Fairfield vs James Madison (Feb 28, 2025)

 
Box Score
 

Sun Belt Conference
Fairfield at James Madison
Feb 28, 2025 at Harrisonburg, Va. (Eagle Field at VMP)

Fairfield 6 (3-4)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Ferrara 3b 
Nomura ss 
Meth 1b  11 
Bucciero rf 
Kipp dh 
Kuczik c 
   Scanlan ph 
Sturino lf 
   Wawruck ph 
Schmalzle cf 
   McIlroy ph 
Colby 2b 
Grabmann p 
   Lesler p 
   Memoli p 
   Helmstetter p 
   Smeltzer p 
Totals  38  13  12  24  11 
  

James Madison 13 (5-4)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Langley, Kyle lf 
Fleck, Maddux ss 
Dooley, Ryan dh 
   Richter, Colin pr 
Schmidly, Ike rf 
   Dowdell, Corey ph 
   Poole, Nic rf 
Peifer, Wyatt 3b 
Steadman, Eli cf 
Cannizzaro, Jack c  13 
Calabrese, Coleman 1b 
Moody, Reece 2b 
Logar, Jackson p 
   McKinney, Holden p 
   Costello, Corey p 
   Madden, Griffen p 
   Kuhle, Max p 
Totals  34  13  14  13  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Fairfield........... 110 011 200 -  6 13  1
James Madison....... 601 000 15X - 13 14  1
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E - Ferrara; Schmidly. DP - FFD 1; JMU 1. LOB - FFD 11; JMU 7. 2B - Ferrara; Bucciero; Sturino; Peifer; Calabrese 2. HR - Dowdell. HBP - Sturino; Colby; Steadman. SH - Cannizzaro. SF - Ferrara; Schmidly; Peifer. SB - Ferrara; Schmalzle; Langley; Fleck; Peifer; Steadman 2.

Fairfield   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Grabmann L,2-1  3.0  13  17 
Lesler   3.0  12 
Memoli   0.1 
Helmstetter   0.2  10 
Smeltzer   1.0 
  
James Madison   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Logar, Jackson   4.1  19  22 
McKinney, Holden W,1-0  0.2 
Costello, Corey   1.1 
Madden, Griffen   0.2 
Kuhle, Max S,3  2.0 

Win - McKinney (1-0). Loss - Grabmann (2-1). Save - Kuhle (3). WP - Lesler; Logar 2; McKinney. HBP - by Grabmann (Steadman); by Logar (Colby); by Costello (Sturino). BK - Grabmann. PB - Kuczik; Cannizzaro.

Umpires - HP: Antonio Veltri 1B: Mitchell Leikam 3B: John Epperson
Start: 3:05 pm Time: 3:34 Attendance: 431

Helmstetter faced 6 batters in the 8th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

Sun Belt Conference
Fairfield at James Madison
Feb 28, 2025 at Harrisonburg, Va. (Eagle Field at VMP)

Fairfield starters: 23/3b Ferrara; 2/ss Nomura; 19/1b Meth; 17/rf Bucciero; 20/dh Kipp; 14/c Kuczik; 6/lf Sturino; 22/cf Schmalzle; 5/2b Colby; 24/p Grabmann;

James Madison starters: 2/lf Langley; 21/ss Fleck; 22/dh Dooley; 37/rf Schmidly; 23/3b Peifer; 1/cf Steadman; 41/c Cannizzaro; 11/1b Calabrese; 7/2b Moody; 20/p Logar;

Fairfield 1st - No play. Ferrara singled down the 1b line. Nomura struck out swinging. Ferrara stole second. Meth singled to left field, RBI; Ferrara scored. Bucciero grounded into double play p to 2b to 1b; Meth out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

James Madison 1st - Langley singled to third base, bunt. Fleck singled to third base, bunt; Langley advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by 3b. Fleck stole second. Dooley walked. Schmidly lined out to cf, SF, RBI; Fleck advanced to third; Langley scored. Peifer doubled to center field, RBI; Dooley advanced to third; Fleck scored. Steadman hit by pitch. Cannizzaro singled to right field, 2 RBI; Steadman advanced to third; Peifer scored; Dooley scored. Calabrese doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Cannizzaro scored; Steadman scored. Moody lined into double play ss to 2b; Calabrese out on the play. 6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Fairfield 2nd - Kipp grounded out to 3b. Kuczik grounded out to 1b unassisted. Sturino doubled down the lf line. Sturino advanced to third on a wild pitch. Schmalzle walked. Schmalzle stole second. Colby hit by pitch. Ferrara singled to shortstop, RBI; Colby advanced to second; Schmalzle advanced to third; Sturino scored. Nomura reached on a fielder's choice; Ferrara advanced to second; Colby out at third 3b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

James Madison 2nd - Langley grounded out to 2b. Fleck struck out looking. Dooley flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Fairfield 3rd - Meth grounded out to 2b. Bucciero struck out looking. Kipp struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

James Madison 3rd - Schmidly grounded out to 3b. Peifer singled through the left side. Peifer advanced to second on a balk. Steadman singled to center field; Peifer advanced to third. Cannizzaro grounded out to p, SAC, bunt, RBI; Steadman advanced to second; Peifer scored. Steadman advanced to third on a passed ball. Calabrese struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Fairfield 4th - Kuczik fouled out to c. Sturino singled to third base, bunt. Schmalzle grounded out to p; Sturino advanced to second. Colby grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

James Madison 4th - Lesler to p for Grabmann. Moody grounded out to 3b. Langley walked. Langley stole second. Fleck struck out swinging. Dooley grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Fairfield 5th - Ferrara doubled to left field. Nomura singled to left center, RBI; Ferrara scored. Meth struck out swinging. Nomura advanced to second on a wild pitch. Bucciero walked. McKinney to p for Logar. Kipp lined out to cf. Bucciero advanced to second on a wild pitch; Nomura advanced to third on a wild pitch. Kuczik struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

James Madison 5th - Schmidly popped up to 1b. Peifer walked. Peifer stole second. Steadman grounded out to ss; Peifer advanced to third. Cannizzaro grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Fairfield 6th - Costello to p for McKinney. Sturino hit by pitch. Schmalzle struck out swinging. Colby walked; Sturino advanced to second. Colby advanced to second on a passed ball; Sturino advanced to third on a passed ball. Ferrara flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Sturino scored, unearned. Nomura struck out swinging. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

James Madison 6th - Calabrese walked. Calabrese advanced to second on a wild pitch. Moody struck out swinging. Langley grounded out to 1b unassisted; Calabrese advanced to third. Fleck grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Fairfield 7th - Meth reached on a fielding error by rf, advanced to second on the error. Bucciero doubled down the rf line, out at third rf to 2b to 3b, RBI; Meth scored, unearned. Kipp singled through the left side. Madden to p for Costello. Kuczik popped up to 1b. Sturino singled to left center; Kipp advanced to third. Schmalzle singled to pitcher, RBI; Sturino advanced to second; Kipp scored, unearned. Colby struck out swinging. 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

James Madison 7th - Memoli to p for Lesler. Dooley struck out swinging. Helmstetter to p for Memoli. Dowdell pinch hit for Schmidly. Dowdell homered to left center, RBI. Peifer flied out to rf. Steadman singled through the left side. Steadman stole second. Cannizzaro struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Fairfield 8th - Poole to rf for Dowdell. Kuhle to p for Madden. Ferrara singled to pitcher. Nomura reached on a fielder's choice; Ferrara out at second ss to 2b. Meth singled down the rf line; Nomura advanced to third. Bucciero lined out to 3b. Kipp struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

James Madison 8th - Calabrese doubled down the rf line. Moody singled to third base, bunt, advanced to second; Calabrese advanced to third. Langley singled to right center, 2 RBI; Moody scored; Calabrese scored. Fleck singled to pitcher, bunt; Langley advanced to second. Dooley walked; Fleck advanced to second; Langley advanced to third. Richter pinch ran for Dooley. Poole walked, RBI; Richter advanced to second; Fleck advanced to third; Langley scored. Smeltzer to p for Helmstetter. Peifer flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Fleck scored. Steadman singled through the right side, RBI; Poole advanced to third; Richter scored. Steadman stole second. Cannizzaro lined out to 1b. Calabrese struck out swinging. 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Fairfield 9th - Scanlan pinch hit for Kuczik. Scanlan struck out looking. Wawruck pinch hit for Sturino. Wawruck struck out swinging. McIlroy pinch hit for Schmalzle. McIlroy struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Line score
 


James Madison 13, Fairfield 6 (Feb 28, 2025 at Harrisonburg, Va.)
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Fairfield........... 110 011 200  -  6 13  1      (3-4)
James Madison....... 601 000 15X  - 13 14  1      (5-4)
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Pitchers: Fairfield - Grabmann; Lesler(4); Memoli(7); Helmstetter(7); Smeltzer(8) and Kuczik.
James Madison - Logar, Jackson; McKinney, Holden(5); Costello, Corey(6); Madden, Griffen(7);
Kuhle, Max(8) and Cannizzaro, Jack.
Win-McKinney, Holden(1-0)  Save-Kuhle, Max(3)  Loss-Grabmann(2-1)  T-3:34  A-431
HR JMU - Dowdell, Corey.

Helmstetter faced 6 batters in the 8th.