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June 11 S5 E103 The Next Wave
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An all new way to support Herd Athletics is here... at no cost to you!! The next time you book a hotel online, go to HerdHotels.com. Its free, easy, and 50% of the booking commission goes right back to Marshall Athletics.

ALWAYS buy your tickets to ALL Marshall Home Games, Away Games, Tournaments, & Bowl Games at HerdZone.com or by calling 800-The-Herd

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57 min
June 04 S5 E102 The Joan Gets Even Better
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Learn how you or your business can be a part of The Thunder Trust
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Join the Big Green for as little as $8.33/Month, so you can take advantage of all of the money saving Herd Perks that come along with membership, in addition to from providing critical scholarship funding for our Herd Athletes.

An all new way to support Herd Athletics is here... at no cost to you!! The next time you book a hotel online, go to HerdHotels.com. Its free, easy, and 50% of the booking commission goes right back to Marshall Athletics.

ALWAYS buy your tickets to ALL Marshall Home Games, Away Games, Tournaments, & Bowl Games at HerdZone.com or by calling 800-The-Herd

Sign your kids up for The Thundering Herd Kids Club and let's build a new era of passionate Herd Fans!!

We'll see you around The Joan...
54 min
May 30Sydni Burko: Unfinished Business | The ThunderCast Interview
Marshall Softball All-American Sydni Burko joins me on this episode of The ThunderCast for a conversation about one of the greatest individual seasons in program history, her decision to come home and transfer to Marshall, and why the future of Herd Softball may be even brighter than its present.
In 2026, Burko was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year while earning All-American honors and setting Marshall's single-season home run record with 24 home runs. She led the Sun Belt in home runs, OPS, and slugging percentage while finishing among the conference leaders in RBI, hits, and batting average.
But this conversation isn't just about statistics.
We talk about why a player who grew up just down the road from Marshall chose to come home, what made this year's team so special, playing for fellow Ona native Morgan Zerkle, and the culture that's helping transform Marshall Softball into one of the premier programs in the Sun Belt.
Sydni also shares her thoughts on the future of the program, the returning talent that has Marshall fans excited, and why this team feels like it still has unfinished business heading into next season.
And of course, we wrap things up with some fun rapid-fire questions covering teammates, music, food, Marshall traditions, and more.
If you're a Marshall Softball fan, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.
There is a lot of excitement throughout the Herd Universe right now, and after listening to Sydni talk about where this program is headed, you'll understand why.
Topics Include:
Why Sydni transferred to Marshall
Coming home to West Virginia
Setting Marshall's single-season home run record
Sun Belt Player of the Year & Newcomer of the Year
Marshall Softball's team culture
Playing for Morgan Zerkle
Returning talent for 2027
The future of Marshall Softball
Rapid Fire Questions
2026 Stats
⚾ 24 Home Runs (#1 Sun Belt)
⚾ 1.342 OPS (#1 Sun Belt)
⚾ .854 Slugging Percentage (#1 Sun Belt)
⚾ 48 RBI (#3 Sun Belt)
⚾ 66 Hits (#4 Sun Belt)
⚾ .386 Batting Average (#5 Sun Belt)
#GoHerd #MarshallSoftball #MarshallAthletics #ThunderCast #SydniBurko #SunBelt #CollegeSoftball #NCAAsoftball
50 min
May 28 S5 E101 Did Someone Say All-American?
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Jason and Matt are local attorneys proudly serving West Virginia, Kentucky, & Ohio.
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5 Things Every Herd Fan Needs To Know This Week is sponsored by Ignite Link, The Tri-State's Premier IT Management Team. Contact Ignite Link for all of your business' IT and media consulting needs at (304)908-9424 or online at:
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Learn how you or your business can be a part of The Thunder Trust
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Join the Big Green for as little as $8.33/Month, so you can take advantage of all of the money saving Herd Perks that come along with membership, in addition to from providing critical scholarship funding for our Herd Athletes.

An all new way to support Herd Athletics is here... at no cost to you!! The next time you book a hotel online, go to HerdHotels.com. Its free, easy, and 50% of the booking commission goes right back to Marshall Athletics.

ALWAYS buy your tickets to ALL Marshall Home Games, Away Games, Tournaments, & Bowl Games at HerdZone.com or by calling 800-The-Herd

Sign your kids up for The Thundering Herd Kids Club and let's build a new era of passionate Herd Fans!!

We'll see you around The Joan...
51 min
May 21 S5 E100 The Differentiator Of All Differentiators
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Jason and Matt are local attorneys proudly serving West Virginia, Kentucky, & Ohio.
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5 Things Every Herd Fan Needs To Know This Week is sponsored by Ignite Link, The Tri-State's Premier IT Management Team. Contact Ignite Link for all of your business' IT and media consulting needs at (304)908-9424 or online at:
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Learn how you or your business can be a part of The Thunder Trust
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Join the Big Green for as little as $8.33/Month, so you can take advantage of all of the money saving Herd Perks that come along with membership, in addition to from providing critical scholarship funding for our Herd Athletes.

An all new way to support Herd Athletics is here... at no cost to you!! The next time you book a hotel online, go to HerdHotels.com. Its free, easy, and 50% of the booking commission goes right back to Marshall Athletics.

ALWAYS buy your tickets to ALL Marshall Home Games, Away Games, Tournaments, & Bowl Games at HerdZone.com or by calling 800-The-Herd

Sign your kids up for The Thundering Herd Kids Club and let's build a new era of passionate Herd Fans!!

We'll see you around The Joan...
1 hr 28 min
May 14 S5 E99 We Are... IN !!
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Jason and Matt are local attorneys proudly serving West Virginia, Kentucky, & Ohio.
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5 Things Every Herd Fan Needs To Know This Week is sponsored by Ignite Link, The Tri-State's Premier IT Management Team. Contact Ignite Link for all of your business' IT and media consulting needs at (304)908-9424 or online at:
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Learn how you or your business can be a part of The Thunder Trust
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Join the Big Green for as little as $8.33/Month, so you can take advantage of all of the money saving Herd Perks that come along with membership, in addition to from providing critical scholarship funding for our Herd Athletes.

An all new way to support Herd Athletics is here... at no cost to you!! The next time you book a hotel online, go to HerdHotels.com. Its free, easy, and 50% of the booking commission goes right back to Marshall Athletics.

ALWAYS buy your tickets to ALL Marshall Home Games, Away Games, Tournaments, & Bowl Games at HerdZone.com or by calling 800-The-Herd

Sign your kids up for The Thundering Herd Kids Club and let's build a new era of passionate Herd Fans!!

We'll see you around The Joan...
1 hr 11 min
May 07 S5 E98 The Portal STILL Giveth
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Jason and Matt are local attorneys proudly serving West Virginia, Kentucky, & Ohio.
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5 Things Every Herd Fan Needs To Know This Week is sponsored by Ignite Link, The Tri-State's Premier IT Management Team. Contact Ignite Link for all of your business' IT and media consulting needs at (304)908-9424 or online at:
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Learn how you or your business can be a part of The Thunder Trust
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Join the Big Green for as little as $8.33/Month, so you can take advantage of all of the money saving Herd Perks that come along with membership, in addition to from providing critical scholarship funding for our Herd Athletes.

An all new way to support Herd Athletics is here... at no cost to you!! The next time you book a hotel online, go to HerdHotels.com. Its free, easy, and 50% of the booking commission goes right back to Marshall Athletics.

ALWAYS buy your tickets to ALL Marshall Home Games, Away Games, Tournaments, & Bowl Games at HerdZone.com or by calling 800-The-Herd

Sign your kids up for The Thundering Herd Kids Club and let's build a new era of passionate Herd Fans!!

We'll see you around The Joan...
54 min
May 01 S5 E97 There's A New Single Season Homerun Queen
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Jason and Matt are local attorneys proudly serving West Virginia, Kentucky, & Ohio.
Like them on Facebook as well.

5 Things Every Herd Fan Needs To Know This Week is sponsored by Ignite Link, The Tri-State's Premier IT Management Team. Contact Ignite Link for all of your business' IT and media consulting needs at (304)908-9424 or online at:
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Learn how you or your business can be a part of The Thunder Trust
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Join the Big Green for as little as $8.33/Month, so you can take advantage of all of the money saving Herd Perks that come along with membership, in addition to from providing critical scholarship funding for our Herd Athletes.

An all new way to support Herd Athletics is here... at no cost to you!! The next time you book a hotel online, go to HerdHotels.com. Its free, easy, and 50% of the booking commission goes right back to Marshall Athletics.

ALWAYS buy your tickets to ALL Marshall Home Games, Away Games, Tournaments, & Bowl Games at HerdZone.com or by calling 800-The-Herd

Sign your kids up for The Thundering Herd Kids Club and let's build a new era of passionate Herd Fans!!

We'll see you around The Joan...
1 hr 3 min
April 23 S5 E96 The Portal Giveth
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The ThunderCast is brought to you each week by Leasure Oliver PLLC.
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Jason and Matt are local attorneys proudly serving West Virginia, Kentucky, & Ohio.
Like them on Facebook as well.

5 Things Every Herd Fan Needs To Know This Week is sponsored by Ignite Link, The Tri-State's Premier IT Management Team. Contact Ignite Link for all of your business' IT and media consulting needs at (304)908-9424 or online at:
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Learn how you or your business can be a part of The Thunder Trust
Follow The Thunder Trust on all Social Media Outlets
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Join the Big Green for as little as $8.33/Month, so you can take advantage of all of the money saving Herd Perks that come along with membership, in addition to from providing critical scholarship funding for our Herd Athletes.

An all new way to support Herd Athletics is here... at no cost to you!! The next time you book a hotel online, go to HerdHotels.com. Its free, easy, and 50% of the booking commission goes right back to Marshall Athletics.

ALWAYS buy your tickets to ALL Marshall Home Games, Away Games, Tournaments, & Bowl Games at HerdZone.com or by calling 800-The-Herd

Sign your kids up for The Thundering Herd Kids Club and let's build a new era of passionate Herd Fans!!

We'll see you around The Joan...
1 hr 5 min
April 17 S5 E95 "Explosive & Physical" f/ Marshall HC Tony Gibson
Thanks to Marshall Football HC Tony Gibson for giving us an extremely up close look at the 2026 Thundering Herd. This is unequivocally THE most in-depth insight that any Herd Fan will get into the program right now.

Follow The ThunderCast on social media so you never miss an episode or a ticket giveaway!!
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The ThunderCast is brought to you each week by Leasure Oliver PLLC.
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Jason and Matt are local attorneys proudly serving West Virginia, Kentucky, & Ohio.
Like them on Facebook as well.

5 Things Every Herd Fan Needs To Know This Week is sponsored by Ignite Link, The Tri-State's Premier IT Management Team. Contact Ignite Link for all of your business' IT and media consulting needs at (304)908-9424 or online at:
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Learn how you or your business can be a part of The Thunder Trust
Follow The Thunder Trust on all Social Media Outlets
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Join the Big Green for as little as $8.33/Month, so you can take advantage of all of the money saving Herd Perks that come along with membership, in addition to from providing critical scholarship funding for our Herd Athletes.

An all new way to support Herd Athletics is here... at no cost to you!! The next time you book a hotel online, go to HerdHotels.com. Its free, easy, and 50% of the booking commission goes right back to Marshall Athletics.

ALWAYS buy your tickets to ALL Marshall Home Games, Away Games, Tournaments, & Bowl Games at HerdZone.com or by calling 800-The-Herd

Sign your kids up for The Thundering Herd Kids Club and let's build a new era of passionate Herd Fans!!

We'll see you around The Joan...
56 min