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Baseball Drops C-USA Series at Marshall on Sunday
4/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 29, 2007
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. M.- Marshall scored six runs in the sixth inning to break open a close game on the way to a 10-4 win over the University of Houston baseball team Sunday in the finale of a Conference USA series at Appalachian Power Park.
For the third straight game, the Cougars scored in the first inning before the Herd grabbed a 3-1 lead after three innings. Marshall then took control of the game with six runs in the fifth inning on the way to the series win.
Marshall starter Jeremy Slone earned the win and improved to 3-2 after limiting the Cougars to only two runs off seven hits in 8.1 innings.
UH starter John Touchton collected the loss and fell to 4-4 after giving up three runs off seven hits with four strikeouts in four innings.
Ryan Lormand went 2-for-4 with a run and double, while Felix Fanaselle batted 2-for-3 with a solo homer.
Sophomore outfielder Jimmy Cesario went 0-for-3 with an RBI but saw his career and UH-season-best hitting streak snapped at 20 games. He was only the fifth player in school history to record a 20-game hitting streak during his career, joining Brandon Caraway, Ike Lucas, Brett Cooley and Travis Tully.
Brit Vincent went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs, while Nate Lape batted 3-for-4 with two runs, two double and an RBI. Brandon Casamassima finished the day 2-for-5 with a run and RBI, while Josh Valle went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.
With the loss, the Cougars fell to 24-19 overall and 10-5 in C-USA games. Marshall won the series and improved to 19-23 overall, 4-10 in C-USA games.
The Cougars return to action at 7 p.m., Tuesday, as they complete their nine-game road stretch at McNeese State in Lake Charles, La. Earlier this season, UH enjoyed a 12-4 win over the Cowboys at Cougar Field.
Fans can hear Cougar Baseball games live on UHCougars.com with former Cougar letterwinners Nick Torina and Pat Cauley calling all the action. Fans can follow live stats by clicking on the "Gametracker" link on the front page of UHCougars.com or on the Schedule and Results page off the Baseball main page.
Fans always can follow live stats by clicking on the "Gametracker" link on the front page of UHCougars.com or on the "Schedule and Results" page off the Baseball main page.
For the third straight game, the Cougars put runs across in the first inning. Lormand led off with a single into left center and moved up following a walk to Zak Presley. After a wild pitch advanced both runners, Jimmy Cesario lifted a sacrifice fly into left field to plate Lormand for a 1-0 Cougar lead.
The score remained that way until the third inning when Nate Lape launched a one-out, solo home run to tie the game at 1-1.
In the fourth inning, the Herd strung together three straight hits and grabbed a 3-1 lead, thanks to Tommy Johnson's RBI-double and a Sanders' groundout that scored Vincent.
The Herd broke the game wide open in the fifth inning, scoring 6 runs off five hits, a wild pitch and a Cougar infield error. Vincent provided the big blast with a two-run double, while Valle, Cassamassima and Blake Sanders added RBI singles.
The Cougars added another run in the seventh inning when Fanaselle launched a towering solo home run over the right-field wall.
Marshall scored its final run in the eighth inning when Chapman scored from third base on a wild pitch for the final margin of victory.
