Herd Baseball Welcomes Troy to Huntington

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University baseball team (16-31, 5-19 Sun Belt) closes out the home portion of its Sun Belt Conference schedule with a three-game series against the Troy Trojans (33-17, 13-11 Sun Belt) beginning Friday at the Kennedy Center.

Promotions
Friday – Military Appreciation Weekend
Saturday – Local Heroes Day
Sunday – Senior Day – Honoring Daniel Carinci, Ryan Capuano, Luke Edwards, Christian Lucio, Chris Noble, Raymond Pacella and Kyle Schaefer

Series Details vs. Troy
Live Stats
No Stream - Friday at 3 p.m. EST – Huntington, West Virginia (Kennedy Center)
No Stream - Saturday at 1 p.m. EST – Huntington, West Virginia (Kennedy Center)
No Stream - Sunday at 1 p.m. EST – Huntington, West Virginia (Kennedy Center)

Have You Heard
Owen Ayers ranks second in the Sun Belt, 24th nationally, with 19 doubles this season. He sits four from tying and five from breaking Eric Pinkerton's single-season program record of 22 set in 2000. Ayers also leads Marshall with seven homers.

Kyle Schaefer leads The Herd with 33 RBI this season.

With 61 hits and 15 stolen bases, Luke Edwards leads MU in both categories. The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, native ranks third all-time in program history with 243 hits and is tied for third in RBI with 134.

Daniel Carinci's .314 batting average leads the squad as the native of Ajax, Ontario, Canada, has 15 multi-hit games this season, including five contests with three or more.

Friday's scheduled starting pitcher Patrick Copen has 74 strikeouts this season, fifth most in the Sun Belt.

Raymond Pacella, who is scheduled to start Saturday's contest, has the most starts in the conference and tied for the most in the country this season at 15.

Closer Ryan Capuano has five saves this season to go with a 3.13 ERA. The Canadian has made 20 appearances and thrown 37.1 innings.

Scouting Troy
The Trojans took their weekend series over Georgia Southern before falling at Alabama on Tuesday night.

Shane Lewis has smashed the ball this season as he sits second in Division I baseball with 26 homers and fifth with 72 RBI. Both numbers lead the SBC.

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Players Mentioned

Owen Ayers

Ryan Capuano

Daniel Carinci

Patrick Copen

Luke Edwards

Christian Lucio

Chris Noble

Raymond Pacella

Kyle Schaefer

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