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Marshall Softball Hosts App State For Three-Game Series at Dot Hicks Field
4/1/2026 2:55:00 PM | Softball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Sun Belt Conference co-leading Marshall softball team (25-10, 7-2 SBC) welcomes the App State Mountaineers (23-10, 4-5 SBC) to Dot Hicks Field starting Thursday evening for a three-game series starting at 6 p.m.
The three-game series with a contest each day will wrap up Saturday for Lil' Sis Day and a postgame Easter Egg Hunt on the field.Â
Series Information
Dates: Apr. 2-4, 2026
Opponent: App State
Place: Huntington, West Virginia
Stadium: Dot Hicks Field
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
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Coach Morgan Zerkle
- Head Coach Morgan Zerkle is in her 3rd season as head coach at her alma mater. 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
- Marshall vaulted up to a 2nd place finish in the Sun Belt Conference in season two under Zerkle. The Herd improved its win total by six games with five more SBC victories from the season prior.Â
- Zerkle - the Milton, West Virginia native - plays professionally for the AUSL's Chicago Bandits. She is also on the active Team USA Softball roster.Â
MARSHALL NOTES
- Marshall is ranked No. 30 in RPI which leads the SBC. The Herd is tied atop the league through nine conference games with South Alabama. Â
- The Herd has three pitchers with a sub-3.00 ERA (Jules King, Paige Maynard, Maddie Veal). The trio has 13 complete games with at least seven wins apiece. King is one of four pitchers in the conference with at least 10 wins and four saves - making her one save away from setting a single-season program record.Â
- Sophomore Sydni Burko continues to lead the team with a .393 average. Her 14 home runs are tied for 2nd in the SBC. Burko was named by Softball America as a Mid-Season Top Third Baseman Tuesday for the month of April.
- For extended weekend game notes, view HERE. For the shortened weekend game program, view HERE. Â
ABOUT APP STATE
- The only team hitting more home runs than the Herd in the conference is App State. The Mountaineers have 59 on the season, one more than the Herd's 58. App State senior Makayla McClain leads the league with 17 long balls.Â
- Senior pitcher Sophie Moshos posts a 2.69 ERA with 10 victories. Her and freshman Camryn Fisher have pitched 196.2 of the team's 205 total innings pitched.
- Marshall has a 10-4 advantage all-time in the series. The Mountaineers took the series last season in Boone on a walk-off extra inning grand slam in the rubber match.Â
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