RALEIGH, N.C. (JMU Athletics) — A walk-off sacrifice fly from South Carolina upended James Madison baseball as the Dukes fell, 8-7, on Friday afternoon in 10 innings to open up the Raleigh Regional at Dail Park.

The Dukes dropped to 34-24 while the Gamecocks improved to 37-23.

Junior Fenwick Trimble led at the plate with a 3-for-5 performance, recording a run scored, two doubles and three RBI’s. Classmate Todd Mozoki started on the mound for JMU, going 2.1 innings.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Inning
Trimble singled and moved to third as sophomore Mike Mancini reached on a bunt single before an error allowed the Dukes to have a pair in scoring position. A groundout from junior Jason Schiavone plated the first run of the game.

Third Inning
South Carolina got on the board on its own groundout, bringing in a run with the bases loaded to tie the game.

Fifth inning
Two runners reached for the Dukes and advanced into scoring position on a double steal to set up junior Ryan Dooley to single in both runs to regain the lead. Trimble’s first double of the day would plate Dooley for a 4-1 lead.

A leadoff homer and a two-run shot was the Gamecocks’ response to tie the game at four.

Sixth inning
Graduate Brendan O’Donnell gave the lead back to JMU after knocking in junior Coleman Calabrese three batters into the inning. The Dukes loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a single, bringing Trimble up to hit a two-run double to make it 7-4 JMU.

SC led off its second consecutive inning with a home run to take a run back to make it 7-5.

Ninth Inning
With two down and down to its last two strikes, South Carolina brought the tying run to the plate after a hit by pitch. Cole Messina would homer on the first pitch to tie the game at seven.

10th Inning
The Gamecocks drew a walk to lead off their half of the 10th, with a throwing error then putting two runners in scoring position. Will Tippett hit a sacrifice fly for the winning run and an 8-7 final score.

Game Notes
• Fenwick Trimble moved up in multiple categories. He’s tied for fourth in single-season runs scored, eighth in single-season at bats (234), tied for ninth in single-season hits (88) and 10th in career doubles (53).
• JMU hit .500 (8-for-16) with runners on.
• The Dukes stole four bases, upping their total this season to 104 to be tied for 10th most in a season in program history.
• Jason Schiavone’s RBI groundout gave him 50 RBI’s this season, making it the first time since 2011 the Dukes have a pair of teammates with 50 or more RBI’s in a season when paired with Trimble’s 64 RBI’s.

Up Next
The Dukes will Bryant in an elimination game on Saturday, June 1 at noon at Dail Park.

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