The Parthenon

Softball in full swing of fall ball season with game against West Virginia State

Mike Dotson, Reporter • October 15, 2019

Homeruns and crowd noise helped lift Marshall University softball over West Virginia State University in its third fall ball game of the year. In...

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...

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,...

Herd softball returns home to face league leader WKU

Millard Stickler, Reporter • April 5, 2019

After taking two-of-three games on the road against Southern Miss, Marshall softball returns home Saturday to begin a three-game series against division...

Marshall welcomes Wildcats for midweek matinee matchup

Sydney Shelton, Assistant Sports Editor • March 20, 2019

Marshall softball welcomes the Kentucky Wildcats to Huntington Wednesday after coming off a series win against Charlotte. The game will be on the Dot...

Herd softball remains undefeated at home after sweeping weekend series

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter • March 3, 2019

The Marshall women’s softball team remains undefeated at Dot Hicks Field after going 4-0 against Ohio and Rider. The Herd (14-5, 0-0 C-USA) swept...

Herd softball welcomes Ohio for midweek rivalry matchup

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter • February 26, 2019

After a 3-2 performance at the Holy City Showdown, the Marshall softball team opens its 2019 home slate Wednesday afternoon against longtime rival Ohio. The...

Herd softball travels south for Holy City Showdown

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter • February 21, 2019

The Marshall women’s softball team is preparing for its third straight tournament this season after tying the program record in home runs in a game last...

Thundering Herd prepares for Battle at the Beach

Millard Stickler, Reporter • February 14, 2019

Marshall softball’s focus is really cleaning up the defensive miscues and the precision of the pitchers, first-year head Coach Megan Smith said in an...

New softball coach readies for Marshall tenure

Rick Farlow, Sports Editor • October 30, 2018

After nine years as head softball coach for the University of Kansas, Megan Smith moved east this summer and took over as Marshall University softball’s...

Softball falls to 2-1 to Western Kentucky in three-game series

Courtney Andrews, Reporter • April 23, 2018

Herd softball dropped Sunday’s game against Western Kentucky at WKU Softball Field, 4-1, to fall 2-1 in the series. With the loss, Marshall is now 23-24-1...

Herd softball wins weekend C-USA series over Charlotte

Courtney Andrews, Reporter • April 16, 2018

Marshall softball clinched its three-game weekend series 2-1 with a Sunday victory against Charlotte at Dot Hicks Field. “Every league game matters,...