Murray State University Athletics
Wednesday, March 11
Carbondale, Ill.
4 p.m.
Murray State
5-11
4
vs
6
Northern Illinois
8-6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Northern Illinois
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
6
11
0
Murray State
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
4
7
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: FULLER, S. (2-1)
L: Edge, Tanner (0-1)
S: FRANKENREIDE (3)
Batting:
2B: SISLER, B. 1
3B: FLETCHER, J. 1
RBI: SISLER, B. 2 ; BRANDNER, T. 2
Base Running:
RUNS: FLETCHER, J. 3 ; SISLER, B. 1 ; RUZICH, N. 1 ; JUMONVILLE 1
SB: ZIEGLER, M. 1 ; FLETCHER, J. 1 ; SISLER, B. 1
CS: SISLER, B. 1
Batting:
2B: Kelly, Clay 1
3B: Bayus, Anthony 1
RBI: Downey, Brock 1 ; Bayus, Anthony 1 ; Yoder, Derek 2
SF: Yoder, Derek 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnson, Matthew 1 ; Kelly, Clay 2 ; Bayus, Anthony 1
SB: Mathews, Taylor 1 ; Bayus, Anthony 1
HBP: Moore, Nick 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
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2
H
2
RBI
0
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4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
5
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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Bats Come Alive in Game Two Win For Racers
3/11/2015 11:06:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State scored a season-high 12 runs and pounded-out 10 hits in a 12-4 come-from-behind victory over Northern Illinois Wednesday in game two of a doubleheader. The Racers scored four runs in the fourth and five in the seventh to blow the game wide open. MSU lost game one 6-4.
After Northern Illinois (8-7) scored one run in the second and fourth innings and got two in the third, the Racers (6-11) found themselves trailing in game two, 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth. That's when the Murray State bats came alive as the first four batters of the inning reached base safely. Tyler Lawrence led off the inning with a double to left, three batters later Derek Yoder singled to score Lawrence to make it 4-1. After a Matt McGowan sacrifice fly that scored Dalton West, Rick Linton cut the Huskies' lead to 4-3 with a RBI single through the left side to bring home Kipp Moore. Pokey Harris capped the scoring in the inning with a sacrifice bunt that scored Yoder to tie the game at 4-4.
A West double down the left field line in the fifth proved to be the game-winning RBI as Lawrence came around to score to give the Racers their first lead of the day at 5-4. In MSU's five-run seventh, Moore provided the fireworks as he hit a grand slam to left field for his first career home run that pushed the Racer lead to 10-4. A Matthew Johnson RBI double earlier in the inning scored Anthony Bayus.
Murray added two more insurance runs in the eighth when Clay Kelly was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring Harris and a Jake Fuller sac fly RBI scoring Bayus again capped-off the scoring for the Racers.
Cody Maerz picked up his second win in relief in the game. Maerz pitched a perfect fifth inning for the Racers and struck-out a pair of batters. Paul Miller made the start in game two and took a no decision. Miller pitched four innings and gave up four runs, one earned, on three hits. Brandon Hicks, John Rafferty and Cameron Wallace all pitched hitless relief for the Racers in the win as well.
Linton was the only Racer with multiple hits in the game as he went 2-for-4. Lawrence led the way with a career-best three runs scored while Bayus and Moore each scored two. MSU recorded five extra-base hits in the win. In all, nine Racers collected an RBI in the contest.
In game one, the Racers' rally fell short as they also fell behind 4-0 in the opener. In the fifth, a Bayus triple to right center brought around Kelly to make it 4-1, while Yoder drove-in Bayus later in the inning with a sacrifice fly. After the two teams traded runs in the sixth, Yoder collected his second RBI of the game with a single through the left side to score Kelly, making the score 5-4, however, the Huskies would add an insurance run in the eighth and Andrew Frankenreider pitched 1.1 innings of relief to pick-up his third save of the season.
Bayus and Kelly each went 2-for-4 in the loss and Brock Downey also drove-in a run for the Racers in game one. Tanner Edge picked up the loss in the game in his first career start. Edge allowed five runs and 10 hits over six innings of work. Sheldon Baxter pitched three innings of relief in the loss.
MSU returns to OVC play this weekend as it travels to Edwardsville, Ill., for a three-game series with SIUE. Game one Friday is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch.
After Northern Illinois (8-7) scored one run in the second and fourth innings and got two in the third, the Racers (6-11) found themselves trailing in game two, 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth. That's when the Murray State bats came alive as the first four batters of the inning reached base safely. Tyler Lawrence led off the inning with a double to left, three batters later Derek Yoder singled to score Lawrence to make it 4-1. After a Matt McGowan sacrifice fly that scored Dalton West, Rick Linton cut the Huskies' lead to 4-3 with a RBI single through the left side to bring home Kipp Moore. Pokey Harris capped the scoring in the inning with a sacrifice bunt that scored Yoder to tie the game at 4-4.
A West double down the left field line in the fifth proved to be the game-winning RBI as Lawrence came around to score to give the Racers their first lead of the day at 5-4. In MSU's five-run seventh, Moore provided the fireworks as he hit a grand slam to left field for his first career home run that pushed the Racer lead to 10-4. A Matthew Johnson RBI double earlier in the inning scored Anthony Bayus.
Murray added two more insurance runs in the eighth when Clay Kelly was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring Harris and a Jake Fuller sac fly RBI scoring Bayus again capped-off the scoring for the Racers.
Cody Maerz picked up his second win in relief in the game. Maerz pitched a perfect fifth inning for the Racers and struck-out a pair of batters. Paul Miller made the start in game two and took a no decision. Miller pitched four innings and gave up four runs, one earned, on three hits. Brandon Hicks, John Rafferty and Cameron Wallace all pitched hitless relief for the Racers in the win as well.
Linton was the only Racer with multiple hits in the game as he went 2-for-4. Lawrence led the way with a career-best three runs scored while Bayus and Moore each scored two. MSU recorded five extra-base hits in the win. In all, nine Racers collected an RBI in the contest.
In game one, the Racers' rally fell short as they also fell behind 4-0 in the opener. In the fifth, a Bayus triple to right center brought around Kelly to make it 4-1, while Yoder drove-in Bayus later in the inning with a sacrifice fly. After the two teams traded runs in the sixth, Yoder collected his second RBI of the game with a single through the left side to score Kelly, making the score 5-4, however, the Huskies would add an insurance run in the eighth and Andrew Frankenreider pitched 1.1 innings of relief to pick-up his third save of the season.
Bayus and Kelly each went 2-for-4 in the loss and Brock Downey also drove-in a run for the Racers in game one. Tanner Edge picked up the loss in the game in his first career start. Edge allowed five runs and 10 hits over six innings of work. Sheldon Baxter pitched three innings of relief in the loss.
MSU returns to OVC play this weekend as it travels to Edwardsville, Ill., for a three-game series with SIUE. Game one Friday is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch.
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