt junior Tyler Muscar tossed the final two innings, retiring all six batters he faced for his first career save.
How It Happened
First Inning
Senior Ryan Dooley led off the game with a single and junior Wyatt Peifer followed with a hit by pitch. After a flyout moved both into scoring position, Moody singled in Dooley for the first run of the game. Peifer then scored to make it 2-0 after a wide pickoff attempt at third allowed him to score.
Fourth Inning
Texas State recorded its first base hit of the game, getting a one-out double in the fourth. A single from Alan Shibley immediately followed to make it 2-1.
Seventh Inning
Sophomore Ike Schmidly drove a 1-0 pitch over the left field wall for his second homer of the season to add a run on the board and make it 3-1 for the Dukes.
Game Notes
The Dukes finish 2025 at 17-38 (10-20) while the Bobcats fell to 26-29 (14-16 SBC).
At the plate, freshman Reece Moody led the way with a 2-for-4 showing with an RBI. Sophomore Griffin Polley earned his first career win with a career-high 3.2 innings pitched in relief, allowing only four hits. Redshirt junior Tyler Muscar tossed the final two innings, retiring all six batters he faced for his first career save.
How It Happened
First Inning
Senior Ryan Dooley led off the game with a single and junior Wyatt Peifer followed with a hit by pitch. After a flyout moved both into scoring position, Moody singled in Dooley for the first run of the game. Peifer then scored to make it 2-0 after a wide pickoff attempt at third allowed him to score.
Fourth Inning
Texas State recorded its first base hit of the game, getting a one-out double in the fourth. A single from Alan Shibley immediately followed to make it 2-1.
Seventh Inning
Sophomore Ike Schmidly drove a 1-0 pitch over the left field wall for his second homer of the season to add a run on the board and make it 3-1 for the Dukes.
Game Notes
- The JMU pitching staff held Texas State to 6-for-31 hitting, lowering its opposing batting average to .262 for the season. That average ranks eighth in program history for a single season.
- Six strikeouts thrown by JMU increase its season tally to 447, moving into eighth in single-season program history.
- Texas State left 11 batters on base compared to the Dukes' six.
- For the first time since 2018, the Dukes have won their regular-season finale game.
- JMU moved this season to 4-2 in rubber matches.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Polley, Griffin (1-0)
L: Eaton, Austin (4-3)
S: Muscar, Tyler (1)
Batting:
HR: Schmidly, Ike 1
RBI: Moody, Reece 1 ; Schmidly, Ike 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dooley, Ryan 1 ; Peifer, Wyatt 1 ; Schmidly, Ike 1
SB: Peifer, Wyatt 1 ; Moody, Reece 1
HBP: Dooley, Ryan 1 ; Peifer, Wyatt 1
Batting:
2B: Pugh, Samson 1
RBI: Shibley, Alan 1
SH: Shibley, Alan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pugh, Samson 1
SB: Farber, Ryne 1
HBP: Farber, Ryne 1 ; Munguia, Austin 2 ; Park, Dawson 1
Game Leaders
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