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
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.
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.
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.
Starting pitcher Ryan Capuano received a no decision after going five innings giving up four runs, three earned on six hits.
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.
Garett Priestley went two scoreless innings of relief, giving up just one hit and one walk in his outing.
Morehead State regained the lead on a bases-loaded walk in the top of the eighth making it 5-4.
Marshall couldn't bring home another run as the score finished at 5-4.
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.
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
