Marshall University Athletics
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Georgia Southern
Marshall Softball Opens Conference Play With Home Series Against Georgia Southern
3/14/2024 9:30:00 AM | Softball
Three game series scheduled to begin Friday at Dot Hicks Field
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University softball (14-11) begins play against Sun Belt Conference competition when the Georgia Southern Eagles (16-7) come to Huntington.
The three game series from Dot Hicks Field is scheduled to begin under the lights at 6 p.m. Friday night. Saturday afternoon is scheduled for 3 p.m. with the series finale set for noon Sunday.Â
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Series Information
Dates: Mar. 15-17, 2024
Opponent: Georgia Southern
Place: Huntington, West Virginia
Stadium: Dot Hicks Field
Game 1 Time: 6 p.m. ET
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: WMUL
Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @HerdSB
PREGAME NOTES
- Marshall enters conference play hitting .320 as a team, the fourth-best in the SBC. Senior Sydney Bickel is batting .429 with 33 hits from the leadoff spot.Â
- Junior Bub Feringa is getting the job done at the plate and in the circle. Following five innings of shutout pitching Tuesday, Feringa is 6-3 on the season with a 2.72 ERA. She is also hitting .381 on the year with eight doubles.Â
- The Herd welcomed itself into the strong Sun Belt Conference last year with a 17-5 record, being the de facto eastern division champions.Â
ABOUT THE EAGLES
- Georgia Southern is 16-7 this season, with a top win coming over USF last month. In that same weekend, the Eagles took 2023 NCAA Tournament team Louisville to eight innings.Â
- The team's top hitter is a freshman from Statesboro, Delanie Thames. The infielder is hitting .371, just ahead of 2023 SBC Second-Team member Emma Davis (.358).Â
- Three pitchers have had strong starts to their seasons for the Eagles. Freshman righty Anslie Pettit has a 1.28 ERA in 71.1 innings pitched. The Georgia native threw a complete-game Wednesday in the team's win over College of Charleston.
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