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Aaron Blair Named NCBWA Pitcher of the Week PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 13 April 2013 01:32

Blair also collects Louisville Slugger and C-USA Pitcher of the Week awards

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall’s Aaron Blair has been named the Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Tuesday.

The award came following his selection as the Louisville Slugger National Pitcher of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and the Conference USA Pitcher of the Week which were announced on Monday. It was the second time in the last three weeks that Blair received the C-USA award.

Blair was joined by UNC Asheville catcher Ian Graham as the NCBWA’s top performers of the week.

In a series-clinching win over No. 19 Houston, Blair struck out 11 and walked one in an eight-inning two-hitter. Blair was given a run in the bottom of the second but battled against the recently red-hot Cougars with never more than the one-run lead.

The right-hander's 11 punchouts included five which he struck out looking.

For the afternoon, Blair allowed only four base runners, and only once did Houston put more than one man on in a single inning.

Five of the eight frames Blair pitched went 1-2-3 for the Cougars, and the Las Vegas, Nev. native retired as many as 14 in a row in the victory.

The Cougars batted 2-for-26 (.077) overall against Blair and 0-for-6 when they had runners on base.

Season-wise, it was Blair’s fifth straight quality start, during which time he has been a part of three shutouts while striking out an average of 7.4 hitters per outing (10.09 K/9). Blair improved to 5-1.

Over his last four starts, Blair is 4-0 with an ERA of 0.33.


 
Herd Falls to No. 20 Kentucky on Walk-Off PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 13 April 2013 01:19

Lexington, Ky.—The Marshall softball team took on No. 20 Kentucky – the second ranked team the Thundering Herd has faced this season – at the UK Softball Complex on Tuesday, April 9. The Herd lost a two-run lead in the bottom of the seventh, and fell 4-3 to the Wildcats.

The 11th matchup between these two teams began in a pitcher’s duel. Marshall’s senior hurler Andi Williamson and Kentucky’s freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley pitched a scoreless game through three, complete innings.

Nunley had the Herd hitless and scoreless through the first three, giving up her first hit to senior Ashley Gue (3-for-4), who advanced to second after freshman Shaelynn Braxton was hit by pitch. Both runners advanced on stolen bases, but an error in attempt to take out Gue at third base allowed both to continue and Marshall to take the first lead of the game.

Williamson surrendered her first hit of the game in the bottom of the first inning, but did not allow another until the bottom of the fourth. Two back-to-back hits and a Marshall error loaded the bases for Kentucky with one out. A fielder’s choice forced the runner out at home, but Sylver Samuel was able to draw an RBI-walk before the third out was recorded, tying the score at 1-1 in the fourth inning.

The Herd was able to tackle on three more hits, but was unable to score in a bases-loaded opportunity in the fifth. Marshall returned to the field and retired Kentucky in order.

The battle for a game lead continued through a scoreless sixth inning, but was achieved in the top of the seventh when freshman Alexandra Bayne (2-for-3) led off the inning with a double to center field. Teammate and freshman Kaelynn Greene (2-for-4) hit a single, but in the same play, continued on to second, while Bayne took home. Both runners were safe on the play, giving Marshall a one-run lead. Gue connected for an RBI-hit to give the Herd a 3-1 lead before three back-to-back outs ended the inning.

Kentucky came out aggressive in a desperate attempt to take control of the game and was successful. After a lead-off single from Maisie Steed, a wild pitch and Marshall error put her on third. A second error on a fielder’s choice allowed Steed to score and gave the tying run a safe entry into second base – still no outs. A double from Kentucky’s Lauren Cumbess tied the ball game at three apiece. The Herd decided to intentionally walk a Wildcat to load the bases to get its first out on a force out at home plate. On one-out Kentucky’s designated player, Ginny Carroll, hit a walk-off single for the 4-3 win.

Marshall had eight hits and left eight runners stranded on base. Williamson threw 129 strikes and earned two strike outs, now holding the new Marshall-softball, single-season record with 272. The record was set by Sara Gulla, who earned 270 strikeouts in the 2001 season.


 
Herd Clips Cardinals 4-3 on Senior Day PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 13 April 2013 01:15

Kucin, Zaprazna win final home match

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-Kara Kucin and Dominika Zaprazna combined to win at No. 1 doubles and later each picked up singles victories to help host Marshall defeat Louisville 4-3 Wednesday at Brian David Fox Tennis Center in Huntington.

The Herd improved to 11-10 overall, while Louisville dropped to 11-8.

Kucin and Zaprazna led a Herd sweep in doubles as they won 8-5 at No. 1. Maria Voscekova, who is graduating early and also participated in the Senior Day festivities, paired with Ellie Ball to win 8-2 at No. 3, followed by an 8-5 win at No. 3 by Karlyn Timko and Dana Oppinger.

Ball made quick work of her opponent at No. 4 singles, racing to a 6-1, 6-2 win to give MU a 2-0 lead. Voscekova, however, was defeated at No. 3 (6-2, 6-2), as was Timko at No. 6 (6-2, 6-2) to tie the match at two points apiece. Timko, who has been nursing a foot injury, saw her 10-match singles winning streak snapped with the loss.

Zaprazna then responded with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 1 and Kucin rallied in the second set to record a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 5 to clinch the victory for the Thundering Herd.

Oppinger rebounded after losing the first set at No. 2, but eventually fell 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in three sets.


 
Four-Run First Dooms Herd to Ohio State PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 13 April 2013 01:02

Marshall falls to Buckeyes 5-0

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Under the sloppiest playing conditions of the season, Marshall gave up four runs in the first inning en route to a 5-0 loss to Ohio State on Wednesday night at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium.

Between intermittent periods of rain and a severe weather delay which saw the teams halt play for 40 minutes, Marshall dropped its record to 13-19 on the season. Ohio State improved to 21-10.

Senior centerfielder Isaac Ballou singled on the second pitch of the game to extend his streak of reaching base to 24 games, but Ohio State built a dominant lead with four runs on three hits, a walk, and an error in the bottom half. That, plus an RBI-single in the fourth, proved to be the difference in the game.

Ballou finished 3-for-4 with a trio of singles while freshman Chase Vogelbach’s 2-for-3 showing accounted for all but two of the Thundering Herd’s other hits.

Marshall threatened to cut into the OSU lead by putting two on with one out in the second and two on with none out in the eighth but grounded into a double play in each instance.

Sophomore Kyle Kessler (0-1) suffered the loss when he conceded four runs (only two of which were earned) through the first third of the opening inning. Seven Herd relievers saw action from the pen, most notably Matt Margaritonda who struck out two in a perfect sixth inning.

Chase Boster struck out three in 1.2 innings but also gave up the fourth-inning run from the Buckeyes.

OSU starting pitcher Jake Post took his second winning decision after keeping Marshall shut out over five innings. Post struck out four.


 
Academic Medal Awarded to Several Student-Athletes PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 13 April 2013 00:18

30 receive C-USA’s highest academic honor

 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A total of 538 student-athletes, 30 from Marshall, have earned the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal during the 2012-13 academic year, Commissioner Britton Banowsky announced Friday.

 Those recognized maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or better. Marshall placed the eighth-most student-athletes on the honor roll. For the third year in a row, Tulsa had the most academic medal winners with 61. Memphis placed 54 on the list, followed by East Carolina with 49 and UCF with 48.

 The women’s soccer team led Marshall with seven honorees, followed by four on both the women’s cross country team and women’s track and field team.

Tulsa – 61

Memphis – 54

East Carolina – 49

UCF – 48

UTEP – 42

Southern Miss – 33

Rice – 31

Marshall – 30

Tulane – 30

SMU – 29

UAB – 29

Houston – 15

 

The following is a complete list of Marshall student-athletes who earned the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal.

 

Women’s Basketball

Justine Boerger

 

Women’s Cross Country

Paige Govey

Molly Miloscia

Micheale Morgan

Alexandria Phares

 

Football

Jack Gammon

 

Men’s Golf

Brian Anania

 

Women’s Golf

Samantha DiDomenico

Rachel Johnson

 

Men’s Soccer

Jack Hopkins

Trevor Starcher

 

Women’s Soccer

Bella Bramwell

Kelly Culicerto

Caroline Harwell

Betsy Haugh

Kelly Moran

Cecelia Scott

Sarah Vinson

 

Softball

Alexandria Dawes

Jessica Ferrick

Alysia Hively

 

Swimming and Diving

Katie Kramer

 

Tennis

Kelsi Halbert

Lexy Kessel

 

Track and Field

Alanna Dawkins

Bethany Drury

Taylor Kirchwehm

Isabelle Rogner

 

Volleyball

Laura Der

Shaitece Trigg


 
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