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MORE BOMBARDIER >>> PAGE 4 “I did what any guy does to find a band and searched through Craigslist.” FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014 | VOL. 117 NO. 80 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com WEEKEND EDITI N SUBMITTED PHOTO > Herd baseball opens against Georgetown University Saturday. > Seniors Josh King and Ryan Hopkins hit the road for a final season with the Herd. MORE BASEBALL >>> PAGE 2 FILE PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO > After bringing home the 2013 C-USA Championship, Herd softball welcomes local players for the 2014 season. MORE SOFTBALL >>> PAGE 4 Need a pick me up this Valentine’s Day? You’re in luck! Members of Marshall University’s staff will be giving free hugs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the Memorial Student Center Plaza. Friday Saturday Sunday page designed and edited by CODI MOHR HIGH 40° LOW 19 ° HIGH 33° LOW 23 ° HIGH 39° LOW 30° [email protected] 276376 GLENNS SPORTING GOODS C M Y K 50 INCH 2 WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Herd baseball to open season at Wake Forest By DEREK MAY THE PARTHENON The Marshall University baseball team will travel Due to all the bad weather, it has been Hopkins said he sees a lot of growth in the to Wake Forest University on Valentine’s Day week- tough for the baseball team to have outside pitching staff as well. practices on a consistent basis. Dating back “With the pitching staff and rotation this year, The Herd will start off the season at noon to the fall workout and practice period, the thewe havelast yeara lot ofor guys two whowe onlyare able had to three come or in fourand end for its first games of the 2014 season. baseball team has only been able to practice be productive,” Hopkins said. “It seemed like over- outside a handful of times. - Saturday against Georgetown University. The “Practices will sometimes have to be split up main guys, but this year with our rotation and re following day they will play Towson because of how cold it is outside,” Ryan Hop travellievers, weto areNorth solid Carolina from top toA&T bottom.” for a three University. To conclude the weekend, kins senior pitcher said. “The pitchers will go The following weekend, the Herd will the Herd will play two games on throw in Gullickson gym, while the position - Monday against host Wake Forest.- players will go out on the football field to take game series. “I’m just anxious to get back ground balls and fly balls.” This season’s home games will be split be on the field and playing,” Ser Even with the difficulties of practices, Leon tween the YMCA Kennedy Center on Route 2 gio Leon junior infielder and Hopkins said this year’s team could be very and Appalachian Power Park in Charleston. said.on a“It’s baseball been field awhile as a special. Marshall’s first home game is March since we have all been “When we practice, everyone is there for one- 11Derek against May Morehead can be contacted State University at may125@ in purpose, and that’s to play baseball,” Leon said. marshall.edu.Huntington. team, so I’m just ready “The team this year practices more as a com COLUMNto play.” plete unit and everyone is focused.” Baseball makes most of home By JAMES COLLIER FOR THE PARTHENON - - Most notably, junior pitcher conference series will still being respected by its peers. Aaron Blair opted out after reside in Charleston. While- It’s not something that both In one of the toughest con being selected as the 36th it may not completely be a ers the players or coaches.- ferences in NCAA baseball,- overall pick by the Arizona thathome Kennedy field, it Centeris a start. this Mar sea- They just go out and play ball. perianal powerhouses Rice Diamondbacks. shall will play eight games at andMarshall for the firstreturns time nine in their up and newly incumbent confer Imagine the potential of perclassmen for this season ence member FAU call C-USA the team if it had some place son—eight games the team- that every other team in the home. That is also where to call home. - can truly call home games. careers they have something whenMarshall one calls does home, not buthave it’s a Let’s not forget Marshall’s After being selected to fin tough to call anyplace home Parkseries in win Charleston over No. where 19 Hous the andish atno theone bottomnamed toof thethe All-13 conferenceHow sweet already it will behas, to fia- ton at Appalachian Power team conference this season home field. true home of its own. This is Marshall baseball. Herd bounced back from a Conference preseason team, nallyJames be able Collier to say, therecan is beno Marshall played home nineNot run too deficit shabby to fortake a gameteam one may think that the 2014 contactedplace like home, at kindcollier41@ of. games in four different thatone 19-13lives outover of the a Cougars.hotel for Herd may play this season marshall.edu. stadiums last season, with a chip on its shoulder. practiced inside Joan But the Herd is used to not C. Edwards Stadium home games. - or inside a gymnasium shallAs takesthe to2014 the roadseason for and spent much of its themoves first ever month so close,of the Marsea- 2013 season on the road. There is truly no place like home. That is if one has thatson. isHowever, has not thehad Herd in many has some place of its own to call something new this season home. Eight seniors left the years, a home field—sort MARSHALL ATHLETICS program after last season- fieldof. at the Kennedy Center Junior catcher John Beary including Isaac Ballou who Marshall will utilize the was selected by the Wash ington Nationals in the for non-conference games 15th round of the draft. as well as practices while MARSHALL ATHLETICS Pitching up a Senior pitcher Ryan Hopkins senior season By SARAH CONNERS THE PARTHENON Two Marshall University baseball se- and tied King in- niors hit the road for their last season 22 appearances transferredin the 2013 seato Marshallson. Hopkinsfrom opener as a part of the Thundering Herd baseball team. MARSHALL ATHLETICS Josh King and Ryan Hopkins, two yearTennessee and was aTech member of Junior outfielder Eric Escobedo pitchers for the Herd, will travel- where he played for one to Winston-Salem, N.C to challenge Georgetown Saturday and are sched madethe Ohio his baseballValley Conferencedebut with the uled to play Towson on Sunday and a- championship team. Hopkins double header against Wake Forrest on Monday for the beginning of their se- Herd in 2012. nior season. Hopkins is excited about the King will be the starting pitcher Sat- moral of the team for this season. urday. King is a right-handed pitcher “We’ve had some problems with that from Troup, Ga. King made 22 appear in the past,” Hopkins said. “But this is ances and six saves during his junior the best group attitude wise that’s been season in 2013. King said his list of here.” goals for his senior season would start Hopkins largest goal this season is- 275557 this weekend. - for the team to reach the Conference “The first goal is just winning games,” joinedUSA Tournament, C-USA which may be dif CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL/ Kind said. “Especially this first week ficultThe withHerd the hasn’t new madeschools the that tourna have- afterend that’s his last the season first goal.” here but remains CLA King has high hopes for his plans ment for the past few years, and Hopkins FERETILITY focused on finishing strong before hopes to end his senior season there. leaving Marshall. “We got to make it to the tournament 2 x 5.0 “I definitely would love to get drafted,” first,” Hopkins said. “It’s going to be King said, ”but right now its just focusing harder cause now because the bottom on everything else happening here.” five teams don’t go because there’s While King hopes to get drafted, he is more schools in our conference now.” - also sad to be leaving Marshall. After the season opener, the “I’m going to miss everything,” King Thundering Herd will travel to Greens said. ”Everyone involved in the team the boroughSarah ConnersN.C Feb. can21st be to contacted play North at coaches and the trainers, just everybody.” [email protected] A&T. Ryan Hopkins, from Sardinia Ohio, led the team in in reliefpage staff designed wins and in edited 2013 by WILL VANCE | [email protected] C M Y K 50 INCH 3 WEEKEND SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM 20142.15 vs.Georgetown TEAM3.08 @ East Carolina SCHEDULES3.25 @ Ohio State 4.11AND @ UTSA ROSTERS4.29 Eastern Kentucky 2.16 vs.Towson 3.09 @ East Carolina 3.28 Tulane 4.12 @ UTSA 5.02 Louisiana Tech 2.17 @ Wake Forest (DH) 3.11 Morehead State 3.29 Tulane 4.13 @ UTSA 5.03 Louisiana Tech 2.21 @ North Carolina A&T 3.12 @ Ohio 3.30 Tulane 4.15 @ Akron 5.04 Louisiana Tech 2.22 @ North Carolina A&T 3.14 Southern Miss 4.01 Akron 4.17 West Va Tech 5.09 Old Dominion 2.23 @ North Carolina A&T 3.15 Southern Miss 4.02 @ Eastern Kentucky 4.18 West Va Tech 5.10 Old Dominion 2.28 vs.James Madison 3.16 Southern Miss 4.04 Florida Atlantic