Marshall University Athletics
Tuesday, April 5
Blacksburg, Va.
1:00 PM
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Photo by: Jack Kelly
Hokies Best Herd in Blacksburg
4/5/2022 4:44:00 PM | Baseball
Edwards goes 3-for-5, extends on-base streak to 38 games
Box Score
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BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Marshall University baseball team (13-15-1) fell to the Virginia Tech Hokies (18-7), 6-2, on Tuesday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va.
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Virginia Tech's Jack Hurley plated the first runs of the contest on a three-run homer as Marshall trailed 3-0 after the first inning.
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Herd starting pitcher Ryan Capuano settled into the contest and threw four consecutive scoreless frames, including ending the fourth with a 4-6-3 double play.
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Luke Edwards singled to center in the top of the fourth to extend his on-base streak to 38 consecutive games.
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Capuano exited after the sixth as the Hokies added a run in the bottom half of the inning and put Marshall's deficit at 4-0.
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Sam Thompson came on from the bullpen for Capuano to pitch in the bottom of the seventh. Despite walking a pair of batters, Thompson induced an inning-ending double play on a line drive to keep it 4-0.
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The Herd loaded the bases to begin the top of the eighth as Travis Sankovich drew a walk, Edwards singled through the left side and Cole Williams singled through the right side. Then with one out, Kyle Schaefer brought home Sankovich on a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 4-1.
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The Hokies tallied a pair of runs the next half inning on a two-run home run by Cade Hunter to extend the home team's lead to 6-1.
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In the top of the ninth, Drew Steelhammer drew a walk in a 10-pitch at-bat and Sankovich walked after seeing eight pitches. Edwards then loaded the bases with a single to center, his third of the contest, with two outs. Williams drew the third free pass of the inning and scored Steelhammer to cut Herd's deficit to 6-2. Ryan Leitch was the next batter, but struck out to end the game.
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UP NEXT
Marshall is back in action on Wednesday as it heads to Morgantown to take on WVU at 3 p.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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BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Marshall University baseball team (13-15-1) fell to the Virginia Tech Hokies (18-7), 6-2, on Tuesday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va.
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Virginia Tech's Jack Hurley plated the first runs of the contest on a three-run homer as Marshall trailed 3-0 after the first inning.
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Herd starting pitcher Ryan Capuano settled into the contest and threw four consecutive scoreless frames, including ending the fourth with a 4-6-3 double play.
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Luke Edwards singled to center in the top of the fourth to extend his on-base streak to 38 consecutive games.
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Capuano exited after the sixth as the Hokies added a run in the bottom half of the inning and put Marshall's deficit at 4-0.
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Sam Thompson came on from the bullpen for Capuano to pitch in the bottom of the seventh. Despite walking a pair of batters, Thompson induced an inning-ending double play on a line drive to keep it 4-0.
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The Herd loaded the bases to begin the top of the eighth as Travis Sankovich drew a walk, Edwards singled through the left side and Cole Williams singled through the right side. Then with one out, Kyle Schaefer brought home Sankovich on a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 4-1.
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The Hokies tallied a pair of runs the next half inning on a two-run home run by Cade Hunter to extend the home team's lead to 6-1.
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In the top of the ninth, Drew Steelhammer drew a walk in a 10-pitch at-bat and Sankovich walked after seeing eight pitches. Edwards then loaded the bases with a single to center, his third of the contest, with two outs. Williams drew the third free pass of the inning and scored Steelhammer to cut Herd's deficit to 6-2. Ryan Leitch was the next batter, but struck out to end the game.
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UP NEXT
Marshall is back in action on Wednesday as it heads to Morgantown to take on WVU at 3 p.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: Brady Kirtner (1-0)
L: Capuano, Ryan (1-5)
S: Kiernan Higgins (1)
Batting:
RBI: Williams, Cole 1 ; Schaefer, Kyle 1
SF: Schaefer, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sankovich, Travis 1 ; Steelhammer, Drew 1
SB: Edwards, Luke 1
PO: Lucio, Christian 1
Batting:
2B: Gavin Cross 1 ; Jack Hurley 1 ; Cade Hunter 1 ; Carson DeMartini 1
HR: Jack Hurley 1 ; Cade Hunter 1
RBI: Jack Hurley 3 ; Cade Hunter 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Gavin Cross 1 ; Tanner Schobel 1 ; Jack Hurley 3 ; Cade Hunter 1
SB: Christian Martin 1
CS: Nick Biddison 1
PO: Nick Biddison 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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RBI
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AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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