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Marshall Softball Starts Extended Road Trip at App State
4/2/2025 10:40:00 AM | Softball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Tied for the top spot in the Sun Belt Conference, Marshall Softball (21-14, 7-2 SBC) starts a seven-game swing on the road against App State (13-20, 4-5 SBC).Â
Friday's opener will be just the fourth game played at the brand-new Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium. First pitch for all three games is scheduled for noon. Live video broadcast is still to be determined at the new facility.Â
Series Information
Dates: Apr. 4-6, 2025
Opponent: App State
Place: Boone, N.C.
Stadium: Sywassink/Lloyd Family StadiumÂ
Watch (G1): TBD
Stats (G1): Live Stats
Twitter: @HerdSB
Coach Morgan Zerkle
- Marshall is in its second season under Head Coach Morgan Zerkle. The 2017 All-American for the Herd led the team that season with a .476 average en route to a NCAA Tournament appearance. The Herd has made two NCAA Regionals in its history (2013 & 2017). Â
- Zerkle - the Milton, West Virginia native - has been drafted to the AUSL's Bandits this past January, alongside Assistant Coach Sydney McKinney.Â
MARSHALL NOTES
- The Herd is in a three-way tie for first place in the SBC, even with Georgia Southern and ULM with a 7-2 league record. Marshall has been ranked 13th in this week's D1Softball Mid-Major Poll.Â
- Junior pitcher Paige Maynard threw 196 pitches in the team's extra-inning victory Saturday over Texas State. The Herd has taken down both the reigning SBC regular season and tournament champions in a three-game series in 2025.Â
- Freshman Diamond Leslie continues to lead the team with a .405 average. Leslie and senior Kasia Parks each had run-producing hits to keep the team alive when down to its final out in the win Saturday.Â
- For the full SBC league schedule for week two, view HERE.Â
- For Marshall Weekend Game Notes, view HERE.
ABOUT APP STATE
- App State is 13-20 and 4-5 in league play. The Mountaineers just christened its new stadium two weeks ago as 30 of its 33 games have been played away from Boone.Â
- The Mountaineers are coming off a sweep at JMU, a first conference series win for first-year head coach Whitney Jones. App swept the SBC's weekly awards with Pitcher of the Week Sophie Moshos and Player of the Week Makayla McClain.Â
- Marshall is 9-2 all-time against App, winning all four games the teams have played as Sun Belt Conference opponents.Â
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