CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (JMU Athletics) – Virginia used a five-run second inning to build a lead it never relinquished, as James Madison baseball fell, 12-6, on Wednesday evening at Disharoon Park.

The Dukes dropped to 13-28, while the Cavaliers won its second game in as many days to improve to 22-15.

Eight Dukes recorded hits, with junior Maddux Fleck reaching three times by going 1-for-2 with two walks, a run scored and an RBI. Redshirt junior Tyler Muscar made his first career start on the mound, going 1.1 innings while surrendering five runs (three earned).

How It Happened
First Inning
An unearned run was the first run of the game, as Virginia benefited from a JMU error to get its first base runner. After the bases were loaded, a sacrifice fly brought home a run to make it 1-0.

Second Inning
The Dukes used two errors from the UVA defense to put runners on the corners to set up Fleck to line a single back up the middle to tie the game at one.

Virginia responded with a five-spot, sending eight batters to the plate. The Hoos used a pair of two-run homers as part of the tally to make it 6-1.

Third Inning
JMU took two runs back to make the score 6-3. After an infield single from senior Ryan Dooley, junior Wyatt Peifer doubled him in and moved to third on a throwing error on the play. Freshman Reece Moody then laced a single, scoring Peifer.

A wild pitch allowed Virginia to push the lead to 7-3.

Fourth Inning
With the bases loaded, the Dukes scratched another run on the board to make it 7-4 on a sacrifice fly from Dooley.

Fifth Inning
Three consecutive singles scored a run each time for the Hoos, making the score 10-4.

Sixth Inning
Dooley knocked in his second RBI of the night on a groundout, making it a 10-5 game.

UVA regained its six-run lead, 11-5, on a wild pitch in the home half of the inning.

Seventh Inning
Using a sacrifice fly, Virginia pushed its lead to 12-5 on starting pitcher Chris Arroyo’s third RBI of the game.

Eighth Inning
Sophomore Ike Schmidly led off the eighth with a double, moved to third from a flyout and crossed home plate on a wild pitch to make it 12-6.

Up Next
The Dukes host No. 21 Coastal Carolina on in a three-game series beginning on Friday at Veterans Memorial Park with the opener scheduled for 6 p.m.

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