Marshall University

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• Location: Huntington, WV
• Nickname: Thundering Herd
• Conference: Conference USA 2005-present; Mid-American Conference 1955-1969, 1998-2004; Southern Conference 1977-1997; West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1924-1949
• Ballpark: Non-Conference: George Smailes Field, Conference: Appalachian Power Park (Some Non-Conference games played at Linda K. Epling Stadium)
• First Year of Baseball: 1896 (105 years)
• All-Time Record: 1232-1346-12 (.477)
• Conference Championships: 9; West Virginia Conference: (4) 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931. Buckeye Conference: (3) 1933, 1934, 1935. Southern Conference (2) 1978, 1981.
• NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2; 1973, 1978

Stats of MLB players who went here

[edit] Information

Located in Huntington, W.Va., Marshall University is the focal point of a city with a population of about 50,000, situated in a Tri-State area of more than 300,000. The Huntington campus, noted for its attractiveness, level terrain and accessibility, occupies about 88 acres near the center of Huntington, a few blocks east of downtown and just a walk away from the banks of the Ohio River. Marshall also has a campus in South Charleston, W.Va., and centers across the state.

Marshall University is named after John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 through 1835. The longest serving Chief Justice in United States history, Marshall is widely regarded as having established a broad interpretation of the Constitution of the United States, which established the Constitution as the basis of the American legal system and the “rule of law” as the law of the land. During his tenure as Chief Justice, the Judicial Branch of the new American government rose to a level of importance commensurate with that of the Executive and Legislative branches.

Marshall was founded as Marshall Academy in 1837, designated a college in 1858, the state normal school in 1867 and a university in 1961

Marshall University has sponsored baseball in 1896, 1898-1905, 1910-1938, 1942-1943, and 1947-present.

Comedian/Actor Billy Crystal attended Marshall on a baseball scholarship, but the program was suspended during his Freshman year and Crystal never returned for his Sophomore year.

[edit] People who went here

• Joe Carbone, college coach
• Billy Crystal, actor
• Wilbur Fisher, pinch-hitter
• Johnson Fry, pitcher
• Joe Goddard, catcher
• Jack Harper, pitcher
• Adam Jack, college coach
• Jim Koerner, college coach
• Jeff Montgomery, pitcher
• Allen Osborne, college coach
• Dave Perno, college coach
• Rick Reed, pitcher
• Arch Reilly, infielder
• Jim Spotts, catcher
• Johnny Watson, infielder
• Bill Wilson, pitcher

[edit] Coaches

Head Coach, Years Coached (Record)

• No Coach, 1896-1900 (17-0)
• M.M. Scott, 1901-1902 (17-2)
• George Ford, 1903-1904 (3-3)
• Pennypacker, 1904 (4-4)
• Boyd Chambers, 1910-1917 (72-43-1)
• Carl Shipley, 1918 (7-6)
• Carl Ridgley, 1919 (8-2-1)
• A.E. Reilly, 1920 (8-8)
• Herbert Cramer, 1921 (3-5)
• Kemper Shelton, 1922-1923 (4-13)
• H.R. Briggs, 1924 (7-2)
• Russ Meredith, 1925 (4-5)
• Guy Fiber, 1926 (7-8)
• Johnny Stuart, 1926-1932 (67-21-1)
• Roy Hawley, 1933-1935 (30-5)
• Francis Farley, 1936-1937 (7-14)
• Cam Henderson, 1938 (6-3)
• Kyle Tackett, 1942 (1-3)
• Johnny Watson, 1943 (1-6)
• Joe Binns, 1947-1949, 1952-1954 (46-34)
• Howard Hood, 1950-1951 (15-20)
• Jack Cook, 1955, 1967-1989 (422-344-2)
• Bill Chambers, 1956-1960 (44-56-1)
• Alvis Brown, 1961-1965 (34-70-1)
• Bob Kruthoffer, 1966 (6-15)
• Howard McCann, 1990-1995 (99-156)
• Craig Antush, 1996-1998 (23-88-1)
• Dave Piepenbrink, 1998-2006 (170-285-1)
• Jeff Waggoner, 2007-Present (Through 2010; 100-125-1)

[edit] Assistant Coaches

Coach Name, Position, Years Coached

• Tom Slater, 1992
• Dave Perno, 1993-1995
• Tom Carty, 2002-2005
• Zeke Mitchem, 2003-2005
• Jim Koerner, 2004-2006
• Joe Carbone
• George Brumfield, Volunteer Assistant, 2007-2010
• Tim Donnelly, Assistant Coach, 2007-Present
• Joe Renner, Pitching Coach, 2010-Present
• Brandon Casamassima, Director of Baseball Operations, 2010-Present
• Jeff Rowley, Volunteer Assistant, 2011-Present

[edit] Fields

The Thundering Herd Baseball Team plays their "home" contests at several different locations in the state of West Virginia due to the lack of a playing field in Huntington, W.Va.

The majority of the Herd's non-conference contests are played near by at the local YMCA Kenndy Center's George Smailes Field.

All home conference games are played at a Class A Minor League Ballpark in Charleston, W.Va., Appalachian Power Park, also home of the Pittsburgh Pirate Class A Affiliate West Virginia Power.

Marshall also plays an occasional non-conference game in Beckley, W.Va. at Linda K. Epling Stadium. Epling Stadium is also the home of the West Virginia Miners of the Prospect League.

[edit] Records

[edit] Single Season Records

Team

• Wins: 30 (2008)
• Win Percentage: 1.000 12-0 (1902)

Game

• Runs Scored: 35 vs Morehead State (1990)
• Home Runs: 9 vs Morehead State (1990)
• Hits: 30 vs Morehead State (1990)
• RBI: 34 vs Morehead State (1990)

Season

• Average: .334 (1998)
• Games: 61 (2008)
• At Bats 2080 (2008)
• Runs Scored: 417 (2001)

Source: Herd Zone