Marshall University Athletics
Friday, March 22
Charlotte, N.C.
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Photo by: Cody Linn
Six-Run Fourth Inning Propels Baseball Past Charlotte in Series Opener
3/22/2019 11:04:00 PM | Baseball
Marshall scored 12 runs on 12 hits
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Herd baseball (13-7, 3-1) took the series opener over Charlotte (10-11, 2-2), 12-6, on Friday night at Hayes Stadium in Charlotte.
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"Any time you can come out on Friday night and win like that it sets you up to win the series," 13th-year head coach Jeff Waggoner. "Shapiro went seven innings and threw 93 pitches, which is what you're supposed to do on Friday night. He put us in a spot to win and we played great defensively."
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Erik Rodriguez hit the first pitch of the game for a triple and Tucker Linder singled him home a couple of pitches later to put the Herd on top 1-0.
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Elvis Peralta then reached on a fielding error two batters later to bring home Linder and give Marshall a 2-0 lead after the first inning.
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After giving up two runs on three hits in the bottom of the second, Herd starting pitcher Joshua Shapiro went the next five innings without giving up a hit and giving up just one walk in those five innings. The senior righty tied his career-high of seven innings pitched and struck out six 49ers en route to his third win of the season.
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The Herd broke the game open in the fourth. Peralta led off the inning with a solo blast over the right-center fence. Rey Pastrana took a walk and Jaren Lovely smacked a single through the right side, before Raul Cabrera moved them over on a sacrifice bunt.
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Geordon Blanton then hit a sac fly to score Pastrana and make it a 4-2 ball game with two outs in the inning. Rodriguez kept the inning alive with a single to right to score Lovely.
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Rodriguez then stole second and third and was singled home by Lindor for his second RBI of the game. Hanon closed out the inning with a two-run homer to left as the Herd led 8-2 heading to the bottom of the fourth.
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Blanton scored on two-out wild pitch in the sixth and Rodriguez singled home a pair of two-out runs in the top of the eighth as the Herd led 11-2 heading to the bottom half of the inning.
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Charlotte hit a grand slam in the eighth, but Pastrana singled home Hanon in the top of the ninth and despite giving up a leadoff single, D'Andre Knight faced the minimum in the last half of the inning inducing a game-ending double play.
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Zac McNeel is scheduled to start game two on Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m.
"I want Zac to be a Bulldog, attack the zone and give us a quality start," Waggoner commented on what he's looking for out of McNeel tomorrow.
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NOTES
- Rodriguez hit the first pitch for a triple for a second-consecutive game.
- Peralta extended his hit streak to nine games.
- Hanon reached base for the 14th consecutive game.
- Shapiro had five 1-2-3 innings in the game.
- Hanon's homer was his fourth of the season, tying Zach Inskeep for the team lead.
- Knight threw his sixth-straight scoreless inning.
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For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @HerdBaseball on Twitter and @HerdBSB on 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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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Herd baseball (13-7, 3-1) took the series opener over Charlotte (10-11, 2-2), 12-6, on Friday night at Hayes Stadium in Charlotte.
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"Any time you can come out on Friday night and win like that it sets you up to win the series," 13th-year head coach Jeff Waggoner. "Shapiro went seven innings and threw 93 pitches, which is what you're supposed to do on Friday night. He put us in a spot to win and we played great defensively."
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Erik Rodriguez hit the first pitch of the game for a triple and Tucker Linder singled him home a couple of pitches later to put the Herd on top 1-0.
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Elvis Peralta then reached on a fielding error two batters later to bring home Linder and give Marshall a 2-0 lead after the first inning.
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After giving up two runs on three hits in the bottom of the second, Herd starting pitcher Joshua Shapiro went the next five innings without giving up a hit and giving up just one walk in those five innings. The senior righty tied his career-high of seven innings pitched and struck out six 49ers en route to his third win of the season.
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The Herd broke the game open in the fourth. Peralta led off the inning with a solo blast over the right-center fence. Rey Pastrana took a walk and Jaren Lovely smacked a single through the right side, before Raul Cabrera moved them over on a sacrifice bunt.
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Geordon Blanton then hit a sac fly to score Pastrana and make it a 4-2 ball game with two outs in the inning. Rodriguez kept the inning alive with a single to right to score Lovely.
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Rodriguez then stole second and third and was singled home by Lindor for his second RBI of the game. Hanon closed out the inning with a two-run homer to left as the Herd led 8-2 heading to the bottom of the fourth.
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Blanton scored on two-out wild pitch in the sixth and Rodriguez singled home a pair of two-out runs in the top of the eighth as the Herd led 11-2 heading to the bottom half of the inning.
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Charlotte hit a grand slam in the eighth, but Pastrana singled home Hanon in the top of the ninth and despite giving up a leadoff single, D'Andre Knight faced the minimum in the last half of the inning inducing a game-ending double play.
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Zac McNeel is scheduled to start game two on Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m.
"I want Zac to be a Bulldog, attack the zone and give us a quality start," Waggoner commented on what he's looking for out of McNeel tomorrow.
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NOTES
- Rodriguez hit the first pitch for a triple for a second-consecutive game.
- Peralta extended his hit streak to nine games.
- Hanon reached base for the 14th consecutive game.
- Shapiro had five 1-2-3 innings in the game.
- Hanon's homer was his fourth of the season, tying Zach Inskeep for the team lead.
- Knight threw his sixth-straight scoreless inning.
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For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @HerdBaseball on Twitter and @HerdBSB on 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.
---HerdZone.com---
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shapiro, Joshua (3-0)
L: Pinkney (2-4)
Batting:
2B: Hanon, Shane 1 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
3B: Rodriguez, Erik 1
HR: Hanon, Shane 1 ; Peralta Jr., Elvis 1
RBI: Rodriguez, Erik 3 ; Linder, Tucker 2 ; Hanon, Shane 2 ; Peralta Jr., Elvis 2 ; Pastrana, Reynaldo 1 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
SH: Cabrera, Raul 1
SF: Blanton, Geordon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Erik 2 ; Linder, Tucker 2 ; Hanon, Shane 2 ; Peralta Jr., Elvis 1 ; Pastrana, Reynaldo 2 ; Lovely, Jaren 1 ; Zban, Andrew 1 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
SB: Rodriguez, Erik 2
Batting:
2B: Vazquez 1
HR: Yett 1
RBI: Yett 4 ; Vazquez 1 ; Pennington 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Whitcomb 1 ; Cheek 1 ; Yett 1 ; Johnson, C 1 ; Bullock 1 ; Haney, J 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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5
R
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H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
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