Marshall University Athletics
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Photo by: Cody Linn
Baseball Loses Pitching Duel, 2-0, to No. 17 WVU
4/30/2019 10:09:00 PM | Baseball
Rodriguez records lone hit for Marshall
Box Score
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Marshall baseball (23-21) falls in a pitching duel, 2-0, at No. 17 West Virginia on Tuesday.
The Mountaineers scored runs in the third and fifth innings, both were scored with two outs.
Marshall's lone base runners came on a two-out walk in the third by Geordon Blanton and a two-single by Erik Rodriguez which broke up Nick Snyder's no-hit bid in the ninth.
Thundering Herd starting pitcher Ryan Capuano went 4.2 innings giving up just two runs on five hits and five walks while setting down five WVU batters with a strikeout.
Marshall's bullpen of Philip Hoffman, Garett Priestley, Bryan Callaly and Hunter Sexton combined to give up just two hits and strikeout four batters in the final 3.1 innings of work.
Tucker Linder's on-base streak of 28 games came to an end.
UP NEXT
Marshall returns home to face Morehead State at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @HerdBaseball on Twitter and @HerdBSB on Instagram.
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---
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Marshall baseball (23-21) falls in a pitching duel, 2-0, at No. 17 West Virginia on Tuesday.
The Mountaineers scored runs in the third and fifth innings, both were scored with two outs.
Marshall's lone base runners came on a two-out walk in the third by Geordon Blanton and a two-single by Erik Rodriguez which broke up Nick Snyder's no-hit bid in the ninth.
Thundering Herd starting pitcher Ryan Capuano went 4.2 innings giving up just two runs on five hits and five walks while setting down five WVU batters with a strikeout.
Marshall's bullpen of Philip Hoffman, Garett Priestley, Bryan Callaly and Hunter Sexton combined to give up just two hits and strikeout four batters in the final 3.1 innings of work.
Tucker Linder's on-base streak of 28 games came to an end.
UP NEXT
Marshall returns home to face Morehead State at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @HerdBaseball on Twitter and @HerdBSB on Instagram.
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---
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Snyder, Nick (6-1)
L: Capuano, Ryan (1-2)
Batting:
2B: White, Brandon 1 ; Hill, Darius 1 ; Lake, TJ 1
RBI: Hill, Darius 1 ; Gonzalez, Ivan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: White, Brandon 1 ; Hill, Darius 1
CS: Davis, Austin 1
HBP: Doanes, Tyler 1
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