Herd Travels to WKU for Three-Game Set

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University baseball team (16-21-1, 5-10 C-USA) heads to Bowling Green, Kentucky, for a three-game series against the WKU Hilltoppers (13-23, 4-11 C-USA).

Game Details at WKU
Stream: Facebook
Live Stats: Sidearm
Date/Time: Friday Apr. 22 at 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT, Saturday Apr. 23 at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT, Sunday Apr. 24 at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT
Place: Bowling Green, Ky. (Nick Denes Stadium)

Have You Heard
Luke Edwards homered in all four games last week and now leads Marshall with 11. He has reached base in 47 consecutive games, has a 12-game hit streak and has hit long balls in the last five contests.

He leads the team with a .352 batting average, 56 hits and 37 runs scored. All of the junior's team-leading stats rank in the top-10 in Conference USA with the 55 hits ranking second in the league.

Ryan Leitch has a team-best 13 doubles, which sit in a tie for third in C-USA, and is tied with Edwards at 37 RBI, tied for ninth most in the conference.

Kyle Schaefer has been issued 25 free passes this to lead Marshall and sit in the top 10 in the league.

Jeffrey Purnell's 54 strikeouts are tied for seventh in Conference USA.

Scouting WKU
The Hilltoppers enter the series on a six-game skid.

Tristin Garcia has a team-best .333 batting average, 49 hits and 13 doubles this season.

Devyn Terbrak has a 5-2 record in 54 innings pitched, tied for third most in the Conference.

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Players Mentioned

Luke Edwards

Ryan Leitch

Jeffrey Purnell

Kyle Schaefer

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