Marshall University Athletics
Baseball Shutout by Kent State 13-0
5/3/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Baseball Shutout by Kent State 13-0
5/3/2002
KENT, Ohio-Behind starting pitcher Dirk Hayhurst, the Kent State University baseball team
shutout Marshall University 13-0 in Mid-American Conference action. The Golden Flashes managed to
score in every inning but one. With the loss, Marshall falls to 16-25 on the season, 6-10 in conference, while Kent State improves to 28-12, 13-2 in conference.
Hayhurst pitched eight innings for the Flashes, allowing only five hits while striking out nine
Thundering Herd batters. Hayhurst (6-2) has now pitched 16 consecutive scoreless innings.
The Thundering Herd never threatened to score and Craig Dziedziejko was the only bright spot for
Marshall, going three for four with a double.
Kent State took an early 1-0 lead when the Flashes perfectly executed a double steal. On a pitchout,
Chris Welsch took off for second and got caught in a rundown that allowed Eric O?Brien to steal home.
The Golden Flashes extended the lead to 4-0 in the third. After loading the bases with nobody out,
two consecutive sacrifice flies allowed Tom Martin and Casey Ellis to score. With two outs, Phil LoCascio
singled to right center to score Chad Kinyon.
Kent State added a run in the third, two in the fourth and another in the fifth to give the Golden
Flashes a commanding 8-0 lead.
KSU made it 11-0 in the sixth when three runs crossed the plate. A sacrifice fly by Kinyon scored
Brady Glass to give KSU a 9-0 lead. After 11 straight singles opened the game, KSU finally got an extra-base hit when Holick?s double scored Tom Martin. Eric O?Brien made it back-to-back extra base hits when his double scored Holick to make it 11-0.
After being held scoreless in the seventh, Martin and Casey Ellis hit back-to-back home runs in the
eighth to give the Golden Flashes a 13-0 victory.
Sean Smith (1-2) allowed 13 hits and 11 runs, eight earned, over six innings and took the loss.
The four-game series will continue tomorrow as the two teams meet in a doubleheader starting at
1:00 p.m.
