THE THUNDERING WORD: Bossi Provides Herd Much More than a Cycle

Aaron Bossi is the only Herd hitter in recorded history (back to 1896) to hit for the cycle, as he did on Sunday in a win over LA Tech. (courtesy Herd Athletics)HUNTINGTON – The last guy from St. Louis to hit for the cycle in baseball wasn’t a Cardinal.

However, the guy is from that bleed-red passionate Major League city, and he does possess one of the national pastime’s revered names … Aaron.

So, maybe Marshall Coach Jeff Waggoner should have figured the versatile Aaron Bossi would be a gamer when the St. Louis native signed with the Herd only about two months before his freshman year began in August 2012.

“Aaron has been one of the hardest-nose players in the program since I’ve been here,”…