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Herd Baseball Splits Doubleheader Against BYU at Snowbird Classic
2/20/2022 1:26:00 AM | Baseball
Marshall scores eight runs in the doubleheader
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Marshall baseball (1-2) split a doubleheader with the BYU Cougars (1-2) on Saturday at the Snowbird Classic taking game one, 6-3, and falling in game two, 3-2, in Port Charlotte, Florida.
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"We saw a lot of great things today," Herd baseball head coach Jeff Waggoner said after the pair of games. "Our guys battled all day against a really good BYU team. It was a long day starting at noon and ending at 11 p.m. tonight. We have a quick turnaround against Indiana State tomorrow."
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Game 1 – Marshall 6, BYU 3
After the Cougars struck for the first two runs of the game in the bottom of the first, Herd starting pitcher Jeffrey Purnell settled down in the second. He threw a scoreless frame, striking out two batters.
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Marshall picked up its starting pitcher in the top of the third. Second baseman Christian Lucio led off with a single to right. Designated hitter Cole Williams followed with a single left, sending Lucio to third. Third baseman Travis Sankovich doubled home Lucio as the Herd had a pair of runners in scoring position with no outs.
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Shortstop Geordon Blanton drew a walk to load the bases. After a pair of MU batters struck out, catcher Ryan Leitch stepped up to the plate with two outs. The Canadian smoked a pitch to left, clearing the bases with a double to put Marshall up 4-2.
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Purnell closed out his outing with scoreless third and fourth frames to keep the Herd lead at 4-2. The righty sent six Cougars down on strikes in his four innings of work.
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Purnell made way for Louis Davenport in the bottom of the fifth. Davenport hit the first two batters of the inning, but stranded a pair of BYU runners on the bases to keep the Herd lead at two. Davenport continued his momentum into the sixth as he threw another scoreless frame by getting a double play after giving up a leadoff single.
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Davenport closed out his relief appearance with a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless bottom of the seventh.
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The two-out lightning for Marshall continued in the top of the eighth. The Herd had runners at first second after Blanton led off the inning with a single and right fielder Jordon Billups drew a two-out walk. Lucio stepped to the plate, smacked the ball to left, and cleared the bases with a triple to put MU up 6-2.
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Cole Agemy came on from the bullpen to start the bottom half of the eighth. After giving up a run, he induced an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play to keep Marshall on top 6-3.
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After Blanton tripled and was stranded at third in the top of the ninth, Agemy returned to the hill in the bottom half of the inning and threw a scoreless frame to preserve the Herd victory.
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Game 2 – BYU 3, Marshall 2
BYU struck for a run in the first and plated a pair of runs in the third to take a 3-2 advantage.
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Herd starter Zac Addkison went three innings as he gave up three runs, one unearned, on five hits. He struck out eight Cougars.
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Williams collected the first hit of game two for Marshall with a single in the bottom of the fifth.
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After reaching on an error, Leitch scored on an error committed by third baseman Austin Deming on a ball put in play by Billups to cut the deficit to 3-1 after the seventh.
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In the top of the eighth, first baseman Kyle Schaefer drew a one-out walk and center fielder Luke Edwards brought him home with a double down the left-field line as the Herd trailed 3-2.
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Marshall went down in order in the bottom of the ninth.
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MU relievers Patrick Copen and Cam Rokisky combined for six scoreless innings on the mound. Copen gave up just a hit and a walk in five innings of work with four strikeouts. Rokisky threw a scoreless ninth allowing just a hit.
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UP NEXT
Marshall closes its first weekend in Florida against Indiana State on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
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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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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Marshall baseball (1-2) split a doubleheader with the BYU Cougars (1-2) on Saturday at the Snowbird Classic taking game one, 6-3, and falling in game two, 3-2, in Port Charlotte, Florida.
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"We saw a lot of great things today," Herd baseball head coach Jeff Waggoner said after the pair of games. "Our guys battled all day against a really good BYU team. It was a long day starting at noon and ending at 11 p.m. tonight. We have a quick turnaround against Indiana State tomorrow."
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Game 1 – Marshall 6, BYU 3
After the Cougars struck for the first two runs of the game in the bottom of the first, Herd starting pitcher Jeffrey Purnell settled down in the second. He threw a scoreless frame, striking out two batters.
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Marshall picked up its starting pitcher in the top of the third. Second baseman Christian Lucio led off with a single to right. Designated hitter Cole Williams followed with a single left, sending Lucio to third. Third baseman Travis Sankovich doubled home Lucio as the Herd had a pair of runners in scoring position with no outs.
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Shortstop Geordon Blanton drew a walk to load the bases. After a pair of MU batters struck out, catcher Ryan Leitch stepped up to the plate with two outs. The Canadian smoked a pitch to left, clearing the bases with a double to put Marshall up 4-2.
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Purnell closed out his outing with scoreless third and fourth frames to keep the Herd lead at 4-2. The righty sent six Cougars down on strikes in his four innings of work.
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Purnell made way for Louis Davenport in the bottom of the fifth. Davenport hit the first two batters of the inning, but stranded a pair of BYU runners on the bases to keep the Herd lead at two. Davenport continued his momentum into the sixth as he threw another scoreless frame by getting a double play after giving up a leadoff single.
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Davenport closed out his relief appearance with a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless bottom of the seventh.
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The two-out lightning for Marshall continued in the top of the eighth. The Herd had runners at first second after Blanton led off the inning with a single and right fielder Jordon Billups drew a two-out walk. Lucio stepped to the plate, smacked the ball to left, and cleared the bases with a triple to put MU up 6-2.
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Cole Agemy came on from the bullpen to start the bottom half of the eighth. After giving up a run, he induced an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play to keep Marshall on top 6-3.
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After Blanton tripled and was stranded at third in the top of the ninth, Agemy returned to the hill in the bottom half of the inning and threw a scoreless frame to preserve the Herd victory.
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Game 2 – BYU 3, Marshall 2
BYU struck for a run in the first and plated a pair of runs in the third to take a 3-2 advantage.
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Herd starter Zac Addkison went three innings as he gave up three runs, one unearned, on five hits. He struck out eight Cougars.
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Williams collected the first hit of game two for Marshall with a single in the bottom of the fifth.
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After reaching on an error, Leitch scored on an error committed by third baseman Austin Deming on a ball put in play by Billups to cut the deficit to 3-1 after the seventh.
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In the top of the eighth, first baseman Kyle Schaefer drew a one-out walk and center fielder Luke Edwards brought him home with a double down the left-field line as the Herd trailed 3-2.
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Marshall went down in order in the bottom of the ninth.
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MU relievers Patrick Copen and Cam Rokisky combined for six scoreless innings on the mound. Copen gave up just a hit and a walk in five innings of work with four strikeouts. Rokisky threw a scoreless ninth allowing just a hit.
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UP NEXT
Marshall closes its first weekend in Florida against Indiana State on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
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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: Davenport, Louis (1-0)
L: Nate DAHLE (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Schaefer, Kyle 1 ; Leitch, Ryan 1 ; Sankovich, Travis 1
3B: Blanton, Geordon 1 ; Lucio, Christian 1
RBI: Leitch, Ryan 3 ; Lucio, Christian 2 ; Sankovich, Travis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Blanton, Geordon 1 ; Edwards, Luke 1 ; Billups, Jordon 1 ; Lucio, Christian 1 ; Williams, Cole 1 ; Sankovich, Travis 1
PO: Blanton, Geordon 1 ; Schaefer, Kyle 1
Batting:
2B: Ryan SEPEDE 1 ; Joshua COWDEN 1
RBI: Ryan SEPEDE 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Andrew PINTAR 1 ; Cole GAMBILL 1 ; Joshua COWDEN 1
HBP: Mitch MCINTYRE 1 ; Andrew PINTAR 1
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