September 30th 2003, the last appearance of veteran reliever Rick Reed's long career and the final appearance of a Marshall University alumni in Major League Baseball. Turn the clock ahead nine years and the Thundering Herd's drought at baseball's highest level will end Friday night.
Former Marshall pitcher Dan Straily is scheduled for his first start and MLB appearance tomorrow as his Oakland Athletics host the Toronto Blue Jays (10:05pm ET). While pitching for Oakland's minor league affiliates in AA and AAA Straily has put together an impressive 2012 season, leading all of professional baseball with 175 strikeouts.
For more on his MLB debut, including direct quotes from the man himself and Marshall baseball coach Jeff Waggoner click this link.
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