Marshall University Athletics
Friday, April 5
Hattiesburg, Miss.
7 p.m. (6 p.m. CT)
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Photo by: Cody Linn
Early Runs Not Enough as Baseball Falls in Series Opener at Southern Miss
4/5/2019 11:42:00 PM | Baseball
Linder extends hitting streak to 14 games
Box Score
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Thundering Herd baseball (18-11, 6-4 C-USA) scored three runs in the first, but were held scoreless across the next eight innings in a series opening loss at Southern Mississippi, 10-3, on Friday.
Marshall started the game with a big first inning. Elvis Peralta collected the first hit of the game on a one-out single. With two outs, Tucker Linder singled up the middle to put Peralta on third and extend his hitting streak to 14 games. Reynaldo Pastrana then smoked a ball to left for a double to score Peralta and then Jaren Lovely followed up with another two-out double to clear the bases and put the Herd up 3-0.
Southern Miss pulled within one after scoring two runs in the bottom of the first and tied the game in the bottom of the fourth with a run.
The Golden Eagles broke the game open with three runs in the fifth and two runs in each of the sixth and eighth innings to win 10-3.
USM took advantage of 10 free bases issued by the Marshall pitching staff, eight walks and two hit batters, while recording 13 hits in the ballgame.
UP NEXT
With a schedule change due to possible rain on Sunday, the two squads will play a doubleheader with the first game beginning at 12 p.m. EST/11 a.m. CST.
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---
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Thundering Herd baseball (18-11, 6-4 C-USA) scored three runs in the first, but were held scoreless across the next eight innings in a series opening loss at Southern Mississippi, 10-3, on Friday.
Marshall started the game with a big first inning. Elvis Peralta collected the first hit of the game on a one-out single. With two outs, Tucker Linder singled up the middle to put Peralta on third and extend his hitting streak to 14 games. Reynaldo Pastrana then smoked a ball to left for a double to score Peralta and then Jaren Lovely followed up with another two-out double to clear the bases and put the Herd up 3-0.
Southern Miss pulled within one after scoring two runs in the bottom of the first and tied the game in the bottom of the fourth with a run.
The Golden Eagles broke the game open with three runs in the fifth and two runs in each of the sixth and eighth innings to win 10-3.
USM took advantage of 10 free bases issued by the Marshall pitching staff, eight walks and two hit batters, while recording 13 hits in the ballgame.
UP NEXT
With a schedule change due to possible rain on Sunday, the two squads will play a doubleheader with the first game beginning at 12 p.m. EST/11 a.m. CST.
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: Powell (3-1)
L: Shapiro, Joshua (4-1)
Batting:
2B: Rodriguez, Erik 1 ; Linder, Tucker 1 ; Pastrana, Reynaldo 1 ; Lovely, Jaren 1 ; Blanton, Geordon 2
RBI: Pastrana, Reynaldo 1 ; Lovely, Jaren 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Peralta Jr., Elvis 1 ; Linder, Tucker 1 ; Pastrana, Reynaldo 1
Batting:
2B: Bowen 1 ; Blaylock 1 ; McGillis 2
HR: Wallner 1
RBI: Montenegro 1 ; Bowen 1 ; Wallner 2 ; Blaylock 4 ; McGillis 2
SH: McGillis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Guidry 2 ; Slater 1 ; Bowen 3 ; Wallner 2 ; Blaylock 1 ; D. Lynch 1
SB: Guidry 1
CS: Montenegro 1
HBP: Guidry 2
Game Leaders
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