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Herd Softball Well-Armed with Dixon in Circle

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HUNTINGTON — You can look in the dictionary under “workhorse,” and for some reason Jordan Dixon’s image isn’t there.

Noah Webster must have made a mistake.

Dixon, Marshall’s indefatigable arm in the circle, pitched 64 percent of the Herd softball innings in 2014 as a freshman. Last season, the Oklahoman worked 85 percent of the innings for Coach Shonda Stanton’s team. This season, it’s 75.2 percent for the junior.

“I want the ball every chance I can get it,” Dixon said. “In high school, we didn’t really have any other pitchers, so I pitched every game.