George Mason University Athletics

Patriots Sweep Doubleheader From Old Dominion

James Madison Downs George Mason in Baseball, 15-4

George Mason Athletics Baseball 4/25/2003 12:00:00 AM

April 25, 2003

HARRISONBURG, Va. - James Madison used a nine-run outburst in the fifth inning to pull away for a 15-4 Colonial Athletic Association baseball victory against visiting George Mason on a rainy Friday afternoon at Long Field.

The Dukes won for the fourth time in five outings and improved to 23-18 overall and 8-4 in the CAA. GMU slipped to 25-13 overall and to 8-4 in the CAA.

JMU sent 14 batters to the plate in the fifth inning and registered half of its 16 hits in the frame. Senior catcher Matt Deuchler (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial), who was making his first start since being injured on March 19, had a pair of doubles in the inning, the first of which led off the inning and the last drove in a pair of runs. Senior shortstop Nathan Doyle (Wilmington, N.C./Laney) added a pair of hits to the inning's total and drove in a run. The Dukes also got a two-run single by freshman Nate Schill (Audubon, N.J./Audubon) during the uprising.

Doyle collected four hits (4-for-4) for the fifth time in his career. He tripled off the top of the fence in right-center, his fourth of the season. He's now tied with Phil Fritz (1981-84) for second all-time at JMU with 12 triples in his career.

JMU's senior first baseman Eddie Kim (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) went 3-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, and he drove in three runs. Senior center fielder Travis Ebaugh (Newport News, Va./Woodside) was also 3-for-4 and drove in one run. Sophomore right fielder Mike Butia (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) had one hit, but drove in two runs to extend his RBI streak to 12 games.

Sophomore first baseman Chris Looze (Amherst, Mass./Amherst) paced the Patriots by going 3-for-5 with three RBI. Junior right fielder Bruce Baldwin (Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan) went 3-for-5.

Senior right-hander Chris Cochran (Reston, Va./South Lakes) won his eighth consecutive start to improve to 8-1 this season, surpassing his previous career high for victories in a season. He did give up 13 hits, but walked none and fanned six in eight innings. He's now 29-10 in his career with the Dukes.

Game two of the series is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday.

GMU	2 0 0  0 0 0	1 1 0	   4   15   3
JMU	3 0 0  2 1 9	0 0 x	  15   16   1

Murray, Morrison (6), Dinwoodie (6) and Prosise
Cochran, Degener (9) and Deuchler, Sluder (7).
W - Cochran (8-1), L - Murray (3-4)
Time: 2:45  Att: 247

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