Murray State University Athletics
Baseball Faces Future OVC Foe SIUE Edwardsville
4/16/2010 7:35:00 PM | Baseball
GAMES 34-36
MURRAY STATE at SIU EDWARDSVILE
April 17-18, 2010 • Edwardsville, Ill.
First Pitch
Saturday: 1 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m.
Series History: MSU leads 2-1
Last Meeting: SIUE 11, MUR 9 (2009)
Stadium: Roy Lee Field (Capacity: 800)
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
Live Stats: www.goracers.com
MURRAY STATE THOROUGHBREDS
Overall Record: 18-15
Conference Record: 6-3
Last 5/Last 10: 2-3/6-4
Streak: Lost 2
Website: www.GoRacers.com
Head Coach: Rob McDonald
Career Record: 151-207-1 (7th year)
Record at MSU: 151-207-1 (7th year)
SIU EDWARDSVILLE COUGARS
Overall Record: 10-22
Conference Record: --
Last 5/Last 10: 3-2/4-6
Streak: Win 2
Website: www.siuecougars.com
Head Coach: Gary Collins
Career Record: 969-698-7 (31st year)
Record at SIUE: 969-698-7 (31st year)
FIRST PITCH
The Murray State baseball team travels to Edwwardsville, Ill. to face SIU Edwardsville in a three-game non-conference series. The series gets underway with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and concludes with a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Breds and Cougars are meeting for the second-straight season as SIUE is making the transition to Division I. MSU won the first two games of the series in 2009, before SIUE took the series finale at Reagan Field.
Live Audio for SIUE Series
Fans can follow Murray State's series with SIU Edwardsville with live audio on the web at http://www.siue.edu/WEBRADIO/.
Four Hour Game
Murray State played one of its longer gmes in the game against Evansville on April 13 as the contest lasted four hours and four minutes. It was the longest game for the Breds since MSU and Southeast Missouri played a four hour and eight minute game on March 25, 2005.
Noonan Ties Triples Record
Junior Zach Noonan put his name in the record books as he became the 12th player to record two triples in the game against Evansville April 13. He narrowly missed putting his name in the record booksin a different way as his second triple landed on top of the wall and fell back into play. Had it rolled over the fence, he would have become the second player to hit for the cycle this season.
Frey Becomes All-Time Hit Leader
After tying the school record by being hit by his 32nd pitch in his 125th game, Elliot Frey now stands alone at the top of the record books after being hit by his 33rd pitch at Evansville on April 14. Frey also holds the single-season record after being hit by 16 pitches during his freshman season.
McDonald Wins 150
Head Coach Rob McDonald won his 150th game at Murray State in Saturday's 9-3 victory over Jacksonville State. McDonald ranks third on MSU's all-time wins list behind the legendary Johnny Reagan (776) and Mike Thieke (231).
Scouting SIUE
The Cougars enter the weekend with an overall record of 10-22 and have won two-straight games after defeating Saint Louis (17-10) on April 14 and Missouri-Saint Louis (7-3) on April 15.
SIUE has already faced three OVC members. The Cougars took two-of-three from Tennessee Tech, before being swept by Morehead State and losing two-of-three to UT Martin.
The Cougars are hitting .300 as a team with four players in their everyday lineup hitting over .300.
Adam Eggemeyer leads the team with a .347 average, 42 hits, eight home runs, 28 RBIs and eight stolen bases.
The Cougar pitching staff owns a 9.18 team ERA and has allowed 267 earned runs on 414 hits in 261.2 innings.
On Deck
The Breds remain on the road as they travel to face Southern Illinois on April 21. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
