Spiders Morning Jolt 4/15: Baseball Downs JMU 10-2

The baseball team beat James Madison 10-2 on Tuesday.


Good morning, Spiders. The SPIDYs Awards on Monday was a blast! See who earned 2026 Spider Athletes of the Year and other awards here.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

⚾️ Six homers!
🏀 New MBB player
🕷️ And much, much more!

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🔼 Hot Plate. The baseball team beat James Madison 10-2 on Tuesday. The Spiders hit six home runs in the victory. Michael Elko, Evan Wilson, Khristopher Morris, Grant Kennedy and Aidan O’Keefe each hit home runs. Elko hit two homers. The Spiders had 14 hits total. Dylan Siesky earned the win on the mound after striking out three batters.

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Men’s lacrosse player Joe Sheridan was named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week. Sheridan scored a career-high five goals in the 23-7 win over St. Bonaventure on Saturday. He reached 100 career points, becoming the 11th player in program history to do so.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Happening Tonight! The baseball team takes on Old Dominion tonight.

The last time the Spiders faced Old Dominion was in ___ of 2025.

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

New Spider. The men’s basketball team welcomes Jamie Kaiser Jr. to the 2026-27 roster. Kaiser Jr. is a transfer from Butler. He is a 6’6” guard who will be a redshirt junior with two years of eligibility remaining. Last season, he averaged 9.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs while making 29 starts. Kaiser Jr. is the first member of Richmond’s 2026 transfer class.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, April 15

⚾️ Baseball at Old Dominion @ 6pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Friday, April 17

👟 Track & Field IC4A/ECAC Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis at George Mason @ 1pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. Dayton @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Coppin State @ 4pm ET | Watch

Saturday, April 18

👟 Track & Field IC4A/ECAC Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis at ODU @ TBD
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Hampden-Sydney College/Fordham @ TBD
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Saint Joseph’s @ 12pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Dayton @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Davidson @ 3:30pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday, April 19

⚾️ Baseball vs. Dayton @ 1pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: March!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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