Marshall University Athletics
Wednesday, May 3
Blacksburg, Va.
4:00 PM
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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
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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.
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"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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Closer Ryan Capuano threw a scoreless bottom of eighth, lowering his ERA to 2.41 this season.
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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.
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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 (16-26) lost a hard, fought road contest on Wednesday, 5-3, to the Virginia Tech Hokies (26-16) in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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"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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Closer Ryan Capuano threw a scoreless bottom of eighth, lowering his ERA to 2.41 this season.
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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.
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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: 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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RBI
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H
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RBI
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AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
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