Herd Baseball Falls in Game Two to Butler

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Baseball team (3-6) fell in game two of its series against the Butler Bulldogs 7-2 on Saturday at Jack Cook Field.

"Tough ballgame for us. I hate saying it, but we played uninspired from an offensive standpoint today and we didn't have good fastball bat speed on their pitching," Herd Baseball Head Coach Greg Beals said.

The Herd's pitching staff combined for 18 strikeouts, led by starting pitcher Drew Harlow's 13 in 6.0 innings of work.

AJ Havrilla crossed the plate after reaching on a fielder's choice, and Tyler Kamerer drove him in for the first run of the game in the bottom of the first. However, Butler answered with a pair of runs in the top of second to go up 2-1.

The Bulldogs added a trio of runs in the top of the fourth to take a 5-1 advantage.

In the bottom of the sixth, Jackson Halter launched his third homer of the season to right.

However, Butler tallied two insurance runs in the top of the eighth inning to hold off Marshall.

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The Herd looks to take the series against the Bulldogs on Sunday in the rubber match with a 1 p.m. first pitch.

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Team Stats

Jackson Halter

Ethan Murdoch

Evan Bottone

AJ Havrilla

Players Mentioned

Jackson Halter

Drew Harlow

AJ Havrilla

Tyler Kamerer

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