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Photo by: Matt Pendleton
Baseball Falls at No. 4/10 Florida, 9-2
2/14/2020 11:25:00 PM | Baseball
Blanton and Edwards each record 2 hits
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Marshall baseball fell in its season-opener, 9-2, to the No. 4 (D1Baseball.com poll)/No. 10 (USA Today Coaches poll) Florida Gators Friday night in front of 4,441 fans at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium.
The Herd moved to 0-1 as the Gators start the season 1-0.
"I thought we came in and handled the environment well," head coach Jeff Waggoner said. "I thought our guys came out ready to play. It was a good game until the 7th inning and we had a chance to turn a double play and didn't, and the game got away from us. Four runs in the 7th inning really changed the game and hats off to them, they had good at-bats with runners in scoring position. We didn't but I thought overall other than a few plays, we played pretty good.
We need to make a few adjustments and come out ready to play tomorrow."
Offensively, the middle infielder duo of junior Geordon Blanton and sophomore Luke Edwards led the way with 2-for-4 nights each. Blanton scored both runs for Marshall and added a double during the game, and Edwards had a pair of doubles.
Junior Jordon Billups and freshman Zach Gardiner each recorded their first hits in a Marshall uniform.
Senior Zach Inskeep (1-for-3) drew the lone walk for the Thundering Herd on the night.
On the mound, redshirt senior starter Wade Martin (0-1) pitched 3.2 innings in the start, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, allowing 1 walk. He struck out 5 Gators, one shy of matching his 2019 high in strikeouts at 6.
Redshirt junior Robert Kwiatkowski and senior Bryan Callaly each pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless and hitless baseball in relief. Kwiatkowski struck out one batter while Callaly mowed down three.
UP NEXT
The Herd and Gators will play game two of the three-game set Saturday at 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday's games will be streamed live on SEC Network + via the ESPN app. To access SEC Network + on WatchESPN, fans must sign in with their credentials from a participating TV provider.
PROJECTED PITCHERS
Saturday, February 15, 4 p.m.
RHP Brady Choban vs. RHP Jack Leftwich
Sunday, February 16, 1 p.m.
RHP Jeffrey Purnell vs. RHP Nick Pogue
#RiseAsOne
For all of the latest information on the Marshall baseball team, follow the Herd on Twitter @HerdBaseball, on Instagram at HerdBSB, and at www.herdzone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Marshall baseball fell in its season-opener, 9-2, to the No. 4 (D1Baseball.com poll)/No. 10 (USA Today Coaches poll) Florida Gators Friday night in front of 4,441 fans at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium.
The Herd moved to 0-1 as the Gators start the season 1-0.
"I thought we came in and handled the environment well," head coach Jeff Waggoner said. "I thought our guys came out ready to play. It was a good game until the 7th inning and we had a chance to turn a double play and didn't, and the game got away from us. Four runs in the 7th inning really changed the game and hats off to them, they had good at-bats with runners in scoring position. We didn't but I thought overall other than a few plays, we played pretty good.
We need to make a few adjustments and come out ready to play tomorrow."
Offensively, the middle infielder duo of junior Geordon Blanton and sophomore Luke Edwards led the way with 2-for-4 nights each. Blanton scored both runs for Marshall and added a double during the game, and Edwards had a pair of doubles.
Junior Jordon Billups and freshman Zach Gardiner each recorded their first hits in a Marshall uniform.
Senior Zach Inskeep (1-for-3) drew the lone walk for the Thundering Herd on the night.
On the mound, redshirt senior starter Wade Martin (0-1) pitched 3.2 innings in the start, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, allowing 1 walk. He struck out 5 Gators, one shy of matching his 2019 high in strikeouts at 6.
Redshirt junior Robert Kwiatkowski and senior Bryan Callaly each pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless and hitless baseball in relief. Kwiatkowski struck out one batter while Callaly mowed down three.
UP NEXT
The Herd and Gators will play game two of the three-game set Saturday at 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday's games will be streamed live on SEC Network + via the ESPN app. To access SEC Network + on WatchESPN, fans must sign in with their credentials from a participating TV provider.
PROJECTED PITCHERS
Saturday, February 15, 4 p.m.
RHP Brady Choban vs. RHP Jack Leftwich
Sunday, February 16, 1 p.m.
RHP Jeffrey Purnell vs. RHP Nick Pogue
#RiseAsOne
For all of the latest information on the Marshall baseball team, follow the Herd on Twitter @HerdBaseball, on Instagram at HerdBSB, and at www.herdzone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tommy Mace (1-0)
L: Martin, Wade (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Blanton, Geordon 1 ; Edwards, Luke 2
RBI: Edwards, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Blanton, Geordon 2
SB: Blanton, Geordon 1
Batting:
2B: Kirby McMullen 1 ; Cal Greenfield 1
HR: Kris Armstrong 1 ; Josh Rivera 1
RBI: Jud Fabian 1 ; Cory Acton 1 ; Kendrick Calilao 1 ; Kris Armstrong 3 ; Josh Rivera 1 ; Cal Greenfield 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jud Fabian 1 ; Kirby McMullen 1 ; Nick Blasucci 1 ; Kendrick Calilao 1 ; Nathan Hickey 2 ; Kris Armstrong 1 ; Josh Rivera 1 ; Cal Greenfield 1
CS: Cal Greenfield 1
HBP: Cal Greenfield 1
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