Marshall University Athletics

Herd Baseball Falls in Game Two at Georgia Southern
4/27/2024 8:04:00 PM | Baseball
Ferraro goes 3-for-4 with a home run
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STATESBORO, Ga. – The Marshall University Baseball team (13-28, 6-14 Sun Belt) dropped its second game in Statesboro, Georgia, 15-2, to the Georgia Southern Eagles (22-21, 11-9 Sun Belt) on Saturday.
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Gio Ferraro had a day at the plate going 3-for-4 at the dish with a pair of RBI and a homer in his first game in nearly two weeks. The home run came in the second with two outs on a 0-2 pitch as he also drove in Kebler Peralta with a two-out single in the third.
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In relief, Cole Agemy threw scoreless fifth and sixth innings allowing just one hit in his 2.0 innings of work.
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The Eagles had a pair of big innings with eight runs in the first and six in the second as the home side added a run in the third.
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Owen Ayers saw his 20-game on-base streak come to an end on Saturday.
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UP NEXT
Marshall finishes its series at Georgia Southern on Sunday with a 1 p.m. first pitch in Statesboro.
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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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STATESBORO, Ga. – The Marshall University Baseball team (13-28, 6-14 Sun Belt) dropped its second game in Statesboro, Georgia, 15-2, to the Georgia Southern Eagles (22-21, 11-9 Sun Belt) on Saturday.
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Gio Ferraro had a day at the plate going 3-for-4 at the dish with a pair of RBI and a homer in his first game in nearly two weeks. The home run came in the second with two outs on a 0-2 pitch as he also drove in Kebler Peralta with a two-out single in the third.
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In relief, Cole Agemy threw scoreless fifth and sixth innings allowing just one hit in his 2.0 innings of work.
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The Eagles had a pair of big innings with eight runs in the first and six in the second as the home side added a run in the third.
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Owen Ayers saw his 20-game on-base streak come to an end on Saturday.
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UP NEXT
Marshall finishes its series at Georgia Southern on Sunday with a 1 p.m. first pitch in Statesboro.
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To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall baseball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall baseball team.
Â
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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Ben (3-2)
L: Blevins, Bryce (2-3)
S: Martin, Jake (3)

Batting:
HR: Ferraro, Gio 1
RBI: Ferraro, Gio 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Ferraro, Gio 1 ; Peralta, Kebler 1
HBP: Havrilla, AJ 1

Batting:
2B: Tate, Josh 1 ; Schmidt, Kent 1 ; Kaiser, JD 1
HR: Blancato, Sam 1 ; White, Sean 1 ; Parker, Cade 1
RBI: Schmidt, Kent 3 ; Blancato, Sam 3 ; Kaiser, JD 1 ; White, Sean 5 ; McKenzie, T.J. 1 ; Parker, Cade 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Tate, Josh 2 ; Schmidt, Kent 1 ; Blancato, Sam 2 ; Kaiser, JD 3 ; Brown, Jarrett 2 ; White, Sean 1 ; Smith, Sean 2 ; McKenzie, T.J. 1 ; Parker, Cade 1
SB: Smith, Sean 1 ; McKenzie, T.J. 1
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