# 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team

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) :
| Predicted finish | Team | 1st Place Votes |
| 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 record |
| March 5 | Morehead State | Kennedy Center Field Huntington, WV | W 3-1 | 70 | 1-0 | - |
| March 6 | at Morehead State | Allen Field Morehead, KY | L 10-13 | 204 | 1-1 | - |
| March 7 | Morehead State | Kennedy Center Field | L 2-6 | 53 | 1-2 | - |
| March 9 | at West Virginia | Monongalia County Ballpark Granville, WV | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| March 9 | at Eastern Kentucky | Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, KY | L 1-2 | 257 | 1-3 | - |
| March 12–14 | at Ohio | Bob Wren Stadium Athens, OH | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| March 12 | at Mercer | OrthoGeorgia Park Macon, 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 Southern Illinois | Itchy Jones Stadium Carbondale, 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 Stadium Boca Raton, FL | L 0-12 | 286 | 4-8 | 0-1 |
| March 27 (1) | at Florida Atlantic | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 3-5 | 286 | 4-9 | 0-2 |
| March 27 (2) | at Florida Atlantic | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 6-7 | 286 | 4-10 | 0-3 |
| March 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 record |
| April 2 | Old Dominion | Kennedy Center Field Huntington, WV | L 1-12 | 61 | 4-12 | 0-5 |
| April 3 (1) | Old Dominion | Kennedy Center Field | L 7-8 | 53 | 4-13 | 0-6 |
| April 3 (2) | Old Dominion | Kennedy Center Field | L 0-8 | 53 | 4-14 | 0-7 |
| April 4 | Old Dominion | Kennedy Center Field | L 7-15 | 59 | 4-15 | 0-8 |
| April 9 (1) | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY | L 0-1 | 89 | 4-16 | 0-9 |
| April 9 (2) | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | L 1-5 | 183 | 4-17 | 0-10 |
| April 10 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | L 2-5 | 153 | 4-18 | 0-11 |
| April 11 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | L 1-8 | 173 | 4-19 | 0-12 |
| April 14 | at West Virginia | Monongalia County Ballpark Granville, WV | L 3-9 | 600 | 4-20 | - |
| April 16 | FIU | Kennedy Center Field | L 2-8 | 67 | 4-21 | 0-13 |
| April 17 (1) | FIU | Kennedy Center Field | W 6-1 | 53 | 5-21 | 1-13 |
| April 17 (2) | FIU | Kennedy Center Field | L 0-5 | 53 | 5-22 | 1-14 |
| April 18 | FIU | Kennedy Center Field | W 10-8 | 57 | 6-22 | 2-14 |
| April 23 | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA | L 3-4 | 1,000 | 6-23 | 2-15 |
| April 24 (1) | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | Pat Patterson Park | L 4-11 | 1,000 | 6-24 | 2-16 |
| April 24 (2) | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | Pat Patterson Park | W 11-5 | 1,000 | 7-24 | 3-16 |
| April 25 | at No. 14 Louisiana Tech | Pat Patterson Park | W 7-2 | 1,000 | 8-24 | 4-16 |
| April 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 record |
| May 1 (1) | Western Kentucky | Kennedy Center Field Huntington, WV | L 1-6 | 63 | 8-26 | 4-18 |
| May 1 (2) | Western Kentucky | Kennedy Center Field | L 5-15 | 61 | 8-27 | 4-19 |
| May 2 | Western Kentucky | Kennedy Center Field | L 6-10 | 57 | 8-28 | 4-20 |
| May 7 | at No. 23 Charlotte | Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC | L 5-7 | 183 | 8-29 | 4-21 |
| May 8 (1) | at No. 23 Charlotte | Hayes Stadium | L 8-10 | | 8-30 | 4-22 |
| May 8 (2) | at No. 23 Charlotte | Hayes Stadium | L 3-12 | 205 | 8-31 | 4-23 |
| May 9 | at No. 23 Charlotte | Hayes Stadium | L 3-6 | 168 | 8-32 | 4-24 |
| May 11 | at West Virginia | Monongalia County Ballpark Granville, WV | L 1-4 | 600 | 8-33 | - |
| May 14 | UAB | Kennedy Center Field | W 8-6 | 47 | 9-33 | 5-24 |
| May 15 (1) | UAB | Kennedy Center Field | L 0-9 | 53 | 9-34 | 5-25 |
| May 15 (2) | UAB | Kennedy Center Field | L 0-6 | 53 | 9-35 | 5-26 |
| May 16 | UAB | Kennedy Center Field | W 7-5 | 48 | 10-35 | 6-26 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Postponed :
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.