Marshall University Athletics

Tuesday, April 30
Morgantown, W.Va.
6:30 p.m.

Marshall University

23-21

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West Virginia

27-15

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West Virginia
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Ryan Capuano
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.
 
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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Snyder, Nick (6-1)

L: Capuano, Ryan (1-2)

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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

Game Leaders

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