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Dziados
4
Niagara NIA 7-6
5
Winner Marshall MAR 7-6
Niagara NIA
7-6
4
Final
5
Marshall MAR
7-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Marshall MAR 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X 5 8 1

W: Reed (2-1) L: Miller, Austin (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Edged By Marshall

HUNTINGTON, W.V. – The Purple Eagles baseball team was edged by Marshall, 5-4, on Friday.

Game Summary
Final Score: Marshall 5, Niagara 4
Game Leaders: Philippe Langlois (1 RBI, 2 runs, 2 hits)
Records: Marshall (7-6), Niagara (7-6)
Location: Kennedy Center Field – Huntington, West Virginia

Game Recap
  • Marshall took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but the Purple Eagles answered in the top of the second. Julian Gallup grounded out to second base, scoring Langlois to earn an RBI and tie up the score, 1-1.
  • The Herd, however, got back on top in the third inning, taking a 3-1 lead over Niagara.
  • In the top of the fourth, the Purple Eagles picked up momentum on offense. Langlois earned his RBI, doubling to right field to send home Peter Battaglia. An error by first base then gave Langlois time to score and tie things up, 3-3. NU took its first lead of the game, 4-3, after Owen Dziados scored on a wild pitch.
  • A homerun from Marshall tied things up once again, 4-4, going into the fifth inning.
  • Both teams remained staunch on defense; the Purple Eagles held off the Herd until the bottom of the seventh inning, when Marshall scored its game-winning run.

Inside the Numbers
  • Langlois and Gallup led the Purple Eagles with one RBI each and Langlois and Dziados each had a team-high two hits.
  • Langlois had a team-best two runs and he and Tanner Kirwer each had one double. Kirwer also had one stolen base.
  • On the mound, Matthew Brash struck out three batters and allowed four runs in 6.0 innings pitched. Austin Miller (1-1), who struck out one batter and allowed one run in 2.0 innings pitched, took the loss for the Purple Eagles.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles close out their series with Marshall on Saturday, March 11 at 2:00 p.m.

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