Marshall University Athletics
Baseball Splits Doubleheader at Morehead State
4/27/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Baseball Splits Doubleheader at Morehead State
4/27/2004
- Game 1
- Game 2
MOREHEAD, Ky. - The Marshall University baseball team split a doubleheader against Morehead State on Tuesday. Marshall took game one by a 14-10 score before dropping the second game, 6-0.
In game one, the Marshall bats came out swinging, scoring four runs on five hits. The first three batters of the inning reached base. Francois Larmore (Magnolia, NJ) hit a single to score the first run of the game. A fielder?s choice by Rich Russell (Toronto, Ont.) scored the second run of the game before Adam Frederick (Franklin, PA) hit a sacrifice fly to bring in the third run. Russell later scored on an error to give Marshall a 4-0 lead.
Marshall opened the lead up even more in the second inning. With one out and two men on, Rich Russell hit his fifth home run of the year to give Marshall a 7-0 lead. The Eagles scored their first run off of Grant Harper (Grayson, KY) in the bottom of the second, but the Herd got four more runs in the fourth. After Larmore reached on an error and Russell singled, Frederick hit his second home run of the year to bring in three more runs. Joe Glevenyak (West Palm Beach, FL), already 2-2 on the day, followed Frederick?s home run up with a solo shot of his own to give MU an 11-1 lead. Corie O?Bryan (Frederick, MD) hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 12-1.
Morehead State scored their second run of the game in the bottom of the fourth, but MU responded in the top of the seventh, scoring two more runs on three hits to make it a 14-2 game.
Coach Piepenbrink pulled Grant Harper after the sixth inning and brought in freshman Troy Wilson (Saegertown, PA). Wilson struggled, with eight runs scoring in the inning. With two runs already in, the bases were loaded for Jesse Howell, who hit a grand slam to make it a 14-8 game. The Eagles scored two more runs in the inning to come to within four. Mike Marchyshyn (Markham, Ont.) got the final out of the inning.
Steve Ziroli (LaGrange, IL) entered the game with one out in the eighth inning and pitched a scoreless 1 2/3 innings to clinch the Herd?s fourth straight win.
Harper got the win, improving his record to 4-4. He was helped by the Herd offense, which tallied 14 runs on 19 hits. Glevenyak led the way, going 5-5 with two RBI?s. Frederick and Russell both had four RBI?s. Aaron Jamieson (Lindsay, Ont.) contributed three hits while four others had two hits apiece.
With the win, Harper has a career total of 17. That is tied for second in school history with Sean Reeder and Greg Kappas. Albie DeYoung is the all-time win leader with 19.
The bats quieted down in the second game, as the scoring did not start until the bottom of the third inning. After getting the first two batters out, starter Adam Dobies (Pittsburgh, PA) let the next two batters reach base. Next up was Travis Rima, who hit a home run to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead.
They added two more runs in the fourth and notched another run when Lance Seasor hit a solo shot to give Morehead State a 6-0 lead. They would keep the Herd scoreless in the final innings to earn a 6-0 win. MSU pitcher Luke Lockwood pitched the complete game.
Marshall was held to only five hits in game two. Jamieson, who went 3-5 in game one, notched another two hits in game two. Russell, Glevenyak and Monaco had the other three hits. Dobies took the loss, dropping his record to 0-2.
Chris Monaco (Tucson, AZ) stole his 30th base of the season. That ties him for fourth in career-stolen bases with Greg Hill and is only three behind Aaron Williams season record of 33 set in 1999.
Baseball returns home for an important three game series against the Chippewas of Central Michigan. Game one will take place at 3 p.m. on Friday at University Heights. The Chippewas are tied for third in the MAC west with a 7-5 conference record. Admission to all home games is free.
