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Marshall Bullies Bobcats in Walk-Off Victory
4/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 9, 2014
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-As Marshall looked to continue its Kennedy Center win streak, the Herd played host to border rival Ohio Wednesday afternoon, picking up its third consecutive win at the Route 2 field after defeating the Bobcats 2-1 in walk-off fashion.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, junior Andrew Dundon (Lincoln Park, N.J.) singled through the right side. On the next pitch, sophomore designated hitter Chase Vogelbach (Ft. Myers, Fla.) ripped a double to right to score Dundon and give the Herd the walk-off victory.
Scoreless through five and a half innings, freshman Brenden Wells (Beloit, Ohio) stepped into the box to lead off the inning. On his first pitch, the left fielder smacked a ball to deep right and gave himself his first hit of the season - a standup triple.
A wild pitch two batters later allowed Wells to score and break the tie, giving the Herd a 1-0 lead.
Redshirt sophomore Lance Elder (Miami) started the game for Marshall, his first start since 2012 after sitting out last season due to Tommy John surgery. The righty tossed four shutout innings, allowing three hits and fanning two.
Herd reliever Clint Wilson (Cedar Park, Texas) worked two scoreless innings, only facing the minimum six batters.
Ohio scored a run in the top of the ninth to tie the game off of Herd reliever Ryan Hopkins (Sardinia, Ohio).
Marshall heads to San Antonio to face off against new Conference USA rival UTSA in a three-game series beginning Friday.
