Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, April 27
Birmingham, Al.
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Photo by: Cody Linn
Baseball Uses Offensive Explosion to Beat UAB on Saturday
4/27/2019 8:11:00 PM | Baseball
Marshall had seven players with at least two hits
Box Score
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Thundering Herd baseball team (23-19, 10-10 C-USA) used a big, offensive day at the plate to take down the UAB Blazer, 15-10, on Saturday in game two of the series in Birmingham.
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"Overall it was a great team win," 13th-year head coach Jeff Waggoner said. "Everybody stepped up. We needed everyone to step up and they responded. Now we have to get ready to win the series tomorrow."
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Marshall got on the board first with a one-out homer by Elvis Peralta, Jr., in the top of first.
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The Blazers answered as Jess Davis homered to lead off the bottom half of the first, but starting pitcher Wade Martin settled in by retiring the three batters in order to keep the score 1-1.
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Evan Hurn recorded a leadoff single in the second, before Erik Rodriguez tripled him home with one out to put the Herd back on top. Peralta then singled Rodriguez home to extend the Herd's lead to 3-1.
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After a scoreless top of the third for Marshall, UAB struck for three two-out runs in the bottom of the inning, including a two-run homer by Ian Lander, to hold a 4-3 over the Herd.
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Peralta answered for Marshall in the next half inning with a two-out single to score Geordon Blanton and tie the game at 4-4.
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Martin exited after three innings with a no decision as he made way for Ryan Falls. Falls gave up a leadoff double and a walk to start the outing, but worked out the jam with a pair of strikeouts maintain the tied score.
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Marshall then struck for a big inning in the top of the fifth. Tucker Linder started the inning with a single, followed by a single from Rey Pastrana and a walk drawn by Andrew Zban to load the bases. Luke Edwards then singled home a run, followed by a two-RBI single from Evan Hurn. UAB recorded its first out on a Blanton sacrifice fly to score Edwards.
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Rodriguez then hit a two-run home run to right center to put the Thundering Herd up 10-4 with still one out. The six-run, six-hit inning concluded with a double play after a Peralta single.
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The Blazers struck back with two runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth to cut the Marshall lead to 10-8.
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Falls exited in the sixth after allowing a run off a batter reached on a strikeout wild pitch and a double in which the batter reached third. D'Andre Knight came on ending the inning with a fly-out double play, which scored the runner from third, and a ground out.
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Knight was pulled in the bottom of the eighth with a runner at first and one out for Michael Guerrero. Guerrero gave up a two-run home run to Zack Davis on his first pitch. However, he retired the next batters to keep the game tied 10-10.
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Knight's final line in a no decision was 2.1 innings pitched, giving up just one run on one hit and striking out three.
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Marshall came back in the top of the ninth by loading the bases with no outs. Linder then hit a sacrifice fly to right to bring home Rodriguez and give the Herd an 11-10 lead. Pastrana followed up with an infield single to bring home another run and make it 12-10. Edwards the hit a three-run blast over the left-field fence to make it 15-10.
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Guerrero earned his second win of the season after pitching a scoreless ninth inning to close out the game.
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NOTES
- Waggoner now has 298 wins in his career
- Peralta's homer was his team-leading eighth of the season
- Rodriguez's triple was his conference leading seventh of the 2019 campaign
- Linder reached base for the 27th straight game, while Peralta extended his on-base streak to 21 games
- The homer by Rodriguez in the fifth was his first of the season and second of his career
- All nine Marshall starters reached base, with eight of the nine recording hits
- Edwards' homer was his second of the season
- Peralta reached base in each of his six plate appearances, going four-for-four with a pair of extra-base hits and three RBI
- Edwards had a team-high four RBI on a two-for-four day at the plate, including a walk
- Rodriguez, Zach Inskeep, Linder, Pastrana and Hurn joined Peralta and Edwards with multi-hit efforts in the game, with Linder recording three hits
- Rodriguez also scored and drove in three runs
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UP NEXT
The Herd look to take the series in the rubber match on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST/1 p.m. CST.
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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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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Thundering Herd baseball team (23-19, 10-10 C-USA) used a big, offensive day at the plate to take down the UAB Blazer, 15-10, on Saturday in game two of the series in Birmingham.
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"Overall it was a great team win," 13th-year head coach Jeff Waggoner said. "Everybody stepped up. We needed everyone to step up and they responded. Now we have to get ready to win the series tomorrow."
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Marshall got on the board first with a one-out homer by Elvis Peralta, Jr., in the top of first.
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The Blazers answered as Jess Davis homered to lead off the bottom half of the first, but starting pitcher Wade Martin settled in by retiring the three batters in order to keep the score 1-1.
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Evan Hurn recorded a leadoff single in the second, before Erik Rodriguez tripled him home with one out to put the Herd back on top. Peralta then singled Rodriguez home to extend the Herd's lead to 3-1.
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After a scoreless top of the third for Marshall, UAB struck for three two-out runs in the bottom of the inning, including a two-run homer by Ian Lander, to hold a 4-3 over the Herd.
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Peralta answered for Marshall in the next half inning with a two-out single to score Geordon Blanton and tie the game at 4-4.
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Martin exited after three innings with a no decision as he made way for Ryan Falls. Falls gave up a leadoff double and a walk to start the outing, but worked out the jam with a pair of strikeouts maintain the tied score.
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Marshall then struck for a big inning in the top of the fifth. Tucker Linder started the inning with a single, followed by a single from Rey Pastrana and a walk drawn by Andrew Zban to load the bases. Luke Edwards then singled home a run, followed by a two-RBI single from Evan Hurn. UAB recorded its first out on a Blanton sacrifice fly to score Edwards.
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Rodriguez then hit a two-run home run to right center to put the Thundering Herd up 10-4 with still one out. The six-run, six-hit inning concluded with a double play after a Peralta single.
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The Blazers struck back with two runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth to cut the Marshall lead to 10-8.
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Falls exited in the sixth after allowing a run off a batter reached on a strikeout wild pitch and a double in which the batter reached third. D'Andre Knight came on ending the inning with a fly-out double play, which scored the runner from third, and a ground out.
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Knight was pulled in the bottom of the eighth with a runner at first and one out for Michael Guerrero. Guerrero gave up a two-run home run to Zack Davis on his first pitch. However, he retired the next batters to keep the game tied 10-10.
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Knight's final line in a no decision was 2.1 innings pitched, giving up just one run on one hit and striking out three.
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Marshall came back in the top of the ninth by loading the bases with no outs. Linder then hit a sacrifice fly to right to bring home Rodriguez and give the Herd an 11-10 lead. Pastrana followed up with an infield single to bring home another run and make it 12-10. Edwards the hit a three-run blast over the left-field fence to make it 15-10.
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Guerrero earned his second win of the season after pitching a scoreless ninth inning to close out the game.
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NOTES
- Waggoner now has 298 wins in his career
- Peralta's homer was his team-leading eighth of the season
- Rodriguez's triple was his conference leading seventh of the 2019 campaign
- Linder reached base for the 27th straight game, while Peralta extended his on-base streak to 21 games
- The homer by Rodriguez in the fifth was his first of the season and second of his career
- All nine Marshall starters reached base, with eight of the nine recording hits
- Edwards' homer was his second of the season
- Peralta reached base in each of his six plate appearances, going four-for-four with a pair of extra-base hits and three RBI
- Edwards had a team-high four RBI on a two-for-four day at the plate, including a walk
- Rodriguez, Zach Inskeep, Linder, Pastrana and Hurn joined Peralta and Edwards with multi-hit efforts in the game, with Linder recording three hits
- Rodriguez also scored and drove in three runs
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UP NEXT
The Herd look to take the series in the rubber match on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST/1 p.m. CST.
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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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Guerrero, Michael (2-1)
L: Calvert, Matthew (0-4)
Batting:
2B: Peralta Jr., Elvis 1 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
3B: Rodriguez, Erik 1
HR: Rodriguez, Erik 1 ; Peralta Jr., Elvis 1 ; Edwards, Luke 1
RBI: Rodriguez, Erik 3 ; Peralta Jr., Elvis 3 ; Linder, Tucker 1 ; Pastrana, Reynaldo 1 ; Edwards, Luke 4 ; Hurn, Evan 2 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
SH: Zban, Andrew 1
SF: Linder, Tucker 1 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Erik 3 ; Peralta Jr., Elvis 2 ; Schaefer, Kyle 1 ; Linder, Tucker 1 ; Pastrana, Reynaldo 2 ; Zban, Andrew 1 ; Edwards, Luke 2 ; Hurn, Evan 2 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
HBP: Rodriguez, Erik 1 ; Peralta Jr., Elvis 1
Batting:
2B: Davis, Jess 1 ; Davis, Zack 1 ; Tolbert, Tyler 2
HR: Davis, Jess 1 ; Davis, Zack 1 ; Ladner, Ian 1
RBI: Davis, Jess 2 ; Davis, Zack 3 ; Pharis, Carter 1 ; Ladner, Ian 2 ; Tolbert, Tyler 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Jess 2 ; Schultz, Colton 1 ; Davis, Zack 2 ; Pharis, Carter 2 ; Ladner, Ian 2 ; Wiley, Justin 1
SB: Tolbert, Tyler 1
HBP: Ladner, Ian 1
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