The first-ever walk-off home run at Jack Cook Field sealed the deal for Marshall Baseball’s series victory over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks on Sunday, March 10, in a 5-4 slugfest.
Despite pole-waddling winds blowing toward home plate, slugging the ball deep to right field was Herd senior Owen Ayers. Ayers batted in teammate Elijah Vogelsong at first base with a two-RBI ball-blisterer of a bat thwack to notch the victory for the Herd, who was down 3-4 entering the bottom of ninth inning in the final contest of Marshall’s second home series this season.