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Marshall University
#7 Seed Coastal Carolina
No. 2 Seed Herd Softball Opens Postseason Play in SBC Quarterfinals against No. 7 Coastal
5/7/2025 7:23:00 PM | Softball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Postseason play has arrived for the Marshall softball team, who will begin the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Championship Thursday at 2 p.m. eastern 1 central against No. 7 Coastal Carolina.
With a win in the single-elimination tournament, Marshall would advance to Friday's semifinal against the winner of No. 3 Louisiana and No. 6 App State.Â
Game Information
Date: May 8, 2025
Opponent: #7 Coastal Carolina
Place: Troy, Ala.
Stadium: Troy Softball Complex
Champ Central: Champ Central
Watch: ESPN+
Stats: 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
- Zerkle earned her 50th win as the Herd's head coach on Tuesday over Radford.Â
MARSHALL NOTES
- The Herd finished second in the Sun Belt Conference with a 15-9 league record, only behind Texas State at 16-8. On Tuesday, Marshall had two players named to the Sun Belt All-Conference Teams with freshman Diamond Leslie earning First Team honors and sophomore Haleigh Adkins garnering Second Team.Â
- The Herd finished with above a team .300 average for the second-consecutive season under Coach Zerkle. The Herd had the most home runs in the league in SBC play this season (41). Â
- Marshall is 3-2 all-time in the Sun Belt Conference tournament. For the full SBC Championship bracket, view HERE.Â
- For Marshall Game Notes, view HERE.
ABOUT COASTAL CAROLINA
- Coastal Carolina is the No. 7 seed in the tournament despite having the most overall wins in the league (37). The Chanticleers have hit 83 home runs this season, 15 more than Marshall's second-most overall long balls.
- The Chanticleers' Nicolette Picone was named the SBC Pitcher of the Year.Â
- Coastal took two-of-three in Huntington last month, but would go on to lose each of its final two series while the Herd closed the regular season winning five-of-six in SBC play. Â
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