(02-19-2024 12:53 PM)olddawg Wrote:  

(02-19-2024 12:41 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  An even bigger chance today.. . Arkansas has moved up to #2 in the rankings...go figure :)

Wonder if the voting was done BEFORE the game was finished on Sunday?
I love and defend all things JMU, but a loss to our baseball team is usually considered a negative.

When the third ranked team in the country and loses to an unranked team that generally results in a dive in the polls.
It has to have been done before the game. That's the only thing that makes sense.

nah the pollsters see us

Maybe FL was #2 and their loss dropped 'em?

CWS or bust Dukes

The boys are battling through M7, down 3-0 but hanging tough.

Dukes battled but couldn’t strike with 2 runners on and 1 out in the T9. Lose 0-4 and drop the series 1-3 to the Razorbacks.

Dukes will turn their attention to the 2nd best program in the Commonwealth in VT at home on Wednesday.

Bats were ice cold.
Finished the day batting .129 as a team.
0-9 with runners on.
0-3 RISP
Lowest scoring game of the series.

A lot of big names fell last night to begin the first midweek chaos of the season.

#1 Wake Forest falls to UNC-G

#6 Vandy falls to Dayton

#11 ECU falls to Campbell. Campbell is off to a stellar start, claiming their 3rd Top-25 win and might win the CAA. CAA is a pretty strong baseball conference this year. Probably the best hidden on Flo.

Interesting day ahead for Commonwealth baseball.

JMU hosts Tech at 3PM on ESPN+ at Eagle Field

ODU visits #14 UVA on ACCNX at 2:30PM.

Dukes lead the Chokies 2-0 through the M2.

Bottom of the 5th Dukes up 4-1 over VT

Brian

Dukes extend the lead 6-1 through 5.

Burke back to his 2022 form and the offense is passing the bat well combined with two long balls.

O’Donnell has been a fantastic transfer pickup from Rider.

Yikes 6-5

Our 2 relievers got shelled.

New freshman pitcher for JMU in the 8th is having problems throwing strikes. Walked the first 2 batters.

bullpen continues to implode. Same Ike

Now 6-6, top of the 8th. Still no outs with men on 1st and 2nd.

Another new pitcher for JMU in the 8th. VT has men on 1st and 3rd w/ one out. Still tied 6-6.

Sac fly by VT. Now 7-6 bad guys.

Out of the inning. Down 7-6 headed to bottom of the 8th. Newest JMU pitcher, Kinsler, seemed more confident and pitched better .

Not even a little surprised.
This program is the definition of insanity. Doing the same things and expecting a different result.