2021 Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team

Baseball team season

2021 Marshall Thundering Herd baseball

Conference| Conference USA
Division| East Division
Record| 10-35 (6-26 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Jeff Waggoner

Assistant coaches|

* Joe Renner
* Brian Karlet
* Tyler Ladendorf

Home stadium| Kennedy Center Field

Seasons

<- 2020

2022 ->

2021 Conference USA baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
East
Charlotte x‍‍‍y | 24 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .750 |  |  | 40 | - | 21 | - | 0 |  | .656
No. 16 Old Dominion ‍‍‡‍y | 22 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .688 |  |  | 44 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .733
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ | 18 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .563 |  |  | 32 | - | 25 | - | 0 |  | .561
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .469 |  |  | 27 | - | 29 | - | 0 |  | .482
FIU ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 19 | - | 0 |  | .367 |  |  | 20 | - | 31 | - | 0 |  | .392
Marshall ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 26 | - | 0 |  | .188 |  |  | 10 | - | 35 | - | 0 |  | .222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech x‍‍‍y | 22 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .733 |  |  | 42 | - | 20 | - | 0 |  | .677
No. 23 Southern Miss ‍‍‍y | 22 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .710 |  |  | 40 | - | 21 | - | 0 |  | .656
UTSA ‍‍‍ | 14 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .452 |  |  | 22 | - | 26 | - | 0 |  | .458
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ | 12 | - | 19 | - | 1 |  | .391 |  |  | 24 | - | 29 | - | 1 |  | .454
Rice ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 20 | - | 1 |  | .359 |  |  | 23 | - | 29 | - | 1 |  | .443
UAB ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 21 | - | 0 |  | .344 |  |  | 18 | - | 36 | - | 0 |  | .333
x - Division champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team represented Marshall University in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The Thundering Herd competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA East Division. They played their home games at Kennedy Center Field in Huntington, West Virginia. The team was coached by Jeff Waggoner, who was in his fifteenth season with the Thundering Herd.

## Preseason

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### C-USA media poll

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The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Thundering Herd predicted to finish in last place (7th) in the East Division.[2]

Media poll (East)

Predicted finish  | Team  | 1st Place Votes
1 | Florida Atlantic | 10
2 | Old Dominion | 1
3 | FIU | 1
4 | WKU | \-
5 | Charlotte | \-
6 | Marshall | \-

## Schedule and results

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2021 Marshall Thundering Herd baseball game log

Regular season (10–35)
| March (4–11)

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Attendance  | Overall record  | C-USA record
March 5 | Morehead State | Kennedy Center Field
Huntington, WV | W 3-1 | 70 | 1-0 | \-
March 6 | at Morehead State | Allen Field
Morehead, KY | L 10-13 | 204 | 1-1 | \-
March 7 | Morehead State | Kennedy Center Field | L 2-6 | 53 | 1-2 | \-
March 9 | at West Virginia | Monongalia County Ballpark
Granville, WV | Postponed [3]
March 9 | at Eastern Kentucky | Turkey Hughes Field
Richmond, KY | L 1-2 | 257 | 1-3 | \-
March 12–14 | at Ohio | Bob Wren Stadium
Athens, OH | Canceled [4]
March 12 | at Mercer | OrthoGeorgia Park
Macon, GA | L 1-3 | 400 | 1-4 | \-
March 13 | at Mercer | OrthoGeorgia Park | W 11-0 | 400 | 2-4 | \-
March 14 | at Mercer | OrthoGeorgia Park | W 19-9 | 400 | 3-4 | \-
March 19 | at Southern Illinois | Itchy Jones Stadium
Carbondale, IL | L 4-10 |  | 3-5 | \-
March 20 | at Southern Illinois | Itchy Jones Stadium | L 2-7 |  | 3-6 | \-
March 21 | at Southern Illinois | Itchy Jones Stadium | L 0-2 |  | 3-7 | \-
March 23 | West Virginia | Kennedy Center Field | W 7-1 | 103 | 4-7 | \-
March 26 | at Florida Atlantic | FAU Baseball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL | L 0-12 | 286 | 4-8 | 0-1
March 27 (1) | at Florida Atlantic | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 3-5 | 286 | 4-9 | 0-2
March 27 (2) | at Florida Atlantic | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 6-7 | 286 | 4-10 | 0-3
March 28 | at Florid Atlantic | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 2-11 | 286 | 4-11 | 0-4
| April (4–14)

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Attendance  | Overall record  | C-USA record
April 2 | Old Dominion | Kennedy Center Field
Huntington, WV | L 1-12 | 61 | 4-12 | 0-5
April 3 (1) | Old Dominion | Kennedy Center Field | L 7-8 | 53 | 4-13 | 0-6
April 3 (2) | Old Dominion | Kennedy Center Field | L 0-8 | 53 | 4-14 | 0-7
April 4 | Old Dominion | Kennedy Center Field | L 7-15 | 59 | 4-15 | 0-8
April 9 (1) | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field
Bowling Green, KY | L 0-1 | 89 | 4-16 | 0-9
April 9 (2) | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | L 1-5 | 183 | 4-17 | 0-10
April 10 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | L 2-5 | 153 | 4-18 | 0-11
April 11 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | L 1-8 | 173 | 4-19 | 0-12
April 14 | at West Virginia | Monongalia County Ballpark
Granville, WV | L 3-9 | 600 | 4-20 | \-
April 16 | FIU | Kennedy Center Field | L 2-8 | 67 | 4-21 | 0-13
April 17 (1) | FIU | Kennedy Center Field | W 6-1 | 53 | 5-21 | 1-13
April 17 (2) | FIU | Kennedy Center Field | L 0-5 | 53 | 5-22 | 1-14
April 18 | FIU | Kennedy Center Field | W 10-8 | 57 | 6-22 | 2-14
April 23 | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | Pat Patterson Park
Ruston, LA | L 3-4 | 1,000 | 6-23 | 2-15
April 24 (1) | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | Pat Patterson Park | L 4-11 | 1,000 | 6-24 | 2-16
April 24 (2) | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | Pat Patterson Park | W 11-5 | 1,000 | 7-24 | 3-16
April 25 | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | Pat Patterson Park | W 7-2 | 1,000 | 8-24 | 4-16
April 30 | Western Kentucky | Kennedy Center Field | L 6-10 | 61 | 8-25 | 4-17
| May (2–10)

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Attendance  | Overall record  | C-USA record
May 1 (1) | Western Kentucky | Kennedy Center Field
Huntington, WV | L 1-6 | 63 | 8-26 | 4-18
May 1 (2) | Western Kentucky | Kennedy Center Field | L 5-15 | 61 | 8-27 | 4-19
May 2 | Western Kentucky | Kennedy Center Field | L 6-10 | 57 | 8-28 | 4-20
May 7 | at No. 23 Charlotte | Hayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC | L 5-7 | 183 | 8-29 | 4-21
May 8 (1) | at No. 23 Charlotte | Hayes Stadium | L 8-10 |  | 8-30 | 4-22
May 8 (2) | at No. 23 Charlotte | Hayes Stadium | L 3-12 | 205 | 8-31 | 4-23
May 9 | at No. 23 Charlotte | Hayes Stadium | L 3-6 | 168 | 8-32 | 4-24
May 11 | at West Virginia | Monongalia County Ballpark
Granville, WV | L 1-4 | 600 | 8-33 | \-
May 14 | UAB | Kennedy Center Field | W 8-6 | 47 | 9-33 | 5-24
May 15 (1) | UAB | Kennedy Center Field | L 0-9 | 53 | 9-34 | 5-25
May 15 (2) | UAB | Kennedy Center Field | L 0-6 | 53 | 9-35 | 5-26
May 16 | UAB | Kennedy Center Field | W 7-5 | 48 | 10-35 | 6-26
Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Postponed

Schedule Source:[5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## References

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1. ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. ^ "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards". February 11, 2021.
3. ^ "WVU baseball team halts activities; home-opening series with Kent State, game vs. Marshall postponed". The Dominion Post. March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
4. ^ "Baseball Against Ohio Canceled, Marshall Picks Up Series at Mercer". Spot on West Virginia. March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
5. ^ "Marshall Baseball Releases 2021 Schedule" (Press release). Marshall University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2021.

## External links

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* Woody Williams Field (1975–1976)
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* Kennedy Center Field (2014–2023)
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* Jack Cook Field (2024–present)

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