Marshall University Athletics
@HerdBaseball Heads to `Baseball at the Beach'
2/25/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Marshall travels to the 17th annual Baseball at the Beach hosted by Coastal Carolina on Friday and Saturday. The Herd will play Friday against Liberty at noon and face Coastal Carolina at 4 p.m. Marshall (1-2) wraps up three-game weekend on Saturday at 4 p.m. against Liberty.
The Herd's games on Friday will be played at Springs Brooks Stadium on the Coastal Carolina campus, while Saturday's game is set at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark in Myrtle Beach.
THE MATCHUPS
Friday, noon, vs. Liberty (Springs Brooks Stadium)
RHP Chase Boster (0-1) vs. RHP Jack DeGroat (1-0)
Friday, 4 p.m., at Coastal Carolina (Springs Brooks Stadium)
RHP JD Hammer (0-1) vs. RHP Jason Bilous (0-0)
Saturday, 4 p.m., vs. Liberty (TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark)
LHP Parker Danciu (0-0) vs. RHP Parker Bean (0-0)
LAST TIME OUT
Last weekend, Marshall faced off with a familiar foe to begin the season in Florida A&M. In a second straight year opening the season at Tallahassee, the Herd grabbed one out of three games against the Rattlers. On the final day of the series, Marshall showed perseverance after trailing 6-2 through two innings. The Herd rallied with a home run from Cory Garrastazu (Miami) and three RBIs from newcomer Sam Finfer (Bellevue, Wash.). In extra innings, Marshall was sparked by senior relief pitcher Sam Hunter (Ashland, Ky.), who led off the 12th inning with a single to right field. The Herd went on to score three runs to clinch a 11-9 victory.
QUICK HITTERS
Junior outfielder Corey Bird (Elkview, W.Va.) is scheduled to play in his 100th game Friday for the Herd. Bird has a career batting average of .303 with 119 hits and 38 RBIs.
Heston Van Fleet (Kingsville, Texas), Patrick Murphy (Massillon, Ohio), Tyler Ratliff (Alexandria, Va.) and Caleb Ross (Barboursville, W.Va.) combined for 10 scoreless innings through 28 innings of work for the Herd. Van Fleet threw for 5.1 innings and only allowed two hits with seven strikeouts.
SCOUTING THE FLAMES
Liberty enters this weekend with a 2-2 record, with the wins coming against William & Mary on Tuesday in its home opener and USF last Saturday. The Flames have been led by a pair of outfielders, D.J. Artis and Andrew Yacyk. Artis is hitting a team high .438 with seven hits and 14 total bases, while Yacyk leads the team with two home runs and seven RBIs.
SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS
Coast Carolina, ranked No. 19 nationally, is coming off a strong showing its first tournament, as it defeated the defending NCAA champion Virginia Cavaliers, 5-4. The Chanticleers opened with a dominating 17-2 victory over Appalachian State. Coastal has one loss on the season, 13-10, to North Carolina State.
The Chanticleers are led by junior G.K. Young, who has a .500 batting average through three games with seven RBIs. Coastal Carolina has six players hitting over .300.
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