By Hunter Hurst, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
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MOREHEAD, Ky. – Following a 2-2 record in their final homestand, the Morehead State baseball team heads east on I-64 Tuesday for the second game with Marshall. The Eagles took the first game between the two clubs at Allen Field last Tuesday 9-5. The game is set to commence at 3 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Center field.
The Eagles held off SIUE 16-15 in seven innings Sunday, while the 'Herd dropped the third game at Old Dominion, being swept. Marshall has lost nine of its last 10 games.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
Season Records
- Morehead State (23-26)
- Marshall (20-30-1)
Last Ten Games | Current Streak
- Morehead State (7-3), W1
- Marshall (1-9), L5
Series Record
-Morehead State leads the series 86-64-4 with four unknown results.
Last Meeting
- Morehead State beat Marshall 9-5 in Morehead on May 10.
NOTABLE
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Alex Jacobs extended his on-base streak to 47 games over the weekend, and had a big game in the second half of Sunday's doubleheader. Jacobs launched a two-run homer (his fourth of the season) in the win.
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Jackson Feltner has homered in three straight games. The reigning OVC Freshman of the Year smashed solo shots in the first and second games of the SIUE series, and hit a two-run blast to right field in the first inning of the finale.
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Roman Kuntz and
Chase Vinson both had a two-home run game in Sunday's first contest vs. SIUE. Vinson had a two-homer game vs. Belmont earlier in the season, and Kuntz homered again in Sunday's second contest.
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Nick Gooden posted his first career four-hit game vs. SIUE on Sunday, going 4-5 with four singles.
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Brody Shoupe has been elite behind the plate in 2022, posting a .988 fielding percentage. Shoupe has started 31 games for the Eagles this season, and has only committed three errors.
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Joe Rotkis has been effective in long relief appearances this season. On the season, Rotkis has a 2-2 record with a 5.91 ERA.