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) 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 recordMarch 5 Kennedy Center FieldHuntington, WV W 3-1 70 1-0 -March 6 at Morehead State Allen FieldMorehead, KY L 10-13 204 1-1 -March 7 Morehead State Kennedy Center Field L 2-6 53 1-2 -March 9 at Monongalia County BallparkGranville, WV Postponed March 9 at Turkey Hughes FieldRichmond, KY L 1-2 257 1-3 -March 12–14 at Bob Wren StadiumAthens, OH Canceled March 12 at OrthoGeorgia ParkMacon, 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 Itchy Jones StadiumCarbondale, 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 StadiumBoca Raton, FL L 0-12 286 4-8 0-1March 27 (1) at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium L 3-5 286 4-9 0-2March 27 (2) at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium L 6-7 286 4-10 0-3March 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 recordApril 2 Old Dominion Kennedy Center FieldHuntington, WV L 1-12 61 4-12 0-5April 3 (1) Old Dominion Kennedy Center Field L 7-8 53 4-13 0-6April 3 (2) Old Dominion Kennedy Center Field L 0-8 53 4-14 0-7April 4 Old Dominion Kennedy Center Field L 7-15 59 4-15 0-8April 9 (1) at Western Kentucky Nick Denes FieldBowling Green, KY L 0-1 89 4-16 0-9April 9 (2) at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field L 1-5 183 4-17 0-10April 10 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field L 2-5 153 4-18 0-11April 11 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field L 1-8 173 4-19 0-12April 14 at Monongalia County BallparkGranville, WV L 3-9 600 4-20 -April 16 Kennedy Center Field L 2-8 67 4-21 0-13April 17 (1) FIU Kennedy Center Field W 6-1 53 5-21 1-13April 17 (2) FIU Kennedy Center Field L 0-5 53 5-22 1-14April 18 FIU Kennedy Center Field W 10-8 57 6-22 2-14April 23 at No. 14 Louisiana Tech Pat Patterson ParkRuston, LA L 3-4 1,000 6-23 2-15April 24 (1) at No. 14 Louisiana Tech Pat Patterson Park L 4-11 1,000 6-24 2-16April 24 (2) at No. 14 Louisiana Tech Pat Patterson Park W 11-5 1,000 7-24 3-16April 25 at No. 14 Louisiana Tech Pat Patterson Park W 7-2 1,000 8-24 4-16April 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 recordMay 1 (1) Western Kentucky Kennedy Center FieldHuntington, WV L 1-6 63 8-26 4-18May 1 (2) Western Kentucky Kennedy Center Field L 5-15 61 8-27 4-19May 2 Western Kentucky Kennedy Center Field L 6-10 57 8-28 4-20May 7 at No. 23 Charlotte Hayes StadiumCharlotte, NC L 5-7 183 8-29 4-21May 8 (1) at No. 23 Charlotte Hayes Stadium L 8-10 8-30 4-22May 8 (2) at No. 23 Charlotte Hayes Stadium L 3-12 205 8-31 4-23May 9 at No. 23 Charlotte Hayes Stadium L 3-6 168 8-32 4-24May 11 at Monongalia County BallparkGranville, WV L 1-4 600 8-33 -May 14 UAB Kennedy Center Field W 8-6 47 9-33 5-24May 15 (1) UAB Kennedy Center Field L 0-9 53 9-34 5-25May 15 (2) UAB Kennedy Center Field L 0-6 53 9-35 5-26May 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
External links • Marshall Baseball