Mountaineers Fall to Marshall in Charleston

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The No. 16 West Virginia University baseball team fell to Marshall, 7-6, Wednesday evening at GoMart Ballpark. The Mountaineers drop to 37-6 while the Thundering Herd improve to 24-22.
 
Senior Kyle West went 3-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI. Juniors Skylar King and Sam White each had two hits on the night as well.
 
The Mountaineers took an early lead with two runs in the first on a double from West and a Herd error. Marshall got one run back in the home half of the inning with a solo home run.
 
White hit an RBI double in the third to push the lead to 3-1, but Marshall responded in the fourth with three runs to jump in front. West then hit a solo home run in the fifth to even up the game once again.
 
Senior Grant Hussey had an RBI single in the sixth to put WVU on top before senior Brodie Kresser drove in a run with a groundout. The lead did not last long as Marshall scored two in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at six after six.
 
Juniors Carson Estridge and Ben McDougal both posted scoreless outings on the mound to get to the ninth still tied. With two runners and one out in the bottom of the ninth, Marshall brought home the winning run on a Mountaineer error.
 
The Mountaineers return to Big 12 play this weekend against Texas Tech at Kendrick Family Ballpark. First pitch on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m.
 
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