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Caden Bodine takes batting practice in Jacksonville on 2/20/2025
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Winner Coastal Carolina CCU 33-11, 17-4 SBC
4
James Madison JMU 13-31, 6-15 SBC
Winner
Coastal Carolina CCU
33-11, 17-4 SBC
8
Final
4
James Madison JMU
13-31, 6-15 SBC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Coastal Carolina CCU 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 8 9 0
James Madison JMU 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 1

W: Horn, Darin (3-1) L: Smith, Casey (1-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

No. 21 Baseball Completes Sweep of JMU with 8-4 Victory

HARRISONBURG, Va. — No. 21 Coastal Carolina used a late offensive surge and wore out James Madison's pitching staff by drawing 15 free bases to earn an 8-4 win Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park, sweeping the Sun Belt Conference series.

Trailing 4-2 heading into the eighth, the Chanticleers (33-11, 17-4 Sun Belt) strung together four consecutive two-out hits to ignite a five-run frame and seize control. Caden Bodine delivered the go-ahead hit with an RBI double, and Sebastian Alexander, Blake Barthol and Walker Mitchell followed with RBI knocks of their own to blow the game open.

Coastal Carolina batters were hit by a pitch 10 times and drew five walks, consistently applying pressure to a James Madison (13-31, 6-15) pitching staff that used five arms in the loss.

Bodine paced the Chanticleer offense with a 2-for-5 day, driving in four runs, including a two-run double in the second inning that initially erased an early deficit. Alexander added two hits, two runs scored, and two RBIs.

On the mound, Darin Horn (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless seventh inning in relief. Starter Riley Eikhoff allowed three runs over 5.2 innings before the Coastal bullpen took over, combining for 3.1 innings of one-run ball.

Coastal Carolina has now swept three straight conference series and extended its Sun Belt-best league record to 17-4.
NOTEBOOK
  • Big Eighth Inning: Coastal scored five runs in the top of the eighth inning on four straight two-out hits — RBI knocks from Bodine, Alexander, Barthol, and Mitchell. The surge turned a 4-2 deficit into a 7-4 lead.
  • Taking Their Base: The Chanticleers were hit by a pitch 10 times and walked five times Sunday, the most HBPs Coastal has drawn in a single game this season.
  • Bodine Stays Hot: Bodine finished 2-for-5 with four RBIs and two doubles. He drove in two runs in both the second and eighth innings.
  • Resilient Bullpen: After JMU took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh, Coastal's bullpen trio of Horn, Scott Doran and Ryan Lynch combined to throw the final three innings, allowing no runs and just two hits.
  • Up Next: Coastal closes out a five-game road swing on Tuesday at UNCG. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET in Greensboro.
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