Marshall University Athletics
Tuesday, April 15
Huntington, W.Va.
6:00 PM
Marshall University
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Gardner with two doubles and an RBI
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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.
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"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)."
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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.
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Peyton Jackson, Kenyon Collins, Blaine Albright and Tim Baird all registered a pair of strikeouts as Fenix DiGiacomo threw a scoreless sixth.
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The Mountaineers struck first with a two-RBI double from Grant Hussey in the top of the second.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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 (18-19) lost in a 5-4 heartbreaker to the West Virginia Mountaineers (31-4) Tuesday night at Jack Cook Field.
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"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)."
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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.
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Peyton Jackson, Kenyon Collins, Blaine Albright and Tim Baird all registered a pair of strikeouts as Fenix DiGiacomo threw a scoreless sixth.
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The Mountaineers struck first with a two-RBI double from Grant Hussey in the top of the second.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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