Marshall University Athletics
Herd to Face No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats Wednesday
3/6/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 6, 2012
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall's baseball team will face the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats (12-0) at UK's Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington, Ky. Wednesday at 4 p.m.
The Thundering Herd is looking to rebound off a 1-3 weekend which saw the team go hitless in its most recent outing, a 5-1 loss to Wake Forest on Sunday. As a result, Marshall (4-7) has lost back-to-back games for the first time since the season began.
Kentucky has won all 12 of its games this year and consequently climbed to a No. 23 ranking in the NCAA. In their most recent outing, the Wildcats needed a come-from-behind victory Wednesday evening to defeat Tennessee Tech 10-6. The Wildcats scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning of that game to erase a 6-3 deficit and keep the perfect record intact. Only UK and Gonzaga (10-0) remain unbeaten in the world of college baseball.
Nathan Gomez leads the Herd in both hitting (.325) and run production (12 RBIs). The junior first baseman ranks fifth in Conference-USA in runs batted in, sixth in doubles (four), and fourth in home runs (two). His six extra base hits have him slugging .575 which is 10th in C-USA.
The Wildcats have four different hitters batting over the .400 mark, led by outfielder Zac Zeller's average of .448. As a team, UK is averaging over nine runs per game as it has already posted 10 or more runs in five different contests this season.
Video stream of Wednesday's game will be available through CBS All-Access, and fans can also follow via , live chat, and Twitter.
