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2021 Marshall Thundering Herd baseball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record10-35 (6-26 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumKennedy Center Field
Seasons← 20202022 →
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Charlotte ‍‍‍ 24 – 8 – 0   .750 40 – 21 – 0   .656
No. 16 Old Dominion ‍‍‡‍ 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 ‍‍‍ 22 – 8 – 0   .733 42 – 20 – 0   .677
No. 23 Southern Miss ‍‍‍ 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
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

C-USA media poll

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.

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

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
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
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:

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

References

  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

• Marshall Baseball

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