Marshall University Athletics
Herd Softball Opens Fall Ball Season
9/20/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Sept. 20, 2010
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall University softball team will play eight games this fall, as it kicks off the season by hosting a doubleheader versus Ohio on Sept. 26, at Dot Hicks Field.
The Thundering Herd will showcase the 2011 squad in a home opener on Sunday when it squares off at 1 p.m. in a doubleheader against the Bobcats.
After a week's long break, MU will make the trek on Oct. 2 to Lexington, Ky., where it will face a Kentucky squad that in 2010 made its second-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Herd will play a doubleheader with a 2 p.m. start time.
Marshall will then return home to the friendly confines of the Dot to host a doubleheader against North Carolina State on Oct. 9 at 12 p.m.
Fall Ball will conclude with a tri-tournament on Oct. 10 as the Herd takes on Morehead State at 11 a.m., followed by WV State and Morehead at 1 p.m. MU closes out the tournament and the fall season with a 3 p.m. contest against WV State.
All times are Eastern and subject to change. Check back at herdzone.com for updates concerning all Fall Ball exclusives.
FALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 26 Ohio vs. Marshall DH 1 p.m.
Oct. 2 at Kentucky DH 2 p.m.
Oct. 9 vs. North Carolina State DH 12 p.m.
Oct. 10 vs. Morehead State 11 a.m.
WV State vs. Morehead State 1 p.m.
vs. WV State 3 p.m.
DH - Double Header
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