Marshall University Athletics
Friday, April 5
Huntington, W.Va.
6:00 PM
Marshall University
10-18, 4-6
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Photo by: Austin Ray
Marshall Baseball Takes Series Opener Over Texas State
4/5/2024 11:22:00 PM | Baseball
Ayers, Firestone, Kaiser hit homers
Box Score (PDF) | Postgame Press Conference | Championship Fund
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Baseball team (10-18, 4-6 Sun Belt) picked up a series opening win, 7-1, over the Texas State Bobcats (15-15, 4-6 Sun Belt) on Friday night at Jack Cook Field.
"Certainly, we hit some balls out of the ballpark and those are always fun, but what coach is excited about is the little things we did," Herd Baseball head coach Greg Beals said after the game. "We moved runners over. We got a dirt ball read. We got some stolen bases, and we got some hits when we needed them."
Jack Firestone went 3-for-4 at the dish with a pair of extra-base hits, a double and home run, to go with three RBI. Cam Harthan and Eddie Leon also registered multi-hit games as Leon also had a double.
With 7.0 innings on the bump, Drew Harlow earned his fifth win of the season allowing just one run, unearned, on four hits and no walks with six strikeouts. Nicholas Weyruch came out of the bullpen to finish the game with two no-hit frames with four punchouts.
The Herd tallied runs in each of the first four innings. Owen Ayers gave MU the early lead with a solo homer, his sixth of the season, in the bottom of the first. Firestone then brought home Harthan with a single in the second followed by a leadoff homer in the third by Caden Kaiser. Leon then singled home AJ Havrilla in the fourth.
Firestone made it 5-1 Marshall by scoring Harthan with a double in the sixth and scored later in the inning on a passed ball to make it 6-1.
The graduate student tallied the final run of the contest with a solo blast in the eighth.
UP NEXT
Marshall looks to clinch the series on Saturday in game two against the Bobcats at 3 p.m.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall baseball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall baseball team.
Par Mar is the presenting sponsor of the 2024 Marshall baseball team. Par Mar is the official convenience store of Marshall Athletics.
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.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Baseball team (10-18, 4-6 Sun Belt) picked up a series opening win, 7-1, over the Texas State Bobcats (15-15, 4-6 Sun Belt) on Friday night at Jack Cook Field.
"Certainly, we hit some balls out of the ballpark and those are always fun, but what coach is excited about is the little things we did," Herd Baseball head coach Greg Beals said after the game. "We moved runners over. We got a dirt ball read. We got some stolen bases, and we got some hits when we needed them."
Jack Firestone went 3-for-4 at the dish with a pair of extra-base hits, a double and home run, to go with three RBI. Cam Harthan and Eddie Leon also registered multi-hit games as Leon also had a double.
With 7.0 innings on the bump, Drew Harlow earned his fifth win of the season allowing just one run, unearned, on four hits and no walks with six strikeouts. Nicholas Weyruch came out of the bullpen to finish the game with two no-hit frames with four punchouts.
The Herd tallied runs in each of the first four innings. Owen Ayers gave MU the early lead with a solo homer, his sixth of the season, in the bottom of the first. Firestone then brought home Harthan with a single in the second followed by a leadoff homer in the third by Caden Kaiser. Leon then singled home AJ Havrilla in the fourth.
Firestone made it 5-1 Marshall by scoring Harthan with a double in the sixth and scored later in the inning on a passed ball to make it 6-1.
The graduate student tallied the final run of the contest with a solo blast in the eighth.
UP NEXT
Marshall looks to clinch the series on Saturday in game two against the Bobcats at 3 p.m.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall baseball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall baseball team.
Par Mar is the presenting sponsor of the 2024 Marshall baseball team. Par Mar is the official convenience store of Marshall Athletics.
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: Harlow, Drew (5-3)
L: Eaton, Austin (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Ramirez, August 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ramirez, August 1
CS: Weil, Kameron 1
HBP: Weil, Kameron 1 ; Pena, Daylan 1
Batting:
2B: Firestone, Jack 1 ; Leon, Eddie 1
HR: Kaiser, Caden 1 ; Ayers, Owen 1 ; Firestone, Jack 1
RBI: Kaiser, Caden 1 ; Ayers, Owen 1 ; Firestone, Jack 3 ; Leon, Eddie 1
SH: Leon, Eddie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kaiser, Caden 1 ; Ayers, Owen 1 ; Harthan, Cam 2 ; Havrilla, AJ 1 ; Firestone, Jack 2
SB: Ferraro, Gio 1 ; Harthan, Cam 2 ; Leon, Eddie 1
Game Leaders
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2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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