Marshall University Athletics
HERD PREPARES FOR HOME AND HOME VS. MOREHEAD STATE
4/2/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Morehead, KY--The Thundering Herd baseball team travels to Kentucky Tuesday for a mid-week home and home series against Morehead State before heading back to Kennedy Center Field Wednesday. Both Marshall (11-12) and Morehead (16-13) will be looking to get back in the win column after losing their previous series. Game one will take place Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Morehead, and Game two will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Huntington.
ON THE MOUND
Tuesday vs. Morehead State LHP Joshua Shapiro (1-1 4.24 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Cantu (1-0 3.28 ERA)
Wednesday vs. Morehead State RHP Brad O'Connor (2-3 4.58 ERA) vs. TBA
HAVE YOU HERD?
--Second baseman Peter Hutzal became the first member of the Herd to have a multi-home run game this season in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against FAU. Hutzal now holds a team-high four home runs in his first year with Marshall.
--Catcher Reynaldo Pastrana continues to be a deterrent to baserunners looking to steal. Pastrana has picked off 50 percent (7-14) of runners looking to advance this season.
--Will Ray, now a full-time utility player after an injury to his pitching arm, has impressed on the plate racking up a .300 batting average and 14 RBIs in just 50 at-bats.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
--Trevor Snyder is Morehead's power-hitting threat. The junior has a team-high 24 RBIs and four homers this season.
--Braxton Morris leads the Eagles with a .408 On-base percentage and a .508 slugging percentage. Morris has 49 hits on the year, 14 more than any other Morehead player.
--Tuesday starter Kyle Cantu's 3.28 ERA is the lowest among Eagles starting pitchers this season.
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UP NEXT
Marshall heads to Murfreesboro to take on Middle Tennessee in a three game C-USA series starting Friday at 7 p.m.
