Murray State University Athletics
'Breds To Host Tennessee Tech
4/28/2007 5:00:00 AM | Baseball
The Murray State Thoroughbreds will play three of its final four Ohio Valley Conference series at home, beginning this weekend with a three-game set against Tennessee Tech. The Saturday double-header begins at 1 p.m., with the Sunday game also beginning at 1 p.m. All games will be played at MSU's Reagan Field.
Fans can hear all of the action locally through WOFC (1130 AM, Murray) or worldwide through the live audio link at www.GoRacers.com. Live Stats for all three games will also be available at that Web site.
Murray State (14-24, 8-5 OVC) finds itself in third place in the conference standings, having won eight of its last 11 games. Tennessee Tech (20-20, 7-8 OVC) saw a seven-game losing skid end with a three-game sweep against Tennessee-Martin last weekend before challenging top-ranked Vanderbilt before falling 12-10 in Nashville on Wednesday.
The 'Breds lead the OVC in batting average in league games, topping the list with a .327 average in conference games only.
In conference games only, sophomore third baseman Tyler Owen leads the OVC in batting (.522), slugging (.804), runs batted in (18) and on-base percentage (.549), while senior left fielder Austin Swain tops the list for walks at 15, averaging 1.36 per conference game. Swain has drawn a walk in each of his last 11 games.
In all games, senior second baseman Seth Hudson is tied for the league lead in triples (4).
Hudson and senior center fielder Tyler Pittman find themselves chasing a number of MSU career records, including:
Career doubles: Record is 54, set by Brett McCutchan (2000-03); Pittman has 52.
Career Hits: Record is 218, set by Craig Delk (1995-98); Pittman has 208; Hudson has 201.
Career Triples: Record is 12, set by Jack Perconte (1973-76); Hudson has nine; Pittman has eight.
Career At-Bats: Record is 738, set by Garner Byars (2000-03); Pittman has 713; Hudson has 594.
