18	Alex Thackston

	Class: Freshman
	Hometown: Proctorville, Ohio
	High School: Fairland HS

	Height / Weight: 6-0 / 188
	Position: LHP
	B/T: L/L

05/17/2013

Baseball Drops Opener to No. 20 Rice 4-2

Marshall out-hits best hitting team in C-USA 7-6

05/14/2013

Brito's Double Propels Herd Past WVU, 6-5

Marshall doubles five times in victory over Mountaineers

05/01/2013

Herd Tops Eastern Kentucky 7-4 in Midweek Battle

Thackston picks up first winning decision

04/24/2013

Vogelbach's Home Run Lifts Herd Past Bobcats

Marshall beats Ohio 4-2 in nonconference action

04/02/2013

Herd Falls to WVU 10-2

Marshall plays Eastern Kentucky Wednesday at 3 p.m.

2013: Made eight starts in his true freshman season, including four weekend starts...appeared 11 times from the bullpen...picked up his first and only winning decision of the season in a midweek tilt with Eastern Kentucky (5/1)...finished the season 1-3 with an ERA of 4.81...struck out 20 and walked 23 over 33.2 innings on the bump...struck out the second batter he faced on the season against Old Dominion (2/16)...struck out four twice: Central Michigan (3/15) and West Virginia (4/2).

High School: Attended Fairland High School.

Personal: Born December 12, 1993...son of Pete and Tammy Thackston...has three siblings: Tyler, Josie, and Peter...majoring in business.