Marshall University Athletics
@HerdSB Ready to Hit the Road to Wright State
4/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. ââ'¬" Marshall softball hits the road again Wednesday April 6 for a non-conference doubleheader with the Wright State Raiders (18-15). First pitch is set for 4 p.m. eastern and both games will be broadcast on ESPN3. Links for the games can be found on the Wright State Softball schedule.
The Herd (20-15, 6-3) is coming off of a C-USA series with the UAB Blazers. Marshall dropped two games over the weekend and currently sit in second place in East Division behind FAU.
Senior outfielder Kaelynn Greene (Eastvale, Calif.) went 4-for-4 in the game two, extra-inning win over the Blazers. With her third hit of the contest, Greene became Marshall's all-time hits leader recording number 267. She broke the previous record held by 4-time All-American Rachel Folden (2005-08). Greene has 268, and 55 for the year, with 19 games remaining in the regular season.
Junior pitcher Jordan Dixon (Edmond, Okla.) is tied with Sara Gulla (1998-01) for second all-time in program history in career strikeouts with 727. Dixon needs only five more to move ahead of Andi Williamson (2011-2013) for first all-time. The junior is Marshall's all-time wins leader with 69.
Marshall and Wright State have met 18 times previously over the series history since 1995. The Herd lead the series 14-4. The two schools have met up each season since 2010. Marshall has traveled to Wright State only two times in 2011 and 2014. The Thundering Herd has won three in a row over the Raiders with the last loss coming in a doubleheader split April 16, 2014.
In 2015, Marshall defeated Wright State 3-2 in game one and 11-2 in game two. In the first game Dixon struck out 10 batters while on the offensive side Marshall stole five bases. The second game featured 15 hits with seven combined from Morgan Zerkle (Milton, W.Va.), Greene and Elicia D'Orazio (Clermont, Fla.). Katalin Lucas (Agua Dulce, Calif.) crushed a three-run home run in the second inning. Pitcher Brittanie Fowler went the distance in the five-inning win to grab her second win of the season.
Fans can also tune in on 88.1 WMUL-FM and online www.marshall.edu/wmul.
