Marshall University Athletics
Friday, February 15
Kissimmee, Fla.
6:30 p.m.
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Baseball Falls to Milwaukee in 2019 Opener, 5-3
2/15/2019 11:35:00 PM | Baseball
Pastrana collects a pair of hits and an RBI in the loss
Box Score | Play-By-Play
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Marshall baseball (0-1) falls in 2019 season opener in Kissimmee, Fla., Saturday evening to the Milwaukee Panthers (1-0), 5-3.
"We beat ourselves tonight," 13th-year head coach Jeff Waggoner said after the loss to Milwaukee. "Milwaukee had a big fourth inning with four runs on two hits. We played great defense, but we struck out too many times at the plate. Tomorrow is a new day and we have to get ready for two games."
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Second baseman Geordon Blanton launched the first pitch of the season from Milwaukee's Jared Reklaitis over the left-field fence to give the Herd an early 1-0 advantage.
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Herd starting pitcher Ryan Falls proceeded to pitch a flawless first two innings by retiring the Panthers in order for the Herd's first six outs of the ball game.
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Milwaukee tied the game in the third with a leadoff homer by Joe Vyskocil. The Panthers struck for three more runs in the inning on another a hit and four free passes to lead the Herd 4-1 after three innings.
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It didn't take the Herd long to answer back as right fielder Erik Rodriguez lead the fourth with a base knock and third baseman Shane Hanon drew a walk before catcher Reynaldo Pastrana singled home Rodriguez as Marshall cut the deficit to 4-2 heading to the bottom of the fourth.
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After a scoreless bottom of the fourth for the Panthers and a scoreless top of the fifth for the Herd, Milwaukee struck for another run in the bottom of fifth to extend its lead back to three, 5-2.
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Center fielder Andrew Zban knocked in shortstop Elvis Peralta in the top of the seventh to pull Marshall within two, 5-3, but the Herd didn't knock in another run in the final two innings as Milwaukee eventually took the game by the two-run margin.
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The Herd bullpen of Philip Hoffman, Ryan Capuano, D'Andre Knight and Hunter Sexton combined to give up just one run across the last six innings of the game.
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Pastrana was the lone Marshall player with a multi-hit effort going two-for-four with an RBI in the loss.
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UP NEXT
It's a quick turnaround for the Herd as they play a twin bill Saturday facing George Mason at 2 p.m. and Pittsburgh at 6:30 p.m.
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For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
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To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Marshall baseball (0-1) falls in 2019 season opener in Kissimmee, Fla., Saturday evening to the Milwaukee Panthers (1-0), 5-3.
"We beat ourselves tonight," 13th-year head coach Jeff Waggoner said after the loss to Milwaukee. "Milwaukee had a big fourth inning with four runs on two hits. We played great defense, but we struck out too many times at the plate. Tomorrow is a new day and we have to get ready for two games."
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Second baseman Geordon Blanton launched the first pitch of the season from Milwaukee's Jared Reklaitis over the left-field fence to give the Herd an early 1-0 advantage.
Â
Herd starting pitcher Ryan Falls proceeded to pitch a flawless first two innings by retiring the Panthers in order for the Herd's first six outs of the ball game.
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Milwaukee tied the game in the third with a leadoff homer by Joe Vyskocil. The Panthers struck for three more runs in the inning on another a hit and four free passes to lead the Herd 4-1 after three innings.
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It didn't take the Herd long to answer back as right fielder Erik Rodriguez lead the fourth with a base knock and third baseman Shane Hanon drew a walk before catcher Reynaldo Pastrana singled home Rodriguez as Marshall cut the deficit to 4-2 heading to the bottom of the fourth.
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After a scoreless bottom of the fourth for the Panthers and a scoreless top of the fifth for the Herd, Milwaukee struck for another run in the bottom of fifth to extend its lead back to three, 5-2.
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Center fielder Andrew Zban knocked in shortstop Elvis Peralta in the top of the seventh to pull Marshall within two, 5-3, but the Herd didn't knock in another run in the final two innings as Milwaukee eventually took the game by the two-run margin.
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The Herd bullpen of Philip Hoffman, Ryan Capuano, D'Andre Knight and Hunter Sexton combined to give up just one run across the last six innings of the game.
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Pastrana was the lone Marshall player with a multi-hit effort going two-for-four with an RBI in the loss.
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UP NEXT
It's a quick turnaround for the Herd as they play a twin bill Saturday facing George Mason at 2 p.m. and Pittsburgh at 6:30 p.m.
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For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
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To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: REKLAITIS, Jared (1-0)
L: Falls, Ryan (0-1)
S: SOMMERS, Jake (1)
Batting:
2B: Pastrana, Reynaldo 1
3B: Peralta Jr., Elvis 1
HR: Blanton, Geordon 1
RBI: Blanton, Geordon 1 ; Pastrana, Reynaldo 1 ; Zban, Andrew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Blanton, Geordon 1 ; Rodriguez, Erik 1 ; Peralta Jr., Elvis 1
SB: Blanton, Geordon 1
HBP: Linder, Tucker 1
Batting:
3B: BUBAN, Mitchell 1
HR: VYSKOCIL, Joe 1
RBI: BORDNER, Tyler 2 ; VYSKOCIL, Joe 2
SF: VYSKOCIL, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: RYBACKI, Devin 1 ; SCHWECKE, Trevor 1 ; KREITER, Colin 1 ; VYSKOCIL, Joe 1 ; EDUARDO, JJ 1
SB: RYBACKI, Devin 1
CS: VYSKOCIL, Joe 1
HBP: RYBACKI, Devin 1 ; KREITER, Colin 1
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H
1
RBI
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