Baseball Releases 2003 Schedule

8/21/2002

HUNTINGTON, W. Va.? Marshall University head baseball coach Dave Piepenbrink has announced the schedule for the 2003 campaign. The Thundering Herd opens the season Feb. 14 in Macon, GA, versus head coach and Marshall alumnus Barry Myers? Mercer University Bears.

Marshall will participate in two regular season tournaments this season. The College of Charleston will play host to Marshall, Charleston Southern University and George Mason University from Feb. 21-23 in Charleston, SC. The University of Alabama at Birmingham will welcome the Herd from Feb. 28-March 2, along with the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University.

Some notable road contests for Marshall include a trip to Raleigh, NC, from March 7-9 to battle the Atlantic Coast Conference?s North Carolina State University Wolfpack in their brand new baseball facility. Marshall also makes a one-game stop on March 18 in Lexington, KY, to play the Wildcats of Kentucky.

Marshall opens up Mid-American Conference play on March 28 when Western Michigan University travels to Huntington for a four-game series. The Herd will play at Ohio University on April 4, and return to Huntington for a double-header on April 5 versus the Bobcats before finishing out the series on April 6 in Athens. The defending MAC champions and NCAA Regional participants Kent State University will make an appearance at University Heights for a four-game series from April 18-20.

The MAC tournament will take place from May 21-24 at a site yet to be determined followed by NCAA play, which commences on May 30.

Date	Opponent	Location	Time
Feb 14	at Mercer	Macon, GA	4:00 p.m.
Feb 15	at Mercer	Macon, GA	2:00 p.m.
Feb 16	at Mercer	Macon, GA	1:30 p.m.
Feb 21	at College of Charleston$	Charleston, SC	5:00 p.m.
Feb 22	at Charleston Southern$	Charleston, SC	7:00 p.m.
Feb 23	vs. George Mason$	Charleston, SC	11:00 a.m.
Feb 28-Mar 2	at UAB Tournament	Birmingham, AL	TBA
Mar 5	Concord	Huntington, WV	2:00 p.m.
Mar 7	at NC State	Raleigh, NC	TBA
Mar 8	at NC State	Raleigh, NC	TBA
Mar 9	at NC State	Raleigh, NC	TBA
Mar 12	at W. Va. State#	Institute, WV	1:00 p.m.
Mar 18	at Kentucky	Lexington, KY	TBA
Mar 20	Youngstown State	Huntington, WV	2:00 p.m.
Mar 23	Drexel	Huntington, WV	3:00 p.m.
Mar 24	Drexel	Huntington, WV	3:00 p.m.
Mar 25	Drexel	Huntington, WV	1:00 p.m.
Mar 28	WESTERN MICHIGAN	Huntington, WV	3:00 p.m.
Mar 29	WESTERN MICHIGAN#	Huntington, WV	1:00 p.m.
Mar 30	WESTERN MICHIGAN	Huntington, WV	1:00 p.m.
Apr 1	Morehead State	Huntington, WV	3:00 p.m.
Apr 4	at OHIO	Athens, OH	3:00 p.m.
Apr 5	at OHIO#	Athens, OH	1:00 p.m.
Apr 6	at OHIO	Athens, OH	1:00 p.m.
Apr 9	Rio Grande	Huntington, WV	3:00 p.m.
Apr 11	at BUFFALO	Buffalo, NY	3:00 p.m.
Apr 12	at BUFFALO#	Buffalo, NY	1:00 p.m.
Apr 13	at BUFFALO	Buffalo, NY	1:00 p.m.
Apr 15	at Morehead State	Morehead, KY	6:00 p.m.
Apr 18	KENT STATE	Huntington, WV	3:00 p.m.
Apr 19	KENT STATE#	Huntington, WV	1:00 p.m.
Apr 20	KENT STATE	Huntington, WV	1:00 p.m.
Apr 22	at Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY	3:00 p.m.
Apr 25	at BOWLING GREEN	Bowling Green, OH	3:00 p.m.
Apr 26	at BOWLING GREEN#	Bowling Green, OH	1:00 p.m.
Apr 27	at BOWLING GREEN	Bowling Green, OH	1:00 p.m.
Apr 29	Eastern Kentucky	Huntington, WV	3:00 p.m.
May 2	at MIAMI	Oxford, OH	3:00 p.m.
May 3	at MIAMI#	Oxford, OH	1:00 p.m.
May 4	at MIAMI	Oxford, OH	1:00 p.m.
May 9	AKRON	Huntington, WV	3:00 p.m.
May 10	AKRON#	Huntington, WV	1:00 p.m.
May 11	AKRON	Huntington, WV	1:00 p.m.
May 16	at Youngstown State#	Youngstown, OH	TBA
May 17	at Youngstown State	Youngstown, OH	TBA
May 21-May 24	at MAC TOURNAMENT	TBA	TBA
May 30-Jun 1	at NCAA Regionals	TBA	TBA
Jun 6-Jun 8	at NCAA Super Regionals	TBA	TBA
Jun 13-Jun 21	at NCAA World Series	Omaha, NE	TBA
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All home games listed in bold. Conference games listed in ALL CAPS.
$ College of Charleston Tournament
# Doubleheader	?

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