Marshall University Athletics
Wade Martin Named C-USA Co-Pitcher of the Week
3/9/2020 1:27:00 PM | Baseball
Redshirt Senior matched career-high 11 strikeouts
DALLAS—Marshall baseball redshirt senior Wade Martin was named Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Week on Monday (March 9), the league office announced.
The Wheelersburg, Ohio native was dominant on the mound against Akron on Saturday, pitching 6.2 innings, allowing just one run on three hits. He struck out 11 batters, which matched a career-high set April 1, 2017 at Middle Tennessee.
His season-high 6.2 innings was his longest outing since before his 2018 season-ending UCL injury. His win on the mound gave him his first victory since April 8, 2017 against UAB.
Martin leads the Thundering Herd pitching staff this season in innings pitched (20.1), strikeouts (29), and his 3.54 ERA is the best among Marshall starters. His 29 strikeouts are tied for second-most in Conference USA.
Martin is the first Marshall baseball player to earn weekly conference honors since Michael Guerrero earned Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Week honors on May 19 of last season. Guerrero was one of two Herd athletes to earn weekly honors last season (Shane Hanon—Hitter of the Week, March 11).
The honor for Martin joins his conference accolades of placing on the 2017 All-Conference USA Second Team and 2017 C-USA All-Academic Team, and earning the C-USA Academic Medal (GPA of 3.75 or higher) all four years thus far of his career.
Marshall baseball returns to action Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Ohio University, and will begin Conference USA play Friday at Rice.
For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @HerdBaseball on Twitter and @HerdBSB on Instagram.
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The Wheelersburg, Ohio native was dominant on the mound against Akron on Saturday, pitching 6.2 innings, allowing just one run on three hits. He struck out 11 batters, which matched a career-high set April 1, 2017 at Middle Tennessee.
His season-high 6.2 innings was his longest outing since before his 2018 season-ending UCL injury. His win on the mound gave him his first victory since April 8, 2017 against UAB.
Martin leads the Thundering Herd pitching staff this season in innings pitched (20.1), strikeouts (29), and his 3.54 ERA is the best among Marshall starters. His 29 strikeouts are tied for second-most in Conference USA.
Martin is the first Marshall baseball player to earn weekly conference honors since Michael Guerrero earned Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Week honors on May 19 of last season. Guerrero was one of two Herd athletes to earn weekly honors last season (Shane Hanon—Hitter of the Week, March 11).
The honor for Martin joins his conference accolades of placing on the 2017 All-Conference USA Second Team and 2017 C-USA All-Academic Team, and earning the C-USA Academic Medal (GPA of 3.75 or higher) all four years thus far of his career.
Marshall baseball returns to action Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Ohio University, and will begin Conference USA play Friday at Rice.
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.
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