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HARRISONBURG, Va., July 15, 2008 – James Madison University Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne announced Tuesday that JMU baseball coach Joe “Spanky” McFarland has signed a four-year contract extension with the Dukes, running through the 2012 season. Read the rest of this entry »
Posts Tagged “James Madison”FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES South Carolina 7 James Madison 5
May
31
2008
Raleigh Regional Day 2 RecapPosted by: Brian Foley in 2008 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic 10, CAA, SECFROM CBB NEWS SOURCES James Madison 13 Charlotte 12
“I think that was a great college baseball game,” commented JMU head coach Spanky McFarland. “Obviously there were mistakes made by both teams, but you had two clubs that fought and clawed and didn’t want to go home. It was very entertaining and obviously both teams left it out on the field.” Read the rest of this entry » Tags: 2008 NCAA Tourney, 2008 Raleigh Regional, ACC, Atlantic 10, CAA, Charlotte, James Madison, NC State, SEC, South Carolina
May
30
2008
Raleigh Regional Day 1 RecapPosted by: Brian Foley in 2008 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic 10, SECFROM CBB NEWS SOURCES South Carolina 15 Charlotte 8
May
30
2008
2008 CBB Regional Preview: RaleighPosted by: Brian Foley in 2008 NCAA Tourney, ACC, Atlantic 10, CAA, SEC
May
06
2008
JMU, Kentucky, UCF, Louisville, and Northeastern pick up winsPosted by: Brian Foley in Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big Ten, CAA, Conference USA, Horizon League, SECFROM CBB NEWS SOURCES James Madison 8 ETSU 4
JMU improved to 31-13 and salvaged a win on its three-game road swing after dropping a pair at Radford. The Dukes improved to 4-1 in night games this season. ETSU fell to 18-32 on the season. Read the rest of this entry » Tags: Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, East Tennessee State, Horizon League, Indiana, James Madison, Kentucky, Louisville, Northeastern, SEC, South Florida, UCF, UMass, Wright State
May
04
2008
Georgia Southern, TCU, Radford, UMass, and SIU pick up winsPosted by: Brian Foley in Atlantic 10, Big South, CAA, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Southern ConferenceFROM CBB NEWS SOURCES Ga Southern 6 The Citadel 5
Wright was hit by a Matt Reifsnider (4-4) pitch to start the ninth. Phillip Porter (Marietta/Sprayberry) sacrificed Wright to second then Chris Shehan (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) was intentionally walked. Matt Crim, the Friday night starter, walked Griffin Benedict (Dunwoody/St. Pius) to load the bases. Parker hit a soft grounder down the third base line. Wright broke for home and on the slide was called safe by home plate umpire Ed Haggray. Read the rest of this entry » Tags: Atlantic 10, Big South, CAA, Creighton, Dayton, Georgia Southern, James Madison, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Radford, Southern Conference, Southern Illinois, TCU, The Citadel, UMass, Utah
Apr
23
2008
Kentucky, South Alabama, South Florida, JMU, and Liberty pick up winsPosted by: Brian Foley in Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big South, CAA, SEC, Sun BeltFROM CBB NEWS SOURCES Kentucky 2 Western Kentucky 1
Kentucky (31-10, 9-9 Southeastern Conference) got the only two runs it needed from Cowgill and Wilkes. Cowgill’s home run was his 16th of the season, good for second in the NCAA, three behind Georgia shortstop Gordon Beckham’s 19 homers on the year. Wilkes belted his sixth of the season after hitting four combined homers in his first three years for the Wildcats. Read the rest of this entry » Tags: Alabama, Atlantic 10, Big South, CAA, George Washington, James Madison, Liberty, Old Dominion, SEC, South Alabama, South Florida, Stetson, Sun Belt, Western Kentucky
Apr
15
2008
OU, South Florida, Liberty, Wilmington, and VMI pick up winsPosted by: Brian Foley in Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big South, CAA, Mountain WestFROM CBB NEWS SOURCES Oklahoma 5 TCU 4 (12 innings)
Apr
09
2008
Kentucky, Bama, UCF, and JMU pick up winsPosted by: Brian Foley in Big East, CAA, Conference USA, Southern ConferenceFROM CBB NEWS SOURCES Alabama 12 Mississippi Valley State 4
Odle is the first Alabama player to score five runs in a game since Casey Lambert scored five runs in the Crimson Tide’s 26-7 win at Kentucky on March 18, 2001. Odle was hit by a pitch and scored in the first inning and slammed his first home run of the season in the third inning to give the Tide a 2-0 lead. He walked and scored in the fourth, singled and scored in the sixth and doubled and scored in the seventh inning. Read the rest of this entry » Tags: Alabama, Big East, CAA, Conference USA, James Madison, Kentucky, Liberty, Louisville, Mississippi Valley State, SEC, Southern Conference, SWAC, UCF, USFFROM CBB NEWS SOURCES George Mason 5 Towson 4
Mason scored in the first when Chris Henderson and Justin Bour hit two-out singles and Scott Krieger brought home Henderson with a single to left. Towson tied the game in the bottom of the inning behind a walk and a double. Mason took the lead for good in the second behind the game’s lone error. Read the rest of this entry » Tags: CAA, CAA Recap, George Mason, Georgia State, James Madison, Longwood, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and MaryFROM CAA PRESS RELEASE Jason Appel, UNC Wilmington Sr., OF Appel batted .579 (11-19) with six runs scored and five RBI as UNCW went 4-0 on the road last week. The senior laced a two-out single in the ninth to give the Seahawks a 6-5 victory over VCU on Sunday, extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 20 games. Read the rest of this entry » Tags: CAA, CAA Player of the Week, George Mason, James Madison, Old Dominion, UNC-WilmingtonFROM CBB NEWS SOURCES William and Mary 9 Delaware 4
In addition to the grand slam, Juliano went 2-for-2 with five RBI. The Northfield, N.J., native also drew three walks as he reached base in all five of his trips to the plate. Senior Greg Maliniak also hit a home run, while classmate Tim Park went 3-for-5 with a run scored. Junior Jeff Jones came up big with a 2-for-4 effort and scored twice. Read the rest of this entry » Tags: CAA, CAA Recap, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and MaryFROM PRESS RELEASES
Hempstead, NY- Justin Wood pitched a complete game, allowing only four hits and striking out six to lead James Madison past Hofstra in game two of a Colonial Athletic Association series Saturday afternoon. Trevor Knight had two RBI for the Dukes while Matt Prokopowicz contributed a single and a run scored for the Pride. Hofstra falls to 8-18 (0-11 CAA) while James Madison improves to (18-7, 11-3 CAA). Read the rest of this entry » Tags: Albany, America East, CAA, CAA Recap, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and Mary |
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Raleigh, N.C. - Reese Havens’ two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted South Carolina to a 7-5 win over James Madison in NCAA Regional action in Raleigh, N.C. on Sunday afternoon. The win eliminates JMU from the tournament and puts the Gamecocks in a game with NC State later this evening with first pitch scheduled for 6 pm at Doak Field. Carolina is now 40-22 on the year. The 40-win total marks the ninth straight season that the Gamecocks have recorded 40-plus victories, the only SEC school to accomplish the feat from 2000-08. James Madison’s season ends with a 39-19 record. 
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 31, 2008 - Trailing 10-2 at the halfway point, James Madison fought back to outscore Charlotte 11-1 over the next two and a half innings and held on for a 13-12 win in an elimination game on Saturday afternoon in the Raleigh Regional of the 2008 NCAA Baseball Championship at Doak Field at Dail Park.
Raleigh, N.C. - Justin Smoak went 4-for-4 with three RBI and James Darnell and DeAngelo Mack added a pair of three-run homers as South Carolina opened up NCAA Regional play with a 15-8 win over Charlotte on Friday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C. at Doak Field. The Gamecocks advance to the winner’s bracket and will meet the winner of today’s NC State-James Madison game on Saturday evening at 7 pm. Carolina is now 39-21 on the year with Charlotte falling to 43-15 this season. 
The NC State Wolfpack will host a Regional this year in Raleigh NC. They will be joined by James Madison, Charlotte, and South Carolina. NC State has a record of 38-20 while going a respectful 18-11 in the ACC. James Madison comes in with a 38-17 record with a 20-9 record in the CAA. The Charlotte 49ers enter with a 43-14 record with a 19-8 record in the Atlantic 10. The South Carolina Gamecocks enter with a 38-21 record while being 15-15 in the SEC. 
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., May 6, 2008 – Freshman Turner Phelps (Roanoke, Va./Lord Botetourt) pitched seven innings of shutout relief and James Madison University overcame an early four run deficit for an 8-4 non-conference baseball victory over East Tennessee State University on Tuesday night at Cardinal Park.
STATESBORO, Ga. - With the bases loaded and one out in the ninth Jeremiah Parker (Carrollton/Carrollton) hit a grounder down the third base line. Ty Wright (Montrose/West Laurens) slid and beat Matt Arnold’s throw home as Georgia Southern pulled out a 6-5 Southern Conference win over The Citadel. The Eagles (28-19 overall, 12-9 SoCon) took 2-of-3 from the Bulldogs over the weekend.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Collin Cowgill and Ryan Wilkes delivered solo home runs, lifting the 17th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats to a 2-1 victory over state rival Western Kentucky – sweeping the two-game season series - in front of a WKU school-record 3,057 fans at Nick Denes Field.
FORT WORTH, Texas - For the second straight contest, the TCU Horned Frogs found themselves trailing heading into the ninth inning only to rally to tie the game. This time the Frogs needed three runs to tie the game at four, but Oklahoma broke the tie in the 12th inning to take a 5-4 victory Tuesday night at Lupton Stadium. The loss snaps the Horned Frogs’ nine-game winning streak and is just their first loss in the month of April. 
#28 North Carolina-Wilmington 10 Georgia State 9 
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Junior outfielder Tyler Odle went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and scored five runs in leading Alabama to a 12-4 win over Mississippi Valley State Tuesday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
Towson, Md. - The George Mason baseball team snapped a four-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon when the Patriots scored five runs in the first three innings and then held off Towson over the final six as Mason beat the Tigers, 5-4.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Senior Paul Juliano hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to help William and Mary earn a 9-4 victory against Delaware on a cold and rainy afternoon at Plumeri Park on Sunday. With the triumph, W&M claimed the series against UD and improves its record to 18-10 overall and 9-6 in conference play.
James Madison 6 Hofstra 2
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