Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, April 6
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Photo by: Huston McCullough/USM
Baseball Comes Up Short in Double Header at Southern Miss
4/6/2019 9:53:00 PM | Baseball
Linder extends hitting streak to 16 games
GM 1: Box Score
GM 2: Box Score
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Marshall baseball (18-13, 6-6 C-USA) dropped both games of a double header to Southern Miss on Saturday in Hattiesburg. The first loss marked the first series dropped by the Herd this season, with the second loss marking the first series sweep and three-game losing streak.
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Game 1
Wade Martin made his third start of the season and threw a scoreless-first inning despite hitting a pair of batters.
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Tucker Linder got the scoring started with a leadoff homer in the top of the second to extend his hitting streak to 15 games.
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Geordon Blanton then leadoff the third with a single, followed by a double by Erik Rodriguez to put runners at second and third with no outs. Elvis Peralta brought home Blanton on a sacrifice fly to extend the Herd's lead to 2-0.
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Ryan Falls came on in relief of Martin in the second and proceeded to throw five scoreless innings for the second-straight weekend. Falls gave up hits and three walks in those five innings, striking out two batters and inducing two double plays. Falls hasn't given up a run in his last three appearances spanning 14.2 innings.
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The seventh inning got Southern Miss back in the game. Robert Kwiatkowski came on in relief of Falls to begin the inning. A leadoff single and a fielder's choice sac bunt that didn't put runners at first and second with no outs. Kwiatkowski forced a bunt pop out to Reynaldo Pastrana to hold the runners at first and second.
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Patrick Murphy and Michael Guerrero also came in to pitch in the seventh as the Golden Eagles struck for two runs on bases loaded walks and a wild pitch to put the Herd at a 3-2 deficit after seven.
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Peralta picked up the Herd in the next half inning with a leadoff home run to tie the game 3-3. Inskeep walked as the next batter and after a Linder lineout, Pastrana singles to put runners at first and second with one out. However, Andrew Zban grounded into a double play to end the inning.
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Guerrero set the Golden Eagles down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the eighth to keep the game tied heading to the ninth. After the Herd went down in order in the top of the ninth, Southern Miss led off the bottom of the inning with a triple. Marshall intentionally walked the next two batters to have force outs at every base. The next batter collected a walk-off single for a 4-3 Southern Miss win.
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Game 2
The Herd scored first for the third time in the series as after Peralta got hit by a pitch, he advanced to second on a balk and stole third all with Inskeep at the plate and one out in the top of the first. Inskeep then singled him home to put Marshall up 1-0.
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The Golden then struck for three runs in the bottom of the first to go up 3-1. The Herd then scored in a déjà vu moment in the third as Inskeep singled home Peralta to cut it to a one-run deficit, 3-2.
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But Southern Miss then struck for two more in the bottom half of the third and ending Zac McNeel's day. McNeel gave up five runs on six hits and three walks in his three innings of work.
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Peralta singled home Blanton in the fifth to bring the Herd within three, 5-3.
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Then the Herd went to work in the sixth. Linder walked and Pastrana singled to start the inning. However, Jaren Lovely flied out and Raul Cabrera grounded out as Marshall had runners at second and third with two outs. Luke Edwards pinch hit for Andrew Zban and drew a two-out walk to load the bases and Blanton was then walked to bring home a run and make it a one-run game.
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Rodriguez thought he had reached base to tie the game after striking out and reaching on a wild pitch, but the umpires got together and ruled that he fouled off the pitch. On the very next pitch he tripled down the right-field line to clear the bases and give the Herd its first lead since the first inning, 7-5.
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Peralta then reached after striking out on a wild pitch and Rodriguez scored on the wild pitch as well. Inskeep then drew a walk and Linder singled up the middle to extend his hitting streak to 16 games and score Peralta to put the Herd up 9-5. Pastrana then recorded his second hit of the inning to score Inskeep to conclude the seven-run inning as the Herd sent 12 to the plate. All seven runs were scored with two outs in the inning.
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Philip Hoffman, who had come in relief of McNeel in the fourth inning, gave up a leadoff walk in the sixth, but got the next batter to groundout to first to have a runner at first with one out. The Golden Eagles then doubled and homered to trail 10-8.
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Bryan Callaly then came on and recorded an out on his first batter faced, but a Cabrera throwing error allowed the next batter to reach and advance to third before scoring on a wild pitch. After giving up a single, Callaly was pulled for Kwiatkowski who got the final out of the inning as Marshall lead 10-9 heading to the seventh.
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Edwards doubled in the top of the seventh with one, but was stranded there as the Herd went scoreless in the inning.
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Kwiatkowski seemed to working around a one-out had double as he got the next batter to fly out to left. However, he walked the next batter and was pulled for D'Andre Knight. The next batter hit a rocket to third for a single, allowing the tying run to score. With the next batter at the plate USM attempted a steal and although the runner was tagged out, the runner scored before the tag was made and the Golden Eagles took a 11-10 lead.
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After both teams went down in order in the eighth, the Herd came to plate trailing 11-10 in the ninth. With one out, Lovely struck out, but reached on a wild pitch. Two pitches later, Cabrera to right to put runners at first and second with one out. However, the Herd failed to bring to them home as Edwards flew out and Blanton struck out to end the game.
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UP NEXT
Marshall will travel to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech Tuesday evening.
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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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GM 2: Box Score
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Marshall baseball (18-13, 6-6 C-USA) dropped both games of a double header to Southern Miss on Saturday in Hattiesburg. The first loss marked the first series dropped by the Herd this season, with the second loss marking the first series sweep and three-game losing streak.
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Game 1
Wade Martin made his third start of the season and threw a scoreless-first inning despite hitting a pair of batters.
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Tucker Linder got the scoring started with a leadoff homer in the top of the second to extend his hitting streak to 15 games.
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Geordon Blanton then leadoff the third with a single, followed by a double by Erik Rodriguez to put runners at second and third with no outs. Elvis Peralta brought home Blanton on a sacrifice fly to extend the Herd's lead to 2-0.
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Ryan Falls came on in relief of Martin in the second and proceeded to throw five scoreless innings for the second-straight weekend. Falls gave up hits and three walks in those five innings, striking out two batters and inducing two double plays. Falls hasn't given up a run in his last three appearances spanning 14.2 innings.
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The seventh inning got Southern Miss back in the game. Robert Kwiatkowski came on in relief of Falls to begin the inning. A leadoff single and a fielder's choice sac bunt that didn't put runners at first and second with no outs. Kwiatkowski forced a bunt pop out to Reynaldo Pastrana to hold the runners at first and second.
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Patrick Murphy and Michael Guerrero also came in to pitch in the seventh as the Golden Eagles struck for two runs on bases loaded walks and a wild pitch to put the Herd at a 3-2 deficit after seven.
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Peralta picked up the Herd in the next half inning with a leadoff home run to tie the game 3-3. Inskeep walked as the next batter and after a Linder lineout, Pastrana singles to put runners at first and second with one out. However, Andrew Zban grounded into a double play to end the inning.
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Guerrero set the Golden Eagles down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the eighth to keep the game tied heading to the ninth. After the Herd went down in order in the top of the ninth, Southern Miss led off the bottom of the inning with a triple. Marshall intentionally walked the next two batters to have force outs at every base. The next batter collected a walk-off single for a 4-3 Southern Miss win.
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Game 2
The Herd scored first for the third time in the series as after Peralta got hit by a pitch, he advanced to second on a balk and stole third all with Inskeep at the plate and one out in the top of the first. Inskeep then singled him home to put Marshall up 1-0.
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The Golden then struck for three runs in the bottom of the first to go up 3-1. The Herd then scored in a déjà vu moment in the third as Inskeep singled home Peralta to cut it to a one-run deficit, 3-2.
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But Southern Miss then struck for two more in the bottom half of the third and ending Zac McNeel's day. McNeel gave up five runs on six hits and three walks in his three innings of work.
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Peralta singled home Blanton in the fifth to bring the Herd within three, 5-3.
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Then the Herd went to work in the sixth. Linder walked and Pastrana singled to start the inning. However, Jaren Lovely flied out and Raul Cabrera grounded out as Marshall had runners at second and third with two outs. Luke Edwards pinch hit for Andrew Zban and drew a two-out walk to load the bases and Blanton was then walked to bring home a run and make it a one-run game.
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Rodriguez thought he had reached base to tie the game after striking out and reaching on a wild pitch, but the umpires got together and ruled that he fouled off the pitch. On the very next pitch he tripled down the right-field line to clear the bases and give the Herd its first lead since the first inning, 7-5.
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Peralta then reached after striking out on a wild pitch and Rodriguez scored on the wild pitch as well. Inskeep then drew a walk and Linder singled up the middle to extend his hitting streak to 16 games and score Peralta to put the Herd up 9-5. Pastrana then recorded his second hit of the inning to score Inskeep to conclude the seven-run inning as the Herd sent 12 to the plate. All seven runs were scored with two outs in the inning.
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Philip Hoffman, who had come in relief of McNeel in the fourth inning, gave up a leadoff walk in the sixth, but got the next batter to groundout to first to have a runner at first with one out. The Golden Eagles then doubled and homered to trail 10-8.
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Bryan Callaly then came on and recorded an out on his first batter faced, but a Cabrera throwing error allowed the next batter to reach and advance to third before scoring on a wild pitch. After giving up a single, Callaly was pulled for Kwiatkowski who got the final out of the inning as Marshall lead 10-9 heading to the seventh.
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Edwards doubled in the top of the seventh with one, but was stranded there as the Herd went scoreless in the inning.
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Kwiatkowski seemed to working around a one-out had double as he got the next batter to fly out to left. However, he walked the next batter and was pulled for D'Andre Knight. The next batter hit a rocket to third for a single, allowing the tying run to score. With the next batter at the plate USM attempted a steal and although the runner was tagged out, the runner scored before the tag was made and the Golden Eagles took a 11-10 lead.
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After both teams went down in order in the eighth, the Herd came to plate trailing 11-10 in the ninth. With one out, Lovely struck out, but reached on a wild pitch. Two pitches later, Cabrera to right to put runners at first and second with one out. However, the Herd failed to bring to them home as Edwards flew out and Blanton struck out to end the game.
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UP NEXT
Marshall will travel to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech Tuesday evening.
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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: Tweedy (5-0)
L: Guerrero, Michael (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Rodriguez, Erik 1
HR: Peralta Jr., Elvis 1 ; Linder, Tucker 1
RBI: Peralta Jr., Elvis 2 ; Linder, Tucker 1
SF: Peralta Jr., Elvis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Peralta Jr., Elvis 1 ; Linder, Tucker 1 ; Blanton, Geordon 1
SB: Rodriguez, Erik 1
Batting:
3B: Montenegro 1
RBI: Slater 1 ; Bowen 2
SH: McGillis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Montenegro 1 ; Guidry 1 ; Donaldson 1 ; McGillis 1
HBP: Montenegro 1 ; Guidry 1
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