Murray State University Athletics
Baseball Heads to St. Louis For Three-Game Series
3/12/2009 5:00:00 AM | Baseball
Murray State (10-3) at St. Louis (9-4)
Games 14-16 ? Friday-Sunday, March 13-15 ? 4/1/12
Billiken Sports Center (500) ? St. Louis, Mo.
Probable starting pitching matchup (W-L, ERA, IP, K)
Chris Craycraft, rhp (2-1, 5.50, 18.0, 17) vs. Scott Turmail, rhp (2-0, 4.32, 16.2, 9)
Daniel Calhoun, lhp (3-0, 1.29, 21.0, 29) vs. Dave Sever, rhp (2-1, 1.80, 20.0, 22)
Marc Harmon, rhp (1-0, 5.66, 20.2, 14) vs. Bryant Cotton, rhp (2-1, 2.42, 22.1, 16)
Probable MSU starting lineup (BA, R, HR, RBI, SB)
C Daniel Miller (.214, 7, 0, 6, 0)
1B Wes Cunningham (.388, 12, 1, 14, 2)
2B Jonathan Craycraft (.333, 6, 0, 5, 0)
or Matt Hon (.200, 4, 1, 5, 0)
SS Kyle Tiernan (.327, 13, 0, 2, 2)
3B Tyler Owen (.300, 9, 0, 4, 0)
LF Elliot Frey (.359, 14, 1, 9, 1)
CF Zach Noonan (.286, 7, 0, 2, 1)
RF Daniel Hill (.407, 13, 7, 26, 0)
DH Bryan Propst (.242, 11, 3, 6, 2)
or Jason Laws (.379, 8, 0, 6, 0)
Leading off:
? The ?Breds are off to their best start since starting the 2001 season 10-3.
? The ?Breds have hit 13 home runs this season after hitting only 10 all of last season. MSU also has 25 doubles this season after only hitting 53 a season ago.
? The series will be the first played on the road. The ?Breds only road game this season was at Memphis (Feb. 24).
? MSU is outscoring its opponents 25-14 in the first two innings. The ?Breds have scored a season-high 22 runs in the fourth inning.
? The ?Breds collected a school-record 28 hits in the 20-9 victory over North Dakota State (March 6).
? Daniel Hill tied a single-game record with five hits and three home runs against NDSU. He finished 5-for-7 with a double, three home runs and eight RBIs.
? Three players ( Daniel Calhoun, Wes Cunningham, Tyler Owen) were named to the OVC preseason team.
? The ?Breds were picked to finish sixth in the OVC preseason poll conducted by the league's head coaches.
Series history: The ?Breds lead the all-time series 17-12. The two teams are meeting for the first time since 2000 when the teams squared off in St. Louis. The Billikens came away with a 4-0 victory in that contest.
Live stats: Live stats for this weekend's contests against St. Louis will be available on the MSU official athletic website, www.GoRacers.com.
Friday Game Time Changed: First pitch for the series opener Friday has been pushed up two hours due to expected cold temperatures. The two teams will play at 4 p.m., instead of the originally scheduled 6 p.m. start.
Hill Garners National Attention: Junior outfielder Daniel Hill put together a monster week that garnered national attention. After going 15-for-26 with nine runs scored, two doubles, five home runs and 18 RBIs, Hill was named the National Hitter of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, for the week ending March 8. He was also named the OVC Hitter of the Week. Hill leads the OVC with seven home runs and 26 RBIs, while ranking 10th with a .407 average.
Calhoun Silences Opponents: Junior left hander Daniel Calhoun has been dominant on the mound as he posts a 3-0 record with a 1.29 ERA. He is reigning two-time OVC Pitcher of the Week. In his last start, Calhoun struck out a career-best 14, including the final nine outs, in a seven-inning complete game two-hitter. He has not allowed an earned run in 15.2 innings.
Huff Holds Down Mid Week: Dan Huff has been the mid week starter for the ?Breds and has not disappointed. In three starts, four appearances, Huff is 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA and one save. He is coming off an outing against Mississippi Valley State in which he allowed six hits over seven scoreless innings.
Team ERA: The ?Breds pitching staff bolsters a team ERA of 3.92. The ERA ranks at the top of the OVC and is nearly a full run better than any other team in the conference.
First AB home run: Daniel Hill's three-run home run in his first collegiate at-bat marked the second-straight season that a ?Breds player has done that. Last season, Zach Noonan homered to left center in his first career at-bat against Bradley.
Games 14-16 ? Friday-Sunday, March 13-15 ? 4/1/12
Billiken Sports Center (500) ? St. Louis, Mo.
Probable starting pitching matchup (W-L, ERA, IP, K)
Chris Craycraft, rhp (2-1, 5.50, 18.0, 17) vs. Scott Turmail, rhp (2-0, 4.32, 16.2, 9)
Daniel Calhoun, lhp (3-0, 1.29, 21.0, 29) vs. Dave Sever, rhp (2-1, 1.80, 20.0, 22)
Marc Harmon, rhp (1-0, 5.66, 20.2, 14) vs. Bryant Cotton, rhp (2-1, 2.42, 22.1, 16)
Probable MSU starting lineup (BA, R, HR, RBI, SB)
C Daniel Miller (.214, 7, 0, 6, 0)
1B Wes Cunningham (.388, 12, 1, 14, 2)
2B Jonathan Craycraft (.333, 6, 0, 5, 0)
or Matt Hon (.200, 4, 1, 5, 0)
SS Kyle Tiernan (.327, 13, 0, 2, 2)
3B Tyler Owen (.300, 9, 0, 4, 0)
LF Elliot Frey (.359, 14, 1, 9, 1)
CF Zach Noonan (.286, 7, 0, 2, 1)
RF Daniel Hill (.407, 13, 7, 26, 0)
DH Bryan Propst (.242, 11, 3, 6, 2)
or Jason Laws (.379, 8, 0, 6, 0)
Leading off:
? The ?Breds are off to their best start since starting the 2001 season 10-3.
? The ?Breds have hit 13 home runs this season after hitting only 10 all of last season. MSU also has 25 doubles this season after only hitting 53 a season ago.
? The series will be the first played on the road. The ?Breds only road game this season was at Memphis (Feb. 24).
? MSU is outscoring its opponents 25-14 in the first two innings. The ?Breds have scored a season-high 22 runs in the fourth inning.
? The ?Breds collected a school-record 28 hits in the 20-9 victory over North Dakota State (March 6).
? Daniel Hill tied a single-game record with five hits and three home runs against NDSU. He finished 5-for-7 with a double, three home runs and eight RBIs.
? Three players ( Daniel Calhoun, Wes Cunningham, Tyler Owen) were named to the OVC preseason team.
? The ?Breds were picked to finish sixth in the OVC preseason poll conducted by the league's head coaches.
Series history: The ?Breds lead the all-time series 17-12. The two teams are meeting for the first time since 2000 when the teams squared off in St. Louis. The Billikens came away with a 4-0 victory in that contest.
Live stats: Live stats for this weekend's contests against St. Louis will be available on the MSU official athletic website, www.GoRacers.com.
Friday Game Time Changed: First pitch for the series opener Friday has been pushed up two hours due to expected cold temperatures. The two teams will play at 4 p.m., instead of the originally scheduled 6 p.m. start.
Hill Garners National Attention: Junior outfielder Daniel Hill put together a monster week that garnered national attention. After going 15-for-26 with nine runs scored, two doubles, five home runs and 18 RBIs, Hill was named the National Hitter of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, for the week ending March 8. He was also named the OVC Hitter of the Week. Hill leads the OVC with seven home runs and 26 RBIs, while ranking 10th with a .407 average.
Calhoun Silences Opponents: Junior left hander Daniel Calhoun has been dominant on the mound as he posts a 3-0 record with a 1.29 ERA. He is reigning two-time OVC Pitcher of the Week. In his last start, Calhoun struck out a career-best 14, including the final nine outs, in a seven-inning complete game two-hitter. He has not allowed an earned run in 15.2 innings.
Huff Holds Down Mid Week: Dan Huff has been the mid week starter for the ?Breds and has not disappointed. In three starts, four appearances, Huff is 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA and one save. He is coming off an outing against Mississippi Valley State in which he allowed six hits over seven scoreless innings.
Team ERA: The ?Breds pitching staff bolsters a team ERA of 3.92. The ERA ranks at the top of the OVC and is nearly a full run better than any other team in the conference.
First AB home run: Daniel Hill's three-run home run in his first collegiate at-bat marked the second-straight season that a ?Breds player has done that. Last season, Zach Noonan homered to left center in his first career at-bat against Bradley.
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