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Friday, April 5
Hattiesburg, Miss.
7 p.m. (6 p.m. CT)

Marshall University

at

Southern Miss

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Photo by: Cody Linn

Baseball Heads to Hattiesburg to Take on Southern Miss

4/4/2019 3:56:00 PM | Baseball

Marshall looks to win fourth-straight conference series

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall baseball (18-10, 6-3) travels to Hattiesburg, Miss., to take on the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in a three-game set beginning on Friday.
 
ON THE MOUND
Friday, April 5, 7 p.m. EST/6 p.m. CST
LHP, Joshua Shapiro vs. RHP, Walker Powell
 
Saturday, April 6, 3 p.m. EST/2 p.m. CST
RHP, Zac McNeel vs. LHP, Stevie Powers
 
Sunday, April 7, 12 p.m./11 a.m. CST
RHP, Wade Martin vs. TBA
 
HAVE YOU HERD?
Marshall is looking to win its fourth-straight Conference USA series to start the season.
 
Joshua Shapiro and Ryan Falls are tied for the team lead in wins with four each. Shapiro also has a 1.38 ERA, which is 38th best in the country.
 
Tucker Linder is on a career-high 13-game hitting streak.
 
The Herd is batting .299 with runners in scoring position this season, including a team-best .422 batting in the situation by Linder.
 
Zach Inskeep has 23 RBI to go with a team-leading five dingers.
 
Marshall has nine batters hitting over .280, including six batting better than .300.
 
Erik Rodriguez leads the Herd in triples (4) and stolen bases (17).
 
Marshall's .299 team batting average is tied for 20th best in the country.
 
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