WILMINGTON, North Carolina - Led by Hunter Ridge, Thomas Pope and Michael Bass with three hits apiece, UNCW exploded for a 14-3 win over James Madison to finish off a sweep of the defending Colonial Athletic Association champions on Sunday at Brooks Field.

The Seahawks ran their record to 6-9, 3-0 in the CAA, with their third consecutive win while the Dukes dropped to 5-10-1 and 0-3.

UNCW pounded out 16 hits, a season high, including home runs from Andrew Cain and Tyler Molinaro, both finished with two hits. Pope extended his hitting streak to nine games with his 3-hit effort. He is hitting .500 (18-36) during that span and has scored 13 runs.

Reliever Tyler DeLoach (1-1) was credited with the win after 1.2 innings of relief. UNCW starter Jordan Ramsey fanned a career-high seven, but managed just 3.2 innings before being replaced. Kelly Secrest closed out the game allowing one hit over 2.1 innings for his first save.

Ian Haynes led JMU with two hits on the afternoon. The Dukes stranded 12 base runners on the afternoon, going 2-for-9 in RBI opportunities and 2-for10 with two outs.

Both teams scored in the first inning, but UNCW jumped on JMU starter Evan Scott (0-2) in the second for five runs. Bass and Matt Campbell knocked in runs with back-to-back singles off Scott and Molinaro greeted JMU reliever Aaron Hoover with a two-run homer to right to cap the outburst.

Trailing 7-3 in the seventh and putting runners on first and second, JMU looked to narrow the gap further, but Secrest ended the uprising with a pop up to shortstop.

UNCW added four more runs in the seventh and three more in the eight to close out the scoring.

The Seahawks visit College of Charleston on March 13 for a 6 p.m. start.