HUNTINGTON, W. VA. – On a cold Friday night, Texas State fell 7-1 to Marshall at Jack Cook Field in the series opener.
 
With the result, the Bobcats are now 15-15 on the season and 4-6 in the Sun Belt Conference while the Thundering Herd are 10-18 overall and also 4-6 in league play.
 
Ausitn Eaton (2-3) took the loss after giving up four runs on six hits and two walks in 3.2 innings. A quality start by Drew Harlow (5-3) of one run on four hits and six strikeouts in seven innings earned him the victory.
 
Tossing two frames out of the bullpen was Cameron Bush. Otto Wofford saw the only out he recorded come via a strikeout and Taylor Seay had two punch outs in his inning of relief.
 
Kameron Weil paced TXST with two base hits on the evening. Both Daylan Pena and August Ramirez had a base knock apiece with Ramirez's being a double.
 
Marshall struck first with a solo home run in the first off the bat of Owen Ayers. It would tack on a run in each of the next three innings to lead 4-0 after four frames.
 
Ramirez started the fifth off with a double to right center and he would move to within 90 feet of scoring on a groundout. A pitch got away from the catcher but ricocheted enough off the backstop to allow him to attempt a throw back to the pitcher covering the plate. The throw was wild and allowed Ramirez to score despite stopping halfway down the line to put the Bobcats on the scoreboard.
 
A double just out of the reach of Lugo down the third baseline put the Herd back up by four and then a passed ball made it a five-run advantage for the hosts after six complete. Another run was scored by Marshall in the eighth for the final run of the night.
 
Game two of the series is scheduled for a 2 p.m. CT first pitch.
 
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