May 18, 2010
Marshall Baseball Game Versus Radford Moved to Beckley
Thundering Herd Takes the Diamond at Epling Stadium
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – The Marshall baseball game slated against Radford has changed the location due to wet weather forecasted on Tuesday afternoon, May 18. The Thundering Herd will play the Highlanders at Epling Stadium in Beckley, with first pitch at 3 p.m.
The Herd owns a 2-0 record at Epling Stadium this season thanks to sweeping a doubleheader against Coppin State on April 21.
MU (23-28) earned one win sandwiched around a pair of losses over the weekend against the University of Houston. Victor Gomez and Kurt Lipton produced solid performances as the Herd finished the Conference USA season with an even 12-12 record. V. Gomez hit .600 against the Cougars, including a 4-for-5 performance with a homer and double in the 5-3 win in Saturday’s backend of the twinbill.
Kurt Lipton went 8-for-13 during the three games and laced his seventh triple of the season to set the MU single-season record for three-baggers. Austin Coan saved his school record ninth game of the year in the victory.
LHP Mike Mason accomplished one of his most impressive outings of the season against UH, working 7.0 innings, scattering six hits with six strikeouts. The lefty allowed only two earned runs on the bump for the Herd to earn his first C-USA victory of the season.
Radford (28-22) has received a strong seasons from Reggie Keen and Raphael Turner in the batter’s box. The Highlanders own a 15-9 in the Big South Conference, thanks to Keen posting a .361 batting average with six homers and 47 RBI. Turner has accumulated a .341 batting clip with a team-best eight bombs and 45 RBI.
The two teams met earlier in the season on Feb. 26 at the Charleston Crab House Shootout hosted by The Citadel. The Herd escaped with a 3-2 victory thanks to a late miscue in the eighth inning allowing the eventual winning run to cross home.
In the victory, Lipton launched his first homer of the season as part of a three-hit day at the plate. Arik Sikula earned his first win of the season by tossing three scoreless frames of relief and Coan shut the door in the ninth for the save.
GameTracker for the game will be available by logging onto HerdZone.com.
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Marshall Baseball Game Versus Radford Moved to Beckley
Thundering Herd Takes the Diamond at Epling Stadium
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – The Marshall baseball game slated against Radford has changed the location due to wet weather forecasted on Tuesday afternoon, May 18. The Thundering Herd will play the Highlanders at Epling Stadium in Beckley, with first pitch at 3 p.m.
The Herd owns a 2-0 record at Epling Stadium this season thanks to sweeping a doubleheader against Coppin State on April 21.
MU (23-28) earned one win sandwiched around a pair of losses over the weekend against the University of Houston. Victor Gomez and Kurt Lipton produced solid performances as the Herd finished the Conference USA season with an even 12-12 record. V. Gomez hit .600 against the Cougars, including a 4-for-5 performance with a homer and double in the 5-3 win in Saturday’s backend of the twinbill.
Kurt Lipton went 8-for-13 during the three games and laced his seventh triple of the season to set the MU single-season record for three-baggers. Austin Coan saved his school record ninth game of the year in the victory.
LHP Mike Mason accomplished one of his most impressive outings of the season against UH, working 7.0 innings, scattering six hits with six strikeouts. The lefty allowed only two earned runs on the bump for the Herd to earn his first C-USA victory of the season.
Radford (28-22) has received a strong seasons from Reggie Keen and Raphael Turner in the batter’s box. The Highlanders own a 15-9 in the Big South Conference, thanks to Keen posting a .361 batting average with six homers and 47 RBI. Turner has accumulated a .341 batting clip with a team-best eight bombs and 45 RBI.
The two teams met earlier in the season on Feb. 26 at the Charleston Crab House Shootout hosted by The Citadel. The Herd escaped with a 3-2 victory thanks to a late miscue in the eighth inning allowing the eventual winning run to cross home.
In the victory, Lipton launched his first homer of the season as part of a three-hit day at the plate. Arik Sikula earned his first win of the season by tossing three scoreless frames of relief and Coan shut the door in the ninth for the save.
GameTracker for the game will be available by logging onto HerdZone.com.
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