Marshall baseball didn’t start the season with the most ideal playing schedule. The Thundering Herd opened with 10 consecutive road games to begin the season, playing a trio of three-game series and a single midweek game.
The Herd overcame those early season schedule issues, going 7-3 on the long road trip with series wins at Florida A&M, Elon and Appalachian State. Marshall rides a three-game win streak into Friday’s 2 p.m. home opener against Niagara after defeating Western Carolina in a midweek game Tuesday. The matchup with the Purple Eagles is a four-game series, with a doubleheader Saturday and single games Friday and Sunday.