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Baseball Set For Midweek Tilt At Ohio State
May 6, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Thundering Herd baseball team will travel to Columbus, Ohio to square off against Ohio State, Wednesday, May 7. Game-time is set for 6:35 p.m. at Bill Davis Stadium. Marshall enters the contest with an overall record of 24-24-1 and has won 10 of its last 15 games, while Ohio State stands at 24-21 on the season. The Herd is coming off a 1-2 performance against No. 28 Southern Miss this past weekend. Steve Blevins (7-2) picked up the win in game one against the Golden Eagles. The junior's seventh win marks the first time a Marshall pitcher has posted seven wins in a single season since Sean Reeder did so during the 2000 season. The Marshall offense was powered by Tommy Johnson (3-for-4) and Victor Gomez (3-for-5) who combined for seven RBIs and five runs scored in the 16-10 victory. Nate Lape, Kenny Socorro and Ben Jurevicius added two hits apiece in the victory. The Herd fell to Southern Miss 12-8, Saturday, and dropped a 5-0 decision in the series finale. Adam Yeager continued to shine on the base paths Saturday, as the junior collected three stolen bases for the fourth time in a single game this season. He has now stolen 34 bases in 41 attempts which is tops in Conference USA and places him in the top 10 nationally. Yeager is also six bags shy of tying Marshall's single-season steals record. Overall, Marshall is led offensively by Gomez who has a .385 batting average with 65 hits, nine doubles, nine home runs and 38 RBIs. Lape is right behind him with a .383 batting average, 67 hits, 15 doubles and 14 home runs in addition to 51 runs driven in.
Leading into Wednesday's contest, Ohio State leads the all-time series 15-0, and took a 10-7 decision in the last meeting between the teams in 2000. The Buckeyes are led offensively by Justin Miller who has a .377 batting average with 12 doubles, 42 RBIs and a .474 slugging percentage. JB Shuck has posed as a double-threat for Ohio State. He has a .400 batting average with 54 hits, four doubles and a triple, while adding 18 steals (in 21 attempts). He also has a 4.42 ERA on the hill. He is the team leader in strikeouts with 65 in 55 innings pitched this season. The Herd will throw Ian Kadish (1-1) in Wednesday's contest against the Buckeyes. The freshman has a 4.26 ERA in 20 appearances (four starts) on the season. He has also issued 18 strikeouts in 31.2 innings pitched. |
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