Strong start helps Marshall to win 5: 4 at the Home Opener

– By David Walsh

Huntington, W.Va. – The first inning at Marshall's Home Opener in Baseball has something on the first inn. Be better with the first playing field on your seats.

A year ago, the Leadoff Batter Trey Hondra's first place he had seen for Homerun to test the new Jack Cook Field to a great extent. The thundering herd continued 3-0 for Blank Manhattan.

On Friday, at the second home start for the herd in his new lawn, left-wing field player Elijah Vogelsong from Joey Dimotta made it to the left after a 1-2: 3-in against Fairleigh Dickinson.

In the lower edge of the first ranking, Nolan Wilson struck a twice double to the right center on plate Cam Harthan and Jackson holder. Nolan Wilson then pulled a ground rule twice to the right to achieve Wilson for a 3-0 lead.

Herder start Bruce Blevins and Reliever Nicholas Wyrich made the lead and Marshall recorded the victory 5: 4 in front of 1,406 fans. This is a 2-0 mark for Marshall at Home Openers.

“I love this place. It is our home, ”said Marshall coach Greg Beals. “The boys hang here. It was huge for our culture. Just a shot in the arm for our program. “

Marshall started with a 0-4 mark in a seasonal opening four-game series in Hawaii. At Georgia Tech, the herd and the Yellow jackets won twice last week.

Blevins, a left -hander, went 5.1 Innerings and allowed all four runs. One came in the third inning on a solo home from Felix Gonzalez. Nate Ducheck hammered a two -time home in fourth to the right to tie the game 3: 3. That day a stiff wind blew into midfield.

In the lower edge of the inn, Marshall (3-6) took 5: 3 in a double to Harthan with two runs to the left.

The knights (0-8) had a big threat in the sixth when they loaded the bases without outs. Weyrich, who went out in the sixth, limited the knights to a run, and that came in second place, in which Tyler camera could not get the ball out of his glove for the throw for the first time.

The three-game series will be resumed in Jack Cook Field on Saturday. The start time was postponed to 1 p.m. The teams completed things on Sunday at 1 p.m.

“The boys are on the road for the first two weeks. They are excited to be back home, ”said Beals. “We came from the gates hot. We had a good schedule against your starting jug. We were able to benefit from it and get these three runs early. As a result, pitching can settle a little. Bryce gave us a good trip. He went deep into sixth place and Nicholas Weyrich came in and did the job. At that time it might be a little early to go to Weyrich. It was in the game in a critical moment and I want to bring our best guy in there. He closed it and drove the rest of the path. “

Blevins was a bit satisfied with his excursion with the exception of the two Homer, which he revealed.

“These parking spaces,” he said about the Homer. “It wasn't my best, but it is early and good to win. The defense kept us in the game. We were able to jump on her early and the defense made the great time behind me. That was big to get out of the sixth. If you get a few hits and change the swing. Didn't come in and lifted me off. “

Both Blevins and Beals liked the herd, which runs with two goals. Marshall got two of his three out in the first with two.

“Hit,” said Blevins. “Our Two-out goal has recorded the last few games. Whenever you get two outs runs, that's big. “

“We talked about it,” said Beals. “It is an opportunity to make a difference in the ball game. Either hits and runs or go out and play defense, we have to win these situations. Overall, we played really good defense. We handled the ball. This catch by Eli (Vogelsong) on ​​the first in the first, a swing. “

Blevins also joy to enforce the herd on this cool, windy day.

“Jack Cook is a special place to play,” said Blevins. “We play on the street in the first two weeks. Get two victories from Georgia Tech and come back here. The fans came out today, they support us. I like to play here. “

Weyrich, a U -boot pitcher, worked 3.1 Innerings, allowed a goal, took two and fanks four. He retired the knight 1-2-3 in ninth retirement to collect his second rescue.

Before Friday, the Knights were swept into the road series in Unc Asheville and Middle Tennessee. They lost their home start against St. Peter when they are six races in ninth place for a defeat of 12 to 10 tasks.