Marshall University Athletics
Wednesday, April 14
Morgantown, W.Va.
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Photo by: Steve Roberts/WKU Athletics
Herd Baseball Falls at WVU
4/14/2021 10:58:00 PM | Baseball
Box Score
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Marshall baseball (4-20, 0-12 C-USA) split its season series with the West Virginia Mountaineers on Wednesday night as it fell 9-3 in Morgantown.
The Herd came out of the gates fast as shortstop Geordon Blanton singled through the left side to leadoff the game. Right fielder Devin Ward completed a sacrifice bunt to move him to second and first baseman Zach Inskeep singled to right field to score Blanton making it 1-0 Marshall.
Starting pitcher Ryan Capuano threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the first inning to start his outing.
In the bottom of the second, the Mountaineers took the lead, 2-1, with a pair of runs.
Relief pitcher Josh Zeboskey came on in the bottom of third and after issuing a one-out walk, induced a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
The WVU offense plated a run in the fourth and two runs in each the fifth and sixth innings as MU trailed 7-1.
In the top of the seventh, Marshall had two on with two outs and Ward at bat. Down 1-2 in the count, Ward notched a single up the middle to score Zach Gardiner and move third baseman Tyler Cox to second. Leitch then reached on an error and scored Cox to cut the deficit to 7-3.
However, the Mountaineers answered with two more runs in the bottom of the seventh to make it 9-3.
Reliever Hunter Harritan recorded a pair of strikeouts in a three up, three down inning in the bottom of the eighth, but the Herd couldn't overcome the deficit.
UP NEXT
Marshall returns to the field on Friday when it is scheduled to take on the FIU Panthers in the first game of a four-game series at the Kennedy Center. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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---
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Marshall baseball (4-20, 0-12 C-USA) split its season series with the West Virginia Mountaineers on Wednesday night as it fell 9-3 in Morgantown.
The Herd came out of the gates fast as shortstop Geordon Blanton singled through the left side to leadoff the game. Right fielder Devin Ward completed a sacrifice bunt to move him to second and first baseman Zach Inskeep singled to right field to score Blanton making it 1-0 Marshall.
Starting pitcher Ryan Capuano threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the first inning to start his outing.
In the bottom of the second, the Mountaineers took the lead, 2-1, with a pair of runs.
Relief pitcher Josh Zeboskey came on in the bottom of third and after issuing a one-out walk, induced a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
The WVU offense plated a run in the fourth and two runs in each the fifth and sixth innings as MU trailed 7-1.
In the top of the seventh, Marshall had two on with two outs and Ward at bat. Down 1-2 in the count, Ward notched a single up the middle to score Zach Gardiner and move third baseman Tyler Cox to second. Leitch then reached on an error and scored Cox to cut the deficit to 7-3.
However, the Mountaineers answered with two more runs in the bottom of the seventh to make it 9-3.
Reliever Hunter Harritan recorded a pair of strikeouts in a three up, three down inning in the bottom of the eighth, but the Herd couldn't overcome the deficit.
UP NEXT
Marshall returns to the field on Friday when it is scheduled to take on the FIU Panthers in the first game of a four-game series at the Kennedy Center. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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: Carr, Jake (1-2)
L: Capuano, Ryan (1-1)
Batting:
RBI: Ward, Devin 1 ; Leitch, Ryan 2
SH: Ward, Devin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Blanton, Geordon 1 ; Gardiner, Zach 1 ; Cox, Tyler 1
HBP: Williams, Cole 1 ; Gardiner, Zach 1 ; Cox, Tyler 1
Batting:
2B: Davis, Austin 1
3B: Byorick, Hudson 1
RBI: Doanes, Tyler 3 ; Byorick, Hudson 2 ; Brophy, Kevin 1 ; Davis, Austin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Scott, Victor 1 ; Byorick, Hudson 2 ; Ippoliti, Vince 1 ; Brophy, Kevin 2 ; Holbrook, McGwire 1 ; Ragazzo, Dominic 1 ; Davis, Austin 1
SB: Byorick, Hudson 1 ; Ippoliti, Vince 1 ; Brophy, Kevin 1 ; Ragazzo, Dominic 1
CS: Doanes, Tyler 1
HBP: Ippoliti, Vince 1 ; Brophy, Kevin 1
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