Topic: R-H: Baseball not just on Marshall backburner

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By Gary Fauber
Assistant Sports Editor

BECKLEY — With all the improvements to existing athletic facilities and the groundbreaking on projects currently under way, a Marshall fan’s first reaction might be that baseball is an afterthought.

True, other things have taken precedence — an indoor practice facility and new soccer facility chief among them — but baseball does have its place in the university’s plans.

Coach Jeff Waggoner’s team is without an on-campus stadium, forced to play its home games either here in Beckley at Linda K. Epling Stadium or at Charleston’s Appalachian Power Park. Playing in Huntington would have its obvious advantages, and work toward that end is the ultimate goal.

There is, however, one hurdle to be cleared.

Link: http://www.register-herald.com/collegesports/x479817711/Baseball-not-just-on-Marshall-backburner

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Link: http://www.register-herald.com/collegesports/x479817711/Baseball-not-just-on-Marshall-backburner

Despite the article's title it demonstrates that baseball is an afterthought at MU.