Marshall University Athletics
Wednesday, May 3
Blacksburg, Va.
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Photo by: Jack Kelly
Herd Baseball Battles in Loss at Virginia Tech
5/3/2023 9:03:00 PM | Baseball
Smith records career-high three hits
Box Score
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Marshall University baseball team (16-26) lost a hard, fought road contest on Wednesday, 5-3, to the Virginia Tech Hokies (26-16) in Blacksburg, Virginia.
"We played a really good baseball game against a really good team," Herd baseball head coach Greg Beals said after ballgame. "If we can take away one of their big hits and put a big hit in our spot, it'd be a different ballgame. But that's not the case; that's baseball. We have to find a way to thrive in that competition and be that guy when you need a big hit. We had 10 hits today. I liked our approach offensively. I thought we played good defense and pitched the ball pretty darn well. They had a couple big homeruns and we couldn't get the big hit when we needed it."
The MU pitching staff allowed five runs, only four earned, on seven hits in the contest. Starting pitcher Raymond Pacella struck out a pair of VT batters in a scoreless first. Chad Heiner came on in relief and was a workhorse on the mound hurling 4.1 innings while allowing just three hits and striking out two.
All three of Marshall's runs came in the top of the eighth, as Kyle Schaefer recorded a two-run scoring single and Calin Smith had a RBI base knock.
The top of order of Luke Edwards, Owen Ayers and Daniel Carinci all recorded two-hit efforts as Smith tallied a career-high three hits in the six hole.
Ayers and Edwards each recorded their 16th multi-hit games of the season as it marked Carinci's 14th, extending his hit streak to nine games.
Closer Ryan Capuano threw a scoreless bottom of eighth, lowering his ERA to 2.41 this season.
UP NEXT
Marshall hosts James Madison in a three-game series beginning Friday at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @HerdBaseball on Twitter and @herdbsb on Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Marshall University baseball team (16-26) lost a hard, fought road contest on Wednesday, 5-3, to the Virginia Tech Hokies (26-16) in Blacksburg, Virginia.
"We played a really good baseball game against a really good team," Herd baseball head coach Greg Beals said after ballgame. "If we can take away one of their big hits and put a big hit in our spot, it'd be a different ballgame. But that's not the case; that's baseball. We have to find a way to thrive in that competition and be that guy when you need a big hit. We had 10 hits today. I liked our approach offensively. I thought we played good defense and pitched the ball pretty darn well. They had a couple big homeruns and we couldn't get the big hit when we needed it."
The MU pitching staff allowed five runs, only four earned, on seven hits in the contest. Starting pitcher Raymond Pacella struck out a pair of VT batters in a scoreless first. Chad Heiner came on in relief and was a workhorse on the mound hurling 4.1 innings while allowing just three hits and striking out two.
All three of Marshall's runs came in the top of the eighth, as Kyle Schaefer recorded a two-run scoring single and Calin Smith had a RBI base knock.
The top of order of Luke Edwards, Owen Ayers and Daniel Carinci all recorded two-hit efforts as Smith tallied a career-high three hits in the six hole.
Ayers and Edwards each recorded their 16th multi-hit games of the season as it marked Carinci's 14th, extending his hit streak to nine games.
Closer Ryan Capuano threw a scoreless bottom of eighth, lowering his ERA to 2.41 this season.
UP NEXT
Marshall hosts James Madison in a three-game series beginning Friday at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @HerdBaseball on Twitter and @herdbsb on Instagram.
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: Andrew Sentlinger (3-1)
L: Heiner, Chad (1-2)
S: Jacob Exum (1)
Batting:
2B: Carinci, Daniel 1
RBI: Schaefer, Kyle 2 ; Smith, Calin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ayers, Owen 1 ; Carinci, Daniel 1 ; Schaefer, Kyle 1
Batting:
2B: Carson DeMartini 1 ; Garrett Michel 1 ; Christian Martin 1
HR: Carson Jones 1 ; Brody Donay 1
RBI: Carson Jones 2 ; Brody Donay 2 ; Clay Grady 1
SH: Clay Grady 1
SF: Brody Donay 1 ; Clay Grady 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carson Jones 1 ; Carson DeMartini 1 ; Brody Donay 1 ; Garrett Michel 1 ; Sam Tackett 1
Game Leaders
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