Baseball Hosts Marshall On Tuesday[/B]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 20, 2105) -[/B] The West Virginia University baseball team will host Marshall on Tuesday, April 21, for a 6 p.m. non-conference game at Monongalia County Ballpark.
The game will feature a free video stream, courtesy of Coca-Cola, and can be heard throughout the state on affiliates of the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG with Jeff Culhane and Ernie Galusky on the call.
Additionally, fans can listen to the broadcast via the WVU Gameday App on their mobile device, as well as the WVUsports.com/audio.
A link to the video stream and live stats will be available on WVUsports.com.
West Virginia enters the game with a 22-15 record, most recently dropping two-of-three games last weekend against No. 23 Oklahoma at Monongalia County Ballpark.
Freshman second baseman Kyle Davis continues to lead the team with a .368 batting average, while posting 15 doubles, three home runs and 24 RBIs. Senior third baseman Justin Fox is hitting .318 with 10 doubles, one triple, three home runs and 17 RBIs, while senior shortstop Taylor Munden leads the team with eight home runs to go along with a .274 batting average and nine doubles.
Freshman right-hander Shane Ennis (2-1) will get the nod for West Virginia. Ennis has a 4.35 ERA in 10 appearances with four starts. He has struck out 11 in 20.2 innings and opponents are hitting .260.
As a team, WVU is batting .208 with 122 extra-base hits and 205 runs driven in. The pitching staff has a 3.72 ERA in 333.2 innings with 258 strikeouts.
Marshall has won back-to-back Conference USA series after winning two-of-three games last weekend at Old Dominion. The Thundering Herd have a 13-25 overall record.
Junior infielder Aaron Bossi leads Marshall offensively with a .375 batting average, six doubles, one triple and eight RBIs. Senior infielder TJ Diffenderfer is hitting .338 with a team-leading eight doubles, four home runs and 26 RBIs.
Marshall is hitting .272 as a team with 63 doubles, six triples, 18 home runs and 171 RBIs. The pitching staff holds a 5.04 ERA with 259 strikeouts in 332.0 innings.
Senior right-hander Josh King will get his first start of the season after making nine appearances out of the bullpen. King has a 0-2 record with a 10.12 ERA and nine strikeouts in eight innings.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 20, 2105) -[/B] The West Virginia University baseball team will host Marshall on Tuesday, April 21, for a 6 p.m. non-conference game at Monongalia County Ballpark.
The game will feature a free video stream, courtesy of Coca-Cola, and can be heard throughout the state on affiliates of the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG with Jeff Culhane and Ernie Galusky on the call.
Additionally, fans can listen to the broadcast via the WVU Gameday App on their mobile device, as well as the WVUsports.com/audio.
A link to the video stream and live stats will be available on WVUsports.com.
West Virginia enters the game with a 22-15 record, most recently dropping two-of-three games last weekend against No. 23 Oklahoma at Monongalia County Ballpark.
Freshman second baseman Kyle Davis continues to lead the team with a .368 batting average, while posting 15 doubles, three home runs and 24 RBIs. Senior third baseman Justin Fox is hitting .318 with 10 doubles, one triple, three home runs and 17 RBIs, while senior shortstop Taylor Munden leads the team with eight home runs to go along with a .274 batting average and nine doubles.
Freshman right-hander Shane Ennis (2-1) will get the nod for West Virginia. Ennis has a 4.35 ERA in 10 appearances with four starts. He has struck out 11 in 20.2 innings and opponents are hitting .260.
As a team, WVU is batting .208 with 122 extra-base hits and 205 runs driven in. The pitching staff has a 3.72 ERA in 333.2 innings with 258 strikeouts.
Marshall has won back-to-back Conference USA series after winning two-of-three games last weekend at Old Dominion. The Thundering Herd have a 13-25 overall record.
Junior infielder Aaron Bossi leads Marshall offensively with a .375 batting average, six doubles, one triple and eight RBIs. Senior infielder TJ Diffenderfer is hitting .338 with a team-leading eight doubles, four home runs and 26 RBIs.
Marshall is hitting .272 as a team with 63 doubles, six triples, 18 home runs and 171 RBIs. The pitching staff holds a 5.04 ERA with 259 strikeouts in 332.0 innings.
Senior right-hander Josh King will get his first start of the season after making nine appearances out of the bullpen. King has a 0-2 record with a 10.12 ERA and nine strikeouts in eight innings.
