Marshall University Athletics
@HerdSB Seeks 100th Conference USA Win at FIU
3/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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MIAMI - The Marshall Thundering Herd softball team (13-5) will start its Conference USA season on Saturday and Sunday against FIU in Miami. The Herd will start with a double-header on Saturday with games at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Marshall's Sunday game at FIU (1 p.m. ET) will be broadcast on Fox Sports Networks and Fox College Sports.
The game will air on Fox Sports Ohio and Root Sports in the Pittsburgh region, as well as across America. A full list of Fox stations carrying the game can be found here.
With a win, Marshall will reach its 100th win in Conference USA. The Herd currently sits at 99 heading into the league opener.
ZERKLE, DIXON, NEAR OR AT TOPS IN C-USA
With Conference USA play officially starting this week, Marshall sophomores Morgan Zerkle (Milton, W.Va.) and Jordan Dixon (Edmond, Okla.) are at or near the top of several statistical categories for the conference.
Zerkle is second in overall batting average (.531) and by far tops the C-USA lead for stolen bases with 25. She also leads the league with 25 runs and 34 hits.
Dixon is tops in the league with 12 wins in the circle. She also leads with 11 complete games and 139 strikeouts, 47 more than any other pitcher in the league as of 3/6/15.
Both student-athletes are climbing up the school's record book as well. Zerkle currently has the second-highest career batting average of all-time (.402) and is seventh in stolen bases with 72 career, three behind teammate Kaelynn Greene in sixth.
Dixon is now seventh in wins (32) and fifth in strikeouts with 384.
STEALS ON STEALS ON STEALS
Led by sophomore Zerkle's 25 stolen bases, the Herd has 69 stolen bases this season, in 84 attempts.
The Herd's 69 stolen bases ranks first in Conference USA, 24 steals ahead of second place Florida Atlantic.
STANTON'S STATEMENTS
Head Coach Shonda Stanton on weekend:
On Preparation:
"We were able to get outside and practice this week and Coach (Chanda) Bell did a great job of attacking the zone as far as what we're going to see this weekend. Our ladies were able to get some great reps in at the plate. FIU is a great offensive team, so we are going to have to go out and battle with them offensively.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN PANTHERS
After going 33-20 last season, FIU currently stands at 15-8 under first year head coach Gator Rebhan. Rebhan is a Miami native and has previously served as an assistant with the program. As a team, the Golden Panthers are hitting at .312, slightly ahead of Marshall's .309 average. Stephanie Texeira leads the team with a .528 average and 28 hits (six home runs). Corrine Jenkins leads the FIU pitching staff with an 8-5 record.
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