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Baseball Defeats WVU in Road Victory
10/4/2019 10:38:00 PM | Baseball
Marshall scored five runs in the fourth inning
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall baseball takes down WVU 6-4 on Friday night at Monongalia County Ballpark in their second matchup of the fall behind a five-run fourth inning.
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After the two teams played scoreless baseball through the first two and a half innings, WVU struck for the first run in the bottom of the third to take a 1-0 lead.
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However, the Thundering Herd struck for a big inning in the top of the fourth. Jordon Billups leadoff with a single, followed by Peter Hutzal being hit by a pitch and Zach Inskeep drawing a walk to load the bases with no outs. Zach Gardiner then grounded into a fielder's choice to bring home Billups and tie the game.
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Brady Garrison then came to the plate and legged out a two-RBI double to give Marshall its first lead of the game at 2-1. After another fielder's choice and a Jaren Lovely single, the bases were loaded with two outs for Geordon Blanton. Blanton smoked a ball to the right-center gap for a bases clearing triple to put MU up 5-1.
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The next inning Inskeep brought home Billups on a sacrifice fly, after he lead the inning off with a double, to make 6-1 Herd.
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The Mountaineers scored runs in the eighth and another in the ninth, but MU held on for the victory.
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Wade Martin, Ryan Capuano, Jeffrey Purnell, John Cheatwood, Brady Choban, Trey Alderman, Nick Jodway, Robert Kwiatkowski, D'Andre Knight, Michael Guerrero and Philip Hoffman all pitched in the contest. They combined to strand 13 Mountaineers on base.
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For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @MarshallBaseball on Twitter and @HerdBSB on Instagram.
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After the two teams played scoreless baseball through the first two and a half innings, WVU struck for the first run in the bottom of the third to take a 1-0 lead.
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However, the Thundering Herd struck for a big inning in the top of the fourth. Jordon Billups leadoff with a single, followed by Peter Hutzal being hit by a pitch and Zach Inskeep drawing a walk to load the bases with no outs. Zach Gardiner then grounded into a fielder's choice to bring home Billups and tie the game.
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Brady Garrison then came to the plate and legged out a two-RBI double to give Marshall its first lead of the game at 2-1. After another fielder's choice and a Jaren Lovely single, the bases were loaded with two outs for Geordon Blanton. Blanton smoked a ball to the right-center gap for a bases clearing triple to put MU up 5-1.
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The next inning Inskeep brought home Billups on a sacrifice fly, after he lead the inning off with a double, to make 6-1 Herd.
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The Mountaineers scored runs in the eighth and another in the ninth, but MU held on for the victory.
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Wade Martin, Ryan Capuano, Jeffrey Purnell, John Cheatwood, Brady Choban, Trey Alderman, Nick Jodway, Robert Kwiatkowski, D'Andre Knight, Michael Guerrero and Philip Hoffman all pitched in the contest. They combined to strand 13 Mountaineers on base.
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For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @MarshallBaseball on Twitter and @HerdBSB on Instagram.
#HerdFamily
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