Marshall Thundering Herd Game notes Contact: Troy Alexander Cell: 304-638-2226 Email: [email protected] Game 1-2: Western Carolina University 2018 Schedule Waters Field / Cullowhee, North Carolina F16 Florida A&M W 17-5 Tuesday, March 6th, 12 p.m. F17 Florida A&M L 8-1 Zac McNeel vs. Blake Therrian F18 Florida A&M W 9-0 Tuesday, March 6th, 4 p.m. F23 Elon W 8-6 TBA vs. Caleb Bishop F24 Elon L 3-2 F25 Elon W 11-7 Marshall Western Carolina M3 Appalachian State L 8-5 6-3 1-10 M4 Appalachian State W 4-2 The Thundering Herd baseball team goes from one North Carolina Appalachian State W 14-5 doubleheader to another for a midweek matchup against Western 2018 STATS M6 Western Carolina 12 p.m. Carolina University. Marshall looks to improve its 6-3 road record Western Carolina 4 p.m. before the team’s home opener this weekend in Huntington, W.Va. Teams MAR WCU M9 Niagara 3 p.m. Game one will take place Tuesday at 12 p.m. and game two will Record 6-3 1-10 M10 Niagara 11 a.m. take place at 4 p.m. BA .304 ..236 Niagara 2 p.m. Runs Per Game 7.8 4.1 M11 Niagara 12 p.m. HAVE YOU HERD? M16 UAB* 4 p.m. --After a strong showing in the Herd’s series against Appala- Hits Per Game 11.3 8.2 M17 UAB* 3 p.m. chian State, Catcher/Designated Hitter Dakota Robbins leads Doubles 13 15 M18 UAB* 3 p.m. the team with 11 runs scored this season, his eight RBIs rank Triples 2 3 M21 Virginia Tech 4 p.m. second for Marshall. Robbins slugging percentage is also a Home Runs 7 8 team-high .630% after three extra base hits in the final game M23 UTSA* 7 p.m. RBIs 62 43 M24 UTSA* 3 p.m. against the Mountaineers on Sunday. M25 UTSA* 11 a.m. Walks 48 33 M30 Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. --Freshman second baseman Geordon Blanton continued to SB 17 7 be a threat running the bases, as he is now a perfect 6-6 on IP 81 95.1 M31 Florida Atlantic* 4 p.m. the season when attempting to steal. Blanton’s 11 hits this A1 Florida Atlantic* 1 p.m. season ties him for the most among the Herd’s newcomers ERA 4.33 7.17 A3 Morehead State 5 p.m. with third baseman Raul Cabrera. 74 79 A4 Morehead State 3 p.m. A6 Middle Tennessee* 7 p.m. Runs allowed 44 103 --Relief Gordon Cardenas moved to 3-0 on the season Hits allowed 81 120 A7 Middle Tennessee* 5 p.m. against Appalachian State. In 10 innings pitched Cardenas A8 Middle Tennessee* 2 p.m. has given up just three hits and one run. Fielding % .972 .928 A11 Virginia Tech 6 p.m. Errors 9 29 A13 WKU* 6 p.m. --Starting pitcher Brad O’Connor collected his first win of the A14 WKU* 2 p.m. season Sunday. O’Connor leads Marshall’s pitching staff with 17 strikeouts in 13 2/3rds innings pitched. A15 WKU* 2 p.m. A17 Ohio 3 p.m. SCOUTING WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY A18 Ohio 6 p.m. --Infielder Andrew Bullock leads the Catamounts with a .310 batting average. A20 Louisiana Tech* 6 p.m. A21 Louisiana Tech* 2 p.m. --Outfielder Matthew Koehler has a team-high three homeruns, seven RBIs, and four stolen bases in 2018. A22 Louisiana Tech* 10 a.m. A24 West Virginia 6:30 p.m. --RHP Jake Neizen leads Western Carolina with a 0.77 ERA in 11 2/3rds innings. A27 FIU* 7 p.m. Potential starters A28 FIU* 7 p.m. Pos. Player GP-GS AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Slg% Ob% A29 FIU* 1 p.m. 1B Shane Hanon 9-9 .375 40 9 15 1 0 1 6 2 .450 .468 M4 Old Dominion* 2 p.m. DH Dakota Robbins 9-6 .333 27 11 9 3 1 1 8 0 .630 .412 M5 Old Dominion* 2 p.m. C Reynaldo Pastrana 9-9 .368 38 8 14 2 0 2 12 1 .579 .400 M6 Old Dominion* 10 a.m. LF Tucker Linder 9-9 .353 34 5 12 1 0 1 6 2 .471 .421 M8 ETSU 6:30 p.m. M11 Charlotte* 6 p.m. Potential Weekend starting M12 Charlotte* 2 p.m. Pos. Player W-L ERA APP GS IP H R ER BB SO SV B/AVG M13 Charlotte* 1 p.m. RHP Wade Martin 0-1 4.91 3 3 14.2 20 10 8 4 10 0 .313 M15 West Virginia 6:30 p.m. RHP Zac McNeel 0-0 4.50 1 0 4.0 4 2 2 1 3 0 .267 M17 Southern Miss* 6 p.m. RHP Christian Simon 0-0 9.00 3 0 3.0 4 3 3 0 4 0 .308 M18 Southern Miss* 2 p.m. M29 Southern Miss* 10:30 a.m. M23-M28 C-USA Tournament

Home Games in BOLD * - Conference USA Games @HerdBaseball HerdZone.com MarshallThundering Herd Roster No. Name Pos. Class Ht./Wt. B/T Hometown/Last School 2 Andrew Zban OF JR 6-1/202 L/R Huntington, W.Va./Huntington HS 3 Kody Matthews INF SR 5-9/190 R/R Roseburg, Ore./Missouri Western State 4 Will Ray INF/RHP SR 6-0/195 L/R Evansville, Ind./Olney Central College 5 Matt Reed RHP/C RS SR 6-3/195 S/R Washington, D.C./Clemson University 6 Tucker Linder OF RS SR 6-5/210 R/R Tallmadge, Ohio/Galveston JC 7 Cameron Collett INF FR 5-11/165 R/R Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland HS 8 Dakota Robbins C/INF RS SR 6-1/200 L/R Miami, Fla./Seminole State 9 Brad O’Connor RHP SR 6-4/195 R/R Springfield, Ore./Lane CC 10 Zac McNeel RHP SO 6-4/185 R/R Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell Midland HS 11 Jaren Lovely OF FR 6-1/190 L/L Salyersville, Ky./Magoffin County HS 12 Hunter Sexton RHP SO 6-1/220 R/R Jackson, Ohio/Jackson HS 13 Raul Cabrera INF JR 6-0/195 R/R Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona HS 14 Joshua Shapiro LHP JR 6-0/185 L/L Columbus, Ohio/Bexley HS 15 Phillip Hoffman RHP FR 6-1/200 R/R Wahama, W.Va./Wahama HS 16 Reynaldo Pastrana C JR 6-2/215 R/R Miami, Fla./Southwest Senior HS 17 Steven Nice INF JR 6-1/205 R/R Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley HS 18 Erik Rodriguez OF JR 5-10/185 L/L San Juan, Puerto Rico/Jose M Lazaro HS 19 Christian Simon LHP FR 5-10/165 L/L Apopka, Fla./Orangewood Christian School 20 Geordon Blanton INF FR 6-1/195 R/R Paintsville, Ky./Johnson Central HS 21 Mark Meyer RHP SO 6-7/185 R/R Dalton, Ohio/Tuslaw HS 22 Peter Hutzal INF SO 6-1/185 L/R Alberta, Canada/Alberta Schools 23 Chris Fryer RHP FR 6-0/195 R/R Medina, Ohio/Medina HS 24 Jared Fish LHP FR 6-3/215 L/L Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington HS 26 Wade Martin RHP JR 6-0/210 R/R Wheelersburg, Ohio/Wheelersburg HS 27 Shane Hanon OF RS JR 6-2/210 R/R Gig Harbor, Wash./Edmonds CC 31 Patrick Murphy LHP JR 6-1/200 L/L Massilion, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic HS 34 Gordon Cardenas RHP SR 6-0/200 R/R Manhattan Beach, Calif./Auburn 35 Sam Boone RHP JR 6-8/240 R/R Shoreline, Wash./Shoreline CC 38 Ryan Falls LHP JR 6-5/230 L/L Cleveland, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin HS 39 Riley Storedahl RHP JR 6-1/185 R/R Olympia, Wash./North Thurston HS 44 Jacob Bradley RHP FR 6-2/215 R/R Charleston, W.Va./Nitro HS 55 D’Andre Knight RHP RS JR 6-2/205 R/R Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS

Coaching Staff 30 Jeff Waggoner Head Coach 29 Joe Renner Pitching Coach/Head Recruiting Coordinator 32 Victor Gomez Assistant Coach 33 Chris O’Neill Assistant Coach Brian Karlet Director of Player Development

@HerdBaseball HerdZone.com Predicted Tenth in C-USA QUICK FACTS The Marshall baseball team has been predicted to finish tenth in Conference USA, as chosen by the HERD IN THE MAJORS General Information league’s 12 head coaches. Marshall’s footprint in the majors grew by five after Founded: 1837 Location: Huntington, W.Va. the 2016 season. In the MLB First-Year Player Enrollment: 13,324 Four from the Mountain State Draft, Corey Bird (Seventh Round, ), Nickname: Thundering Herd The Herd roster features four players from the Burris Warner (22nd Round, ), JD Colors: Kelly Green & White Conference: Conference USA state of West Virginia. Hammer (24th Round, Colorado Rockies) and President: Dr. Jerry Gilbert Parker Danciu (39th Round, ) were Director of Athletics: Mike Hamrick Andrew Zban OF Huntington, W.Va. all selected in the 40-round draft. Aaron Bossi Assoc. AD/Chief of Staff: Jeff O’Malley Assoc. AD/SWA: Beatrice Crane Banford Zac McNeel RHP Barboursville, W.Va. signed a free agent contract with the New York Assoc. AD/Facilities: Scott Morehouse Jacob Bradley RHP Charleston, W.Va. Yankees. Assoc. AD/Finance: David Steele Phillip Hoffman RHP Wahama, W.Va. Assoc. AD/External: Aaron Goebbel Assoc. AD/Development: John Sutherland Dan Straily and Aaron Blair made Marshall history BORN IN THE U.S.A. by becoming the first Herd pitchers to start in the Coaching staff Marshall’s 2018 squad features student- MLB on the same day (April 29, 2016). Head Coach: Jeff Waggoner Years at Marshall: 11th Season athletes from 12 different states, 1 U.S. territory, Overall Record: 251-332-1 and Canada. Listed below are former Herd players that Record at Marshall: Same appeared on a MLB/MILB roster in 2016: Assistant Coach: Victor Gomez Assistant Coach: Joe Renner Ohio - 9 West Virginia - 4 Dan Straily - Cincinnati Reds Assistant Coach: Chris O’Neill Florida - 5 Washington - 3 Aaron Blair - Atlanta Braves Director of Player Development: Brian Karlet Oregon - 2 Massachusetts - 1 Kevin Shackelford - Louisville Bats (AAA) Facilities Indiana - 1 D.C. - 1 Isaac Ballou - Syracuse Chiefs (AAA) Conference USA Games New York - 1 Kentucky - 2 Burris Warner - Lakeland Flying Tigers (A+) Stadium: Appalachian Power Park California - 2 Puerto Rico - 1 Greg Williams - (A+) Location: Charleston, W.Va. Capacity/Surface: 4,500/Grass Canada - 1 Michigan - 1 Corey Bird - Batavia Muckdogs (A) Dimensions: 330-400-320 JD Hammer - Grand Junction Rockies (Rookie) WHERE THE HERD RANKS (As Parker Danciu - GCL Braves (Rookie) Stadium: Epling Stadium Location: Beckley, W.Va. of 3/2/18) Aaron Bossi - GCL Yankees (Rookie) Capacity/Surface: 2,500/Turf

Statistic National C-USA Value ON THE AIR Non Conference Games Stadium: Kennedy Center YMCA Field Base on Balls -- 6 48 Home games in Charleston, W.Va. can be heard Location: Huntington, W.Va. Batting Average -- 3 .304 on the Thundering Herd IMG Sports Network with Capacity/Surface: 525/Turf Double Plays -- 10 5 Steve Cotton on ESPN Radio FMs 93.3 and 94.1, Dimensions: 310-390-310 Double Plays/Game -- 10 .45 and also on AMs 930 and 1340. The radio call will 2017 in Review Doubles -- 8 13 be streamed live on wrvc.com and on tunein.com. Overall Record: 25-29 ERA -- 5 4.33 Fans can also listen on their phones to the Herd Conference USA Record: 12-18 Home: 15-11 Fielding Pct. -- 4 0.972 on the Marshall Gameday app and TuneIn app. Away: 10-17 Hits -- 6 102 Neutral: 0-1 Home runs -- 7 7 We Are... Positional Starters Returning/Lost: 4/8 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 4/1 On Base Pct. -- 3 0.400 We are Marshall University and the Thundering Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/6 Runs -- 4 71 Herd. Please refer to us as the Thundering Herd Newcomers: 17 Sacrifice Bunts -- 4 7 on first reference. The Herd can be used as a History Sacrifice Flies -- 5 7 second reference, as well as MU. First Year of Baseball: 1896 Scoring -- 9 71 Overall Record: 1329-1511-12, 110 years Shutouts -- T-2 1 #HERDFAMILY Conference Champions: WV Collegiate Conference: ‘28, ‘29, ‘30, ‘31 Slugging Pct. -- 6 .417 For all the latest information about Marshall Buckeye Conference: ‘33, ‘34, ‘35 Stolen Bases -- T-2 17 baseball, follow @HerdBaseball on Twitter and Southern Conference: ‘78, ‘81 Stolen Bases/Game -- T-2 1.90 Marshall University Baseball on Facebook. NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1973, 1978 Last NCAA Appearance: Def. FSU, Clemson, Lost to Miami (Fla.)

@HerdBaseball HerdZone.com Record As A Head Coach: Jeff Waggoner Year School W L T head coach 2007 Marshall 21 32 2016 Keith leClair C-USA Coach of 2008 Marshall 30 30 1 2009 Marshall 22 32 the Year 2010 Marshall 27 31 2011 Marshall 20 31 th 2012 Marshall 17 37 11 Season 2013 Marshall 20 34 In 10 seasons, 33 Marshall players/signees have been given a chance to play at the professional level under Head 2014 Marshall 20 31 Coach Waggoner, including major leaguers Dan Straily (2009, 24th round – Oakland A’s) and Aaron Blair (2013, first supplemental round – 36th overall – ). Waggoner has won 231 games in his coaching career. 2015 Marshall 20 32 2016 Marshall 34 21 2016 was a record season for Marshall under the instruction of Coach Waggoner. The Herd won a program record 34 wins, including a win over 17th-ranked Florida Atlantic. Marshall also set a program record 21 wins in Conference 2017 Marshall 25 29 USA play. Marshall boasted its highest RPI of 60. Coach Waggoner received the Keith LeClair Coach of the Year Total 11 Seasons 256 340 1 award from C-USA. The Thundering Herd lineup featured three C-USA All-Conference first team players (Chase Boster, DJ Gee, Tommy Lane), one C-USA All-Conference second team player (Corey Bird) and a member to the All-Freshman team (Joshua Shapiro). Lane was selected as the Newcomer of the Year for Marshall. The Herd also Coaching Career: found success in the classroom with a 3.01 GPA during the fall semester. Marshall University (2007-Present) The 2016 MLB amateur draft featured four players from the Herd, second most in a single draft. Corey Bird was Head Coach drafted by the Miami Marlins in the seventh round with the 203rd overall pick. Burris Warner was the second player North Carolina State (2005-06) drafted in the 22nd round to the Detroit Tigers. JD Hammer followed in the 24th round to the Colorado Rockies. Parker Danciu rounded out the group in the 39th round to the Atlanta Braves. Assistant Coach Kent State University (2003-04) Waggoner’s 2014 and 2015 seasons produced All-Conference performers, with Boster earning All-Conference USA second team honors in 2015. Bird was chosen to the All-Freshman team in 2014. Assistant Coach George Washington University (2001-02) After the 2013 season, Waggoner saw two Thundering Herd players selected in the Draft. A total of 12 players were selected over the last three seasons, while 26 of his student-athletes have received an Assistant Coach opportunity to play professional baseball under his tutelage. Aaron Blair (first supplemental round - 36th overall - to College of St. Rose (2000) the Arizona Diamondbacks) and Isaac Ballou (15th round to the Washington Nationals), the 2013 draftees, became the 14th and 15th members of the Herd to be selected after serving on one of Waggoner’s teams. Assistant Coach

One year prior, pitchers Joe Church (17th round to the San Diego Padres) and Mike Mason (24th round to the Colo- rado Rockies) were selected. Waggoner By The Numbers: 251 - Wins at Marshall Waggoner’s last three teams have produced All-Conference performers, with Blair and Ballou garnering All-Con- 34 - Most wins in School History (2016) ference USA first team honors in 2013 after Blair and Sergio Leon were named All-Freshmen in 2011 and 2012, respectively. 33 - Marshall Players Selected in the MLB Amateur Draft The 2011 season featured eight players who would go on to be drafted by MLB teams and two players who were signed as free agents. Greg Willams (Texas Rangers), Mike Mason (Texas Rangers), Joe Church (Los Angeles An- 26 - All-Conference USA Selections gels), Isaac Ballou (Pittsburgh Pirates), Kenny Socorro (Chicago Cubs), Arik Sikula (Toronto Blue Jays), Shane Farell 22 - Players selected in MLB Amateur Draft (Toronto Blue Jays), Rhett Stafford (Oakland Athletics) were each drafted in the 2011 MLB, marking the most drafted players in a season in Marshall baseball history. Victor Gomez (Atlanta Braves) and Ian Kadish (Toronto Blue Jays) since 2008 were also picked up by big league teams as free agents. 21 - Most Conference USA Wins in School Along with the most drafted players in a season, Waggoner’s club had four players earn Conference USA honors. History (2016) Kenny Socorro was selected to the All-Conference USA team as an infielder and freshman, Aaron Blair, was named 14 - Ranked Teams Defeated to the Conference USA All-Freshman team. Kyle Blank and Arik Sikula both earned academic recognition through the conference, after being picked to the Conference USA All-Academic team. 14 - Conference USA Player of the Week Honorees In the 2010 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, Kevin Shackelford, Ryan Kiel and Aaron Blair were selected. Other notable players drafted include Steven Blevins, Tommy Johnson and Nate Lape in 2008, while Eddie Rush and 6 - C-USA All-Academic Team Selections Dan Straily were picked in 2009. 3- C-USA All Freshmen Selections 3 - Louisville Slugger National POW Selections In 2008, during his second season at Marshall, Waggoner led the Herd to 30 wins, the second most in program his- tory. The Herd notched a 30-30-1 overall record and finished sixth in C-USA, with a berth in the 2008 Entergy C-USA 2 - All-Mideast Team Player Picks Baseball Championship tournament hosted by Tulane. 1 - Keith LeClair C-USA Coach of the Year Prior to the 2010 campaign, the Herd placed three players (Blevins, Lape and Gomez) on All-C-USA teams, while two 1 - C-USA Tournament Runner Up (2008) (Lape and Gomez) were named to all All-Mideast Region squads. Adam Yeager, Gomez and Lape all played summer 1 - Named All-Pavlovich Coach of the Year ball in the prestigious . in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper In his first season with the Herd, Waggoner led the squad to a 21 wins that included 15 victories at home. The Alli- 1 - Freshman All-American ance, Ohio, native helped lead Marshall to series wins against both Memphis and Houston. 1 - NCBWA Player of the Week Selection Waggoner lettered two years as a catcher at Cleveland State University, and graduated with a sport management 1 - NCBWA Preseason All-American Third degree in 1998. He played two years at Crowder College in Neosho, Mo., prior to transferring to Cleveland State. Waggoner received his master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the College of Saint Rose in 2001. Team Selection

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