Marshall (8-6) at UofL (10-5)

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Two midweek games scheduled with the Thundering Herd - today at 3pm, followed by tomorrow at 11AM.

 

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Ben Slanker with a 3 run homer and a grand slam so far. WOW! Apparently, he just needs a solo homer and a 2-run shot to hit for the home run cycle! Cards lead 8-3 through 3 innings.

 

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Monstrous offensive performance today - first appearance of Zion Rose as well. UofL ended up with 4 homers, 3 doubles and a triple. 16 hits in 33 at bats. Also, two good relief appearances by Ty Starke and Jack Brown allowed us to win it in 7 innings. Slanker ended up with 8 RBIs, adding a sacrifice fly to his two homers. Cards win 16-5, to improve to 11-5 in the season.

 

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Going to be a wild day at the ballpark. 35mph+ wind gusts and rain expected at about 3pm, so they have pushed up the start of the game to 10am.

Colton Hartman is the starter for the Cards. Marshall gets two hits and a run to take the lead in the top of the first.

 

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Cards tie it up, 2-out single, stolen base by Rose, single and RBI by Tague Davis. Double by Jax Hisle, but Davis is tagged out at home. 1-1 after 1!

 

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Herd push across another run in the 2nd. Two more Marshall hits (now up to 4). Also, Cards uncharacteristic with 2 errors so far in this one.

 

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Cards chased the Herd starter in the 2nd with 2 runs in and the bases loaded. Zion Rose with a single to plate a 3rd run in the inning, then Tague Davis with the Grand Slam! Cards now lead 8-2!

 

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Hartman escapes the 3rd inning without giving up any runs despite giving up 3 walks. Cards still lead 8-2 heading to the bottom of the 3rd.

 

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Ok, wow, Tague Davis with his 2nd homer of the game, this time a 3run shot. He’s recreating yesterday’s game from Ben Slanker! Cards lead 12-2 and Davis has 8 RBI’s. Second Marshall pitcher has been chased….

 

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In the 4th, Zion Rose joins the homer party with a 3-run shot. Cards now lead 17-2 heading into the 5th.

 

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Happy for Hartman. He gave up a lead off homer in the 5th, and a single, but no further damage. Having pitched 5 innings, he’s now officially in-line to get the Win today. He’s probably done at this point, having already thrown 102 pitches.

 

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Cards close it out with an 18-8 win. Tague Davis even got a few pitches in this one. Cards are now 12-5 on the season, with a big weekend series against Notre Dame upcoming.