Marshall University Athletics
Wednesday, May 1
Huntington, W.Va.
3 p.m.
Marshall University
2
vs
8
Morehead State
Photo by: Cody Linn
Baseball Falls to Morehead State
5/1/2019 6:36:00 PM | Baseball
The Herd scored two runs on five hits
Box Score
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Herd baseball (23-22) dropped its mid-week contest at the Kennedy Center, 8-2, on Wednesday to the Morehead State Eagles.
Marshall got the scoring started after Erik Rodriguez led the bottom of the first of with a single and two batters later Tucker Linder smoked a ball to the centerfield fence for a two-out RBI double.
Starting pitcher Philip Hoffman and reliever Sam Boone combined to pitch the first two innings without giving up a run on one hit. Boone struck out a pair of Morehead State batters.
The Eagles then scored a run in the fourth, two in the sixth and three in the seventh to take a 6-1 lead.
The Herd got back on the board on a sacrifice fly by Raul Cabrera that scored Andrew Zban to make it a 6-2 deficit after the seventh.
MSU scored two more runs in the top of the eighth to extend its lead to the eventual final score of 8-2.
Chris Fryer threw a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts.
Bryan Callaly threw a 1.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
Elvis Peralta, Jr., went two-for-three with a walk in the game.
UP NEXT
Marshall will host UTSA in a three-game series beginning on Friday at 3 p.m. at the Kennedy Center.
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---
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Herd baseball (23-22) dropped its mid-week contest at the Kennedy Center, 8-2, on Wednesday to the Morehead State Eagles.
Marshall got the scoring started after Erik Rodriguez led the bottom of the first of with a single and two batters later Tucker Linder smoked a ball to the centerfield fence for a two-out RBI double.
Starting pitcher Philip Hoffman and reliever Sam Boone combined to pitch the first two innings without giving up a run on one hit. Boone struck out a pair of Morehead State batters.
The Eagles then scored a run in the fourth, two in the sixth and three in the seventh to take a 6-1 lead.
The Herd got back on the board on a sacrifice fly by Raul Cabrera that scored Andrew Zban to make it a 6-2 deficit after the seventh.
MSU scored two more runs in the top of the eighth to extend its lead to the eventual final score of 8-2.
Chris Fryer threw a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts.
Bryan Callaly threw a 1.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
Elvis Peralta, Jr., went two-for-three with a walk in the game.
UP NEXT
Marshall will host UTSA in a three-game series beginning on Friday at 3 p.m. at the Kennedy Center.
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---
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