HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) – James Madison was outlasted by No. 12 Southern Miss, 10-4, in Sun Belt Conference baseball on Sunday afternoon to be swept at Veterans Memorial Park.
The Dukes fell to 20-30 (10-17, Sun Belt) while the Golden Eagles improved to 37-16 (19-8 Sun Belt).
Junior Kyle Langley led the Dukes at the plate, extending his reached base streak to 17 games with a 2-for-3 performance. He recorded a run scored, a homer and a career-high-tying four RBI.
How It Happened
Second Inning
Southern Miss used a sacrifice fly to score the first run of the game.
Fifth Inning
USM took a 7-0 lead after plating six runs in the inning, with the last three runs coming across as unearned.
Three consecutive singles for the Dukes to begin the home half of the inning set up Langley to connect on a grand slam to make it a three-run game. It was the first grand slam hit by a Duke since 2024.
Seventh Inning
A bases-clearing-three-run double for USM pushed its lead to six runs with a 10-4 score.
Ninth Inning
The Dukes took a run back, scoring on a double play to make it 10-5.
Game Notes
• Seven of the nine Dukes in the starting lineup registered a base hit.
Up Next
The Dukes close out the regular season with a three-game series at Old Dominion on May 14-16.
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