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James Madison University
16-21, 6-11
App State
21-16, 9-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 1 |
| James Madison | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
4/18/2026 8:30:00 PM | Baseball
The Dukes fell for the sixth consecutive game and dropped their record to 16-21 (6-11 Sun Belt), while the Mountaineers improved to 21-16 (9-8 Sun Belt).
Junior Kyle Langley, sophomore Reece Moody and freshman Cameron Aycock each went 3-for-5 with two runs scored at the plate to help lead JMU. Moody added an RBI while Aycock and Langley chipped in two RBI, and Aycock and Moody each recorded a double. Redshirt sophomore Clay Thompson also tied his career high in RBI with three.
How It Happened
First Inning
App State scored the first run of the game on a single, before loading the bases and scoring a run on four consecutive plate appearances to take a 5-0 lead.
The JMU response was a Thompson double, his 15th of the season, to knock in junior Kyle Langley.
Second Inning
The Mountaineers connected on six base hits, scoring four runs to take a 9-1 lead.
JMU answered with five runs before its first out, beginning with a single off the bat of senior Jack Cannizzaro with bases loaded. Aycock then doubled in two runs to precede back-to-back singles from Moody and Langley that scored a run each.
Fourth Inning
Moody's third hit of the game but runners on first and third, setting up Aycock to score on a wild pitch to make the score 9-7. Thompson then made it a one-run game by bunting in Moody two batters later after a bunt base hit from Langley moved Moody to third.
Sixth Inning
A two-run double and back-to-back-bases-loaded hit by pitches scored four runs for App State to take a 13-8 lead.
Langley and Thompson hit back-to-back singles that scored a run each to get JMU in double figures.
Seventh Inning
Kameron Miller led off the inning with a homer to give App State a 14-10 lead.
Eighth Inning
The lead was extended by three by the Mountaineers on a two-run homer from Steven Smith and an RBI groundout.
Ninth Inning
Two runs were added to the lead as App State went ahead 19-10 on back-to-back singles.
Game Notes
- Reece Moody stole his 29th base of the season, tying Mike Mancini (2024), Brent Metheny (2002) and Greg Miller (2000) for fifth most in a season at JMU.
- The trio of Cameron Aycock, Kyle Langley and Reece Moody are the first JMU trio to have three hits each in a single game since May 24, 2024 against Old Dominion in the Sun Belt tournament. Fenwick Trimble and Brendan O'Donnell each had four and Wyatt Peifer recorded three.
- Cameron Aycock tied his season high in hits, runs scored and RBI.
- The Dukes tied their season best in hits, also having 15 against Le Moyne on Feb. 21.
Up Next
The Dukes close out the series with App State via a 1 p.m. first pitch tomorrow, April 19.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gage Peterson (5-0)
L: Alexander, Luke (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Riley Luft 1 ; Ethan Puig 1 ; Colton Denton 1 ; Joseph Zamora 1
HR: Steven Smith 1 ; Kameron Miller 1
RBI: Steven Smith 4 ; Ethan Puig 2 ; Kameron Miller 2 ; Jake Mummau 2 ; Colton Denton 4 ; Drew DuPont 1 ; Charlie Evans 2 ; Joseph Zamora 2
SH: Jake Mummau 1 ; Joseph Zamora 1
SF: Drew DuPont 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Steven Smith 3 ; Riley Luft 2 ; Ethan Puig 3 ; Kameron Miller 3 ; Jake Mummau 2 ; Colton Denton 1 ; Tommy Walker 1 ; Drew DuPont 2 ; Charlie Evans 1 ; Joseph Zamora 1
HBP: Steven Smith 2 ; Tommy Walker 2 ; Drew DuPont 1 ; Charlie Evans 1 ; Joseph Zamora 1
Batting:
2B: Aycock, Cameron 1 ; Moody, Reece 1 ; Thompson, Clay 1
RBI: Aycock, Cameron 2 ; Moody, Reece 1 ; Langley, Kyle 2 ; Thompson, Clay 3 ; Cannizzaro, Jack 1
SH: Thompson, Clay 1 ; Schmidly, Ike 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Aycock, Cameron 2 ; Moody, Reece 2 ; Langley, Kyle 2 ; Guerrero, Jack 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Campbell, Wyatt 1 ; Cannizzaro, Jack 1
SB: Aycock, Cameron 1 ; Moody, Reece 1 ; Thompson, Clay 1
HBP: Guerrero, Jack 1 ; Campbell, Wyatt 1
