Marshall University Athletics

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Herd Baseball Readies for Home Series Against Old Dominion
4/18/2024 4:07:00 PM | Baseball
Three-game series to begin Friday night at Jack Cook Field
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Baseball team (12-24, 5-10 Sun Belt) returns home for a three-game series against the Old Dominion Monarchs (19-17, 7-8 Sun Belt) at Jack Cook Field beginning Friday.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Watch: No Stream
Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @HerdBaseball
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WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, April 19 – 6 p.m. EST
Saturday, April 20 – 7 p.m. EST
Sunday, April 21 – 1 p.m. EST
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PRE-GAME NOTES
ABOUT THE MONARCHS
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall baseball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall baseball team.
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Par Mar is the presenting sponsor of the 2024 Marshall baseball team. Par Mar is the official convenience store of Marshall Athletics.
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For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @herdbaseball on Twitter and 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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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Baseball team (12-24, 5-10 Sun Belt) returns home for a three-game series against the Old Dominion Monarchs (19-17, 7-8 Sun Belt) at Jack Cook Field beginning Friday.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Watch: No Stream
Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: @HerdBaseball
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WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, April 19 – 6 p.m. EST
Saturday, April 20 – 7 p.m. EST
Sunday, April 21 – 1 p.m. EST
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PRE-GAME NOTES
- Cam Harthan recorded his first multi-homer game of his collegiate career on Wednesday at Morehead State. The sophomore leads the team with a .330 batting average.
- With 16 doubles, Owen Ayers sits atop the Sun Belt Conference leaderboard. Ayers is eight away from breaking his single-season program record of 23 set last season and is at 39 for his career, 10 away from breaking Victor Gomez' program career record of 48.
- Friday's probable starter Drew Harlow leads The Herd with 50 strikeouts and five wins this season.
- Bryce Blevins, Saturday's projected starter, leads the SBC with a 1.60 ERA across 56.1 innings in 10 appearances, including six starts. The sophomore has four quality starts this season.
ABOUT THE MONARCHS
- Old Dominion is coming off a series win over South Alabama last weekend and a midweek victory over No. 15Â Virginia.
- The Monarchs lead the conference with 61 stolen bases this season.
- Out of the bullpen, Jacob Gomez ranks second in the SBC with six saves.
- Steven Maier's 19 stolen bases and Luke Walters' 16 both sit in the top five of the SBC.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall baseball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall baseball team.
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Par Mar is the presenting sponsor of the 2024 Marshall baseball team. Par Mar is the official convenience store of Marshall Athletics.
Â
For all the latest information about Marshall baseball, follow @herdbaseball on Twitter and 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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