Marshall University Athletics
Marshall University
Morehead State
Baseball Edged by Morehead State, 3-2
4/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 27, 2010
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall University baseball team dropped a midweek nonconference contest to Morehead State, 3-2, on Tuesday afternoon at the Kennedy Center.
Marshall's seven-game win streak came to end and now sit at 20-21 overall. MSU improved to 23-19 on the season.
The Herd broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth by plating a pair of runs. Nathan Gomez doubled in older brother Victor Gomez for the first run of the day. Kris Hecktor singled in N. Gomez on a base knock to center, but that was the all the MU offense could muster against three different Eagles pitchers.
J.D. Ashbrook knocked in the Eagles first run in the fifth on a fielder's choice to slice the Herd advantage in half.
MSU sent two runs home on a MU error in the seventh to take a 3-2 lead and never looked back, knocking off the Herd for the second time this season.
Cody Gibson (1-2) worked 4.2 innings out of the bullpen, allowing just two hits while striking out three to pick up his first win of the season. Hunter Hewitt recorded the final out of the afternoon to pick up his third save.
James White III fired the first 4.0 innings, a career-high, allowing two hits and two walks. Ben Jurevicius (1-2) was tagged with the loss out of the bullpen.
Hecktor was the lone bright spot at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a RBI.
MU travels to Ohio State on Wednesday for a non-conference game at 6:35 p.m.
