April 19, 2007

Marshall at Memphis Game Notes
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Marshall baseball team will play its second Conference USA road series of 2007 when it visits the Memphis Tigers at Nat Buring Stadium for a three-game set beginning Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Game two on Saturday will begin at 3 p.m. ET and the final game will start at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Marshall (14-20, 0-8) is looking to capture its first C-USA win of the season while Memphis (24-14, 8-4) is coming off a three-game sweep of league foe UAB last weekend. The Tigers also swept a home-and-home series this week with intra-state rival Austin Peay by scores of 4-3 and 13-7 while Marshall dropped its 15th straight at Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday.

Thundering Herd left fielder Jeff Rowley (Buffalo, N.Y.) and center fielder Mason Chapman (Barboursville, W.Va.) own a seven -and six-game hit streak, respectively - both their season-best marks. Over the last seven games, Chapman is hitting a team-best .478 (11-for-23) with six runs, five RBI and two stolen bases. During that same stretch, Rowley is hitting .458 (11-for-24), with a home run and team-highs in RBI (6), total bases (17) and slugging percentage (.708).

Memphis infielder Michael Murray, who went 4-for-4 on Wednesday versus Austin Peay, leads the Tigers with a .360 batting average with 27 runs scored and 18 RBI. Second baseman Bill Moss is second on the team with a .336 average with a team-best nine home runs while preseason C-USA selection Adam Amar, a first baseman, is hitting .314 with 24 RBI.

The Tigers pitching staff is anchored by left-hander Dusty Davis (5-1). The senior owns a 3.23 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 39.0 innings pitched. Sophomore reliever Matt Yokley owns a team-best six saves on the season.

Memphis swept Marshall 3-0 in 2006 in the first meeting ever between the two schools, coming at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, W.Va.

Fans can follow all the action via radio (www.gotigersgo.com) or on GameTracker (www.herdzone.com).