Marshall University Athletics
Softball Travels to Athens for Doubleheader with Ohio
4/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 28, 2009
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - With the home schedule behind them, the Marshall University softball team will be on the road for the last week of the regular season starting with a nonconference doubleheader at Ohio.
The Thundering Herd (27-17) is coming off senior weekend where the team took one of out three against East Carolina while the Bobcats (21-20) lost the last two games to Ball State at home.
The series against Ohio is the longest standing for Marshall softball against any opponent as the two teams have met 49 times coming into this week. The Herd led the overall series against the Bobcats 22-17.
Since Marshall began playing softball in 1994, the two teams have met in every season except 1995. The former Mid-American Conference rivals each own a home series lead as the Herd is 15-6 in Huntington while the Bobcats sit at 10-6 in Athens. The two teams are even at neutral sites, 1-1.
Last season, the two met in Huntington splitting the doubleheader. Marshall took game one 8-5 and Ohio with game two 3-2. In 2007, the Herd took two games during its last trip to Ohio.
In both the circle and at the plate, Melissa Bonner works over both offense and defense for the Bobcats.
She leads the team in hits (50) and RBIs (28) while boasting a batting average of .382. Alexis Zambrana is just ahead of her with a .389 average with 42 hits. Behind them is Deanna Hartsough with 40 hits and 21 RBIs batting .342.
Pitching for Ohio she has a team best ERA of 4.14 and has eight wins with 70 strikeouts. Emily Wethington, who also plays both sides, leads the team with 11 wins and 148 Ks.
Game one of the doubleheader will begin at 2 p.m. EST at Ohio Softball Stadium in Athens. Gametracker will be available for both contests.
