The Parthenon

Big Green culminates 2018-19 season with 41st annual dinner, HERDSPY’s awards

Sydney Shelton, Assistant Sports Editor • April 30, 2019

Marshall’s annual Big Green Dinner and HERDSPY’s awards celebration took place Friday evening with 10 people and plays honored as award winners. Former Marshall Football player and current Oakland...

Thundering Herd stampedes past Morehead State in doubleheader

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter • April 30, 2019

The Marshall softball team extended its winning streak to five straight games after sweeping the Morehead State Eagles Tuesday in a doubleheader matchup, 11-1 and 11-3, with both wins coming in five innings. The...

Late-inning heroics propel Louisville past Marshall

Kieran Intemann, Sports Editor • April 23, 2019

Louisville scored all five of its runs in the final three innings, including a pair of two-out runs in the seventh inning, to defeat the Marshall softball team Tuesday afternoon, 5-4, at Dot Hicks Field...

Eagles best Thundering Herd in midweek matchup

Kieran Intemann, Sports Editor • April 23, 2019

A bases-loaded walk in the top of the eighth inning sent visiting Morehead State past the Marshall baseball team Tuesday afternoon, 5-4, at the Kennedy Center Field in Huntington. Morehead State took...

Athlete of the week: Kerri Parks, women’s golf

April 23, 2019

ABOUT KERRI PARKS YEAR: Sophomore HOMETOWN: Flushing, Mich. SEASON STATISTICS: 74.0 stroke average, five top-10 finishes LAST WEEK’S STATISTICS: 2nd at the Conference USA Championships at...

Marshall baseball survives against Ohio Bobcats in 11 innings

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter • April 17, 2019

After a total of 8 pitching changes for the Thundering Herd and left fielder Tucker Linder’s extended hitting streak to 21 games, Marshall came out on top, 4-3, in a non-conference matchup against the...

Herd baseball splits doubleheader, takes C-USA series over rival Hilltoppers

Millard Stickler, Reporter • April 17, 2019

Marshall baseball earned its fourth Conference USA series win when it took two out of three games from rival Western Kentucky at the Kennedy Center Field. “Obviously winning the series is what you...

GALLERY: Baseball vs Ohio

Sydney Shelton, Assistant Sports Editor • April 16, 2019

Athlete of the week: Rachel Rousseau, softball

April 9, 2019

ABOUT RACHEL ROUSSEAU Class: Sophomore Hometown: Morgantown, West Virginia Batting Average: .370 LAST WEEK’S RESULTS vs. WKU (3 games): 4-9 at the plate, with six RBI’s, a grand slam and a walk-off...

MU softball wins series over WKU, hands Lady Toppers first conference loss

Sydney Shelton, Assistant Sports Editor • April 9, 2019

An eight-run inning on Saturday and a walk-off win on Sunday gave Marshall softball the series win over Western Kentucky at Dot Hicks Field. Overall, the Herd is 25-13 and 8-4 in Conference USA, which...

Former Division I student-athlete informs Thundering Herd of gambling-related issues

Millard Stickler, Reporter • April 9, 2019

“If someone doesn’t do something about a gambling addiction it will end in prison or suicide,” Lesa Densmore said on Monday at a gathering of Marshall student athletes and coaches during an 1800Gambler...

Women’s golf heads to C-USA tournament

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter • April 9, 2019

A par 72, 6,194-yard golf course is where the Marshall women’s golf team is set to travel to the sunshine state of Fort Myers, Florida, to compete in the C-USA 2019 Air Force Reserve Women’s Golf Championship...