Marshall Herd Falls 8-1 at Florida A&M

Tallahassee, Florida  -- Marshall baseball fell to Florida A&M 8-1 Saturday at Moore-Kittles Field, with 14 runners left on base proving too much to overcome for the Herd.

The first loss of the 2018 season puts Marshall at 1-1, with a chance for revenge against FAMU tomorrow in the series finale.

After a 1-2-3 first inning for both teams, the Rattlers got on the board in the second inning with three runs after two walks and a single loaded the bases for FAMU.

A&M expanded their lead in the fourth inning when Jordan Curtis hit a three-run homer.

Final Stats

In the fifth inning lead-off hitter Shane Hanon got on base with a single. Raul Cabrera was the next batter up and also singled advancing Hanon to second base. After Reynaldo Pastrana earned a base on balls the bases were loaded and Dakota Robbins hit a fly ball to left field to score Hanon from third. A fly out and strikeout brought the inning to a close two batters later.

FAMU scored again in the seventh inning when a wild pitch by Jacob Bradley allowed a runner on third base to reach home.

The final run would come courtesy of Florida A&M in the eighth inning when a single by FAMU's Brian Davis allowed Jordan Curtis to score from second base.

Tucker Linder continued the strong start to his season getting three hits in four at bats. Peter Hutzal earned three walks over the course of the game. Marshall ended the game with eight hits and ten walks.

Brad O'Connor was handed his first loss of the season in four innings pitched. He allowed four hits, six runs (six earned) and struck out six batters. Christian Simon had a strong showing in two innings, allowing just two hits and striking out three batters in eight at-bats.

FAMU pitcher Josh Barr earned the win for the Rattlers. He pitched 0.2 innings allowing two hits, one run (earned) and walking one batter with no strikeouts.

The series will come to an end Sunday at 11 a.m. Marshall's Will Ray will be on the mound to pitch as he faces off against FAMU's Dallas Oliver.

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