Marshall University Athletics
Marshall University
Old Dominion
Marshall Slips Sunday to ODU
4/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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NORFOLK, Va. -- Marshall baseball (13-25, 6-12 C-USA) was held to three hits as the Herd was unable to get the sweep, dropping Sunday's contest to Old Dominion (18-21, 6-12 C-USA) 6-2. Marshall did however get the series win, with Friday (6-1) and Saturday (5-1) victories.
This is the second straight C-USA series Marshall has won, after taking two-of-three games from Charlotte last weekend.
Sophomore Corey Bird (Pinch, W.Va.), junior DJ Gee (Seattle) and senior TJ Diffenderfer (Mount Juliet, Tenn.) all reached bases with singles in the first inning.
The Monarchs' sophomore southpaw Adam Bainbridge tossed a complete game in the ODU win, picking up six strikeouts with no walks.
The Herd led things off quickly, as Bird smacked the first pitch of the game back up the middle for a single. Gee then moved him up on his own single, and Bird crossed the plate with Diffenderfer's hit through the right side.
A sacrifice fly from junior Aaron Bossi (St. Louis, Mo.) scored Gee for the Herd's second, and ultimately final, run of the day.
Walks paired with timely hits proved to be the Herd's doom, as Marshall gave nine free passes during the contest and five of ODU's nine hits were for extra-bases. Â The Monarchs cut the Herd lead in half with a run in the first, then took their first lead of the series in the third inning with two more runs. ODU crossed the plate again in the fifth, and two more times in the seventh to reach the 6-2 result.
Marshall will next be in action Tuesday, traveling north to Morgantown to face in-state rival West Virginia at the brand new Monongalia County Ballpark. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.
WAGGONER'S WORDS
Quotes from head coach Jeff Waggoner
"What a great weekend. I'm proud of our guys for playing together and winning a series against a great team like Old Dominion on the road."
