Marshall University Athletics
Marshall University
22-18
Morehead State
27-15
Baseball Falls on Tuesday to Morehead State
4/23/2019 6:44:00 PM | Baseball
Marshall left one runner on base while stranding 11 Eagles
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall baseball (22-17, 9-9 C-USA) dropped its mid-week contest, 5-4, to Morehead State on Tuesday at the Kennedy Center.
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The Eagles struck first, scoring three runs in the top of the third, but an Elvis Peralta, Jr., sacrifice fly and a RBI-single through the right side in the bottom of the fourth inning brought the deficit to 3-2.
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After MSU struck for another in the top of the fifth, Rey Pastrana led off with a homer and Geordon Blanton followed up two batters later with a two-out dinger to tie the game at 4-4.
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Starting pitcher Ryan Capuano received a no decision after going five innings giving up four runs, three earned on six hits.
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Luke Edwards helped reliever Garett Priestley get out of the sixth by turning a line drive into double play, throwing out the runner at first as he misread the play.
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Garett Priestley went two scoreless innings of relief, giving up just one hit and one walk in his outing.
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Morehead State regained the lead on a bases-loaded walk in the top of the eighth making it 5-4.
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Marshall couldn't bring home another run as the score finished at 5-4.
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NOTES
- Pastrana hit his seventh home run of the season, tying Peralta for the team lead.
- Blanton's home run was his fourth of the season.
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UP NEXT
Marshall will face Morehead State on Tuesday at the Kennedy Center.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: LOONEY, David (2-0)
L: Knight, D'Andre (3-3)
S: CONWAY, Cory (1)
Batting:
2B: LEONARD, Reid 1 ; PERONI, Dom 1
RBI: LEONARD, Reid 1 ; PAULY, Connor 1 ; HAMMON, Jake 1 ; PERONI, Dom 1 ; LAYNE, Ryan 1
SH: BOYD, Zach 1
SF: PERONI, Dom 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LEONARD, Reid 1 ; PAULY, Connor 1 ; HILL, Stephen 1 ; BOYD, Zach 2
SB: HAMMON, Jake 1 ; LAYNE, Ryan 1 ; SHOUPE, Brody 1
HBP: FAIN, Hunter 1
Batting:
2B: Edwards, Luke 1
HR: Pastrana, Reynaldo 1 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
RBI: Peralta Jr., Elvis 1 ; Linder, Tucker 1 ; Pastrana, Reynaldo 1 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
SF: Peralta Jr., Elvis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Erik 1 ; Edwards, Luke 1 ; Pastrana, Reynaldo 1 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
SB: Pastrana, Reynaldo 1
CS: Peralta Jr., Elvis 1
PO: Peralta Jr., Elvis 1
