USC Upstate ace Jordan Marks (Aaron Fitt)

Marks Proves Expert Marksman For Unbeaten USC Upstate

BUIES CREEK, N.C. — When Jordan Marks issued a one-out walk to Campbell’s Waldy Arias in the third inning Friday, a scout sitting behind home plate threw up his hands. “That’s it, below-average control. Write it down,” the scout quipped.

The walk prompted such a reaction because it was the first of the year issued by Marks, USC Upstate’s fourth-year junior ace. It also proved to be the only walk of his seven-inning outing, and he struck out 10 to give him a 32-1 K-BB mark in 26 innings on the young season. Dating back to the start of the[…]