Baseball Readies for Road Contest with the Bobcats

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University baseball team (10-6-1) heads to Athens, Ohio, to renew its rivalry with the Ohio Bobcats (6-6) on Wednesday.

Game Details
Date: Wednesday March 16
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Athens, Ohio (Bob Wren Stadium)
Stream: YouTube
Live Stats: Sidearm

Have You Heard
The Herd fell at Ohio State on Monday, 14-2.

Drew Steelhammer hit his first home run with the Herd in the loss.

Ryan Leitch has a team-best 24 RBI and seven doubles. The sophomore catcher is tied with Kyle Schaefer for the team lead in homers at four.

Luke Edwards leads the Herd with a .370 batting average and 27 hits.

Geordon Blanton is 9-for-10 in stolen base attempts this season. He has 61 during his career at Marshall, third most in program in history.

Starting pitcher Jeffrey Purnell earned his second win of the season in game one over the Warriors on Friday. He has a 1.64 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season, both lead the Herd.

Scouting Ohio
The Bobcats are 6-6 this season. They are coming off a series split this weekend against Northern Illinois.

Colin Kasperbauer leads Ohio with a .471 batting average and a .537 on-base percentage while ranking second in hits with 16, 14 of which have been singles.

Mason Minzey has a team-best 13 RBI and Spencer Harbert has three long balls this season.

Probable starting pitcher Brenden Roder is 0-1 this season in three appearances, including one start. He has a 1.13 ERA having allowed just one run in eight innings.

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Baseball Readies for Road Contest with the Bobcats

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Players Mentioned

Geordon Blanton

Luke Edwards

Ryan Leitch

Jeffrey Purnell

Kyle Schaefer

Drew Steelhammer

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