Marshall University Athletics

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Herd Baseball Travels to South Carolina for Series at No. 21 Coastal Carolina
4/16/2025 3:41:00 PM | Baseball
Series set to start Thursday at 6 p.m.
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Baseball (18-19, 6-9 SBC) travels to the Palmetto State for a three-game set against the No. 21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (27-10, 11-4 SBC) in Conway, South Carolina, beginning on Thursday.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Watch (ESPN+): Game 1, Game 2, Game 3
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter:Â @HerdBaseball
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SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 17 – 6 p.m.
Friday, April 18 – 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 – 1 p.m.
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PRE-GAME NOTES
ABOUT THE CHANTICLEERS
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 (18-19, 6-9 SBC) travels to the Palmetto State for a three-game set against the No. 21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (27-10, 11-4 SBC) in Conway, South Carolina, beginning on Thursday.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Watch (ESPN+): Game 1, Game 2, Game 3
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter:Â @HerdBaseball
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SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 17 – 6 p.m.
Friday, April 18 – 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 – 1 p.m.
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PRE-GAME NOTES
- The Herd dropped its midweek contest at home to the No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineers on Tuesday.
- Joel Gardner collected a pair of doubles for his first Division I hits along with his first RBI during his first career start.
- Marshall leads the Sun Belt Conference with 30 double plays in 2025.
- Maika Niu has a team-leading 14 multi-hit games as he leads MU with 41 hits, 11 doubles and four triples.
- At 27 RBI and eight homers, Ethan Murdoch leads Marshall in both categories as he also has a team-best eight multi-RBI games.
- Saturday's probable starter Griffin Miller leads the SBC with a 2.18 ERA as he sits at a 4-1 record.
ABOUT THE CHANTICLEERS
- Coastal Carolina dropped its midweek contest at Wake Forest on Tuesday after picking up a series sweep in Atlanta over Georgia State.
- The Chanticleers hold the 14th best ERA in the country at a conference best 3.78 ERA and along with the SBC's best fielding percentage at .974.
- CCU's Friday and Sunday probable starts Jacob Morrison and Riley Eikhoff are tied for the fourth best at 2.47. Morrison is 6-0 in eight starts as Eikhoff holds a 5-1 record in eight starts on the bump.
- Dean Mihos is fourth in the SBC at 42 runs scored this season.
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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