Marshall University Athletics
@HerdBaseball Welcomes Two Historic Rivals to Huntington
4/10/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall baseball team welcomes two of its longest rivalries to the Kennedy Center Field on the Route 2 for a pair of midweek contests, beginning Tuesday against Morehead State at 1 p.m. The Thundering Herd will then host Ohio on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
Marshall and Morehead State will meet for the 138th time on Tuesday. The Eagles lead the series 75-59-3. Wednesday's contest between the Herd and Ohio University will be 162nd meeting, the most played series in Marshall baseball history. The Bobcats lead the series 114-46-1.
ON THE MOUND
Tuesday: RHP Brad O'Connor (1-3, 7.90 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Ziegelmeyer (1-1, 5.32 ERA)
Wednesday: TBA vs. TBA
HAVE YOU HERD?
Marshall (15-15, 6-6 Conference USA) has won three of its last four games. The Thundering Herd defeated Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Virginia Tech last Wednesday and took two of three at UAB over the weekend. Sophomore Andrew Zban led the Herd at the plate by going 5-for-8 with two home runs, one double, three RBIs and two runs scored. Marshall's pitching staff held a 1.75 team ERA over the four-game span.
Redshirt junior Matt Reed has been the first man out of the bullpen for the Herd this spring. The Purcellville, Va., native leads the team with 15 appearances, four wins and is tied for a team-high three saves. Reed has pitched 24 innings with 23 strikeouts, most of any Herd reliever. Last week, Reed appeared in three games and tossed 3.2 innings and allowed one hit with five strikeouts. He picked up a win and two saves in his three appearances.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Morehead State (22-10, 8-4 Ohio Valley Conference) enters the midweek contest on a four-game losing streak. The Eagles dropped a game at West Virginia last Wednesday before being swept at UT Martin over the weekend. MSU is 14-1 at home, but holds a 5-7 record on the road this season.
The Eagles feature eight players with a batting average of .300. Junior Eli Boggess leads Morehead State by batting .394 with 37 hits and 18 RBIs. Niko Hulsizer has a team-best 12 home runs and 40 RBIs.
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Ohio (15-15, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) will play a midweek game at Youngstown State before heading south to Huntington. The Bobcats were swept over the weekend in a three-game series against Central Michigan. Ohio is 6-3 on the road, 4-8 at home and 5-4 at neutral sites.
Ohio prides itself with one of the nation's best fielding percentages this spring. The Bobcats rank fourth in the country with a .985 fielding percentage. OU has committed 18 errors in 828 putouts.
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UP NEXT
Marshall travels to the Sunshine State for a three-game series against the Florida Atlantic Owls, beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. The series continues Saturday at 4 p.m. and concludes Sunday at Noon.
