Marshall University Athletics
Tuesday, April 15
Huntington, W.Va.
6:00 PM
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Photo by: Will Meadows
Herd Baseball Drops Heartbreaker to No. 24 WVU
4/15/2025 11:09:00 PM | Baseball
Gardner with two doubles and an RBI
Box Score (PDF) | Championship Fund
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Baseball team (18-19) lost in a 5-4 heartbreaker to the West Virginia Mountaineers (31-4) Tuesday night at Jack Cook Field.
"It's a tough loss," Herd Baseball Head Coach Greg Beals said. "I thought our guys played their tails off tonight and we had ourselves in position (to win the game)."
Joel Gardner got his first collegiate start at first base collecting his first Division I hits on a pair of doubles along with his first RBI. Eddie Leon and Jackson Halter also drove in runs in the contest.
Peyton Jackson, Kenyon Collins, Blaine Albright and Tim Baird all registered a pair of strikeouts as Fenix DiGiacomo threw a scoreless sixth.
The Mountaineers struck first with a two-RBI double from Grant Hussey in the top of the second.
However, The Herd would answer with four runs. Tyler Kamerer scored off a throwing error on a failed WVU fielder's choice as Elijah Vogelsong crossed home on an Eddie Leon sacrifice bunt to tie the ballgame 2-2 through two innings.
Halter then brought home Cam Harthan with a two-out single in the fourth as Gardner scored Nolan Wilson on a two-out double in the fifth to go up 4-2.
The Mountaineers tied the contest with a pair of runs in the seventh and scored the eventual game-winning run on a Chase Swain steal of home in the eighth.
UP NEXT
Marshall heads to the Palmetto State for a three-game series at No. 21 Coastal Carolina beginning Thursday at 6 p.m. in Conway, South Carolina.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall baseball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall baseball team.
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 (18-19) lost in a 5-4 heartbreaker to the West Virginia Mountaineers (31-4) Tuesday night at Jack Cook Field.
"It's a tough loss," Herd Baseball Head Coach Greg Beals said. "I thought our guys played their tails off tonight and we had ourselves in position (to win the game)."
Joel Gardner got his first collegiate start at first base collecting his first Division I hits on a pair of doubles along with his first RBI. Eddie Leon and Jackson Halter also drove in runs in the contest.
Peyton Jackson, Kenyon Collins, Blaine Albright and Tim Baird all registered a pair of strikeouts as Fenix DiGiacomo threw a scoreless sixth.
The Mountaineers struck first with a two-RBI double from Grant Hussey in the top of the second.
However, The Herd would answer with four runs. Tyler Kamerer scored off a throwing error on a failed WVU fielder's choice as Elijah Vogelsong crossed home on an Eddie Leon sacrifice bunt to tie the ballgame 2-2 through two innings.
Halter then brought home Cam Harthan with a two-out single in the fourth as Gardner scored Nolan Wilson on a two-out double in the fifth to go up 4-2.
The Mountaineers tied the contest with a pair of runs in the seventh and scored the eventual game-winning run on a Chase Swain steal of home in the eighth.
UP NEXT
Marshall heads to the Palmetto State for a three-game series at No. 21 Coastal Carolina beginning Thursday at 6 p.m. in Conway, South Carolina.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall baseball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall baseball team.
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: Estridge, Carson (3-0)
L: Baird, Tim (3-2)
Batting:
2B: West, Kyle 1 ; Swain, Chase 1 ; Hussey, Grant 1
RBI: Hussey, Grant 2 ; Kresser, Brodie 1 ; Kelly, Gavin 1
SH: Hussey, Grant 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rinehart, Jace 1 ; Swain, Chase 3 ; Kresser, Brodie 1
SB: Swain, Chase 1 ; Kelly, Gavin 1
CS: West, Kyle 1
HBP: Swain, Chase 1 ; Kelly, Gavin 1
Batting:
2B: Wilson, Nolan 1 ; Gardner, Joel 2
RBI: Halter, Jackson 1 ; Gardner, Joel 1 ; Leon, Eddie 1
SH: Leon, Eddie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harthan, Cam 1 ; Kamerer, Tyler 1 ; Vogelsong, Elijah 1 ; Wilson, Nolan 1
SB: Halter, Jackson 1
HBP: Kamerer, Tyler 1 ; Gardner, Joel 1
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