Murray State University Athletics
Breds Travel to First-Place Southeast Missouri
4/30/2010 2:38:00 PM | Baseball
GAMES 41-43
MURRAY STATE at SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
May 1-2, 2010 • Cape Girardeau, Mo.
First Pitch
Saturday: 1 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m.
Series History: Series tied 45-45-1
Last Meeting: SEMO 9, MUR 6 (2009)
Stadium: Capaha Field (Capacity: 2,000)
Dimensions: 335 (LF), 400 (CF), 335 (RF)
Live Stats: www.goracers.com
MURRAY STATE THOROUGHBREDS
Overall Record: 19-21
Conference Record: 6-5
Last 5/Last 10: 1-4/2-8
Streak: Lost 4
Website: www.GoRacers.com
Head Coach: Rob McDonald
Career Record: 152-213-1 (7th year)
Record at MSU: 152-213-1 (7th year)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS
Overall Record: 26-15
Conference Record: 10-4
Last 5/Last 10: 4-1/6-4
Streak: Win 1
Website: www.gosoutheast.com
Head Coach: Mark Hogan
Career Record: 850-645-3 (29tn year)
Record at SEMO: 465-388-1 (16tn year)
FIRST PITCH
The Murray State baseball team returns to Ohio Valley Conference action as it travels for a key conference matchup at first-place Southeast Missouri on May 1-2. The series gets underway with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and concludes with a 1 p.m. first pitch Sunday.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Breds and Redhakws have been evenly matched through the first 91 meetings with the all-time series tied 45-45-1. SEMO has won each of the last three series played at Capaha Park. MSU won the season series last season.
Probable Pitching Matchups
SATURDAY, MAY 1
Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB
Chris Craycraft (R) 5-3 4.69 47/23
Kyle Gumieny (R) 7-1 5.79 36/14
SATURDAY, MAY 1
Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB
Jake Donze (L) 5-5 5.85 54/41
Logan Mahon (L) 2-2 5.92 49/30
SUNDAY, MAY 2
Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB
Alex Love (R) 5-0 5.32 23/16
Jordan Underwood (L) 4-3 4.11 42/31
KFVS Webcast
Saturday's doubleheader against Southeast Missouri will be streamed live on the internet at KFVS12.com.
Cunningham vs. The SEC
Senior Wes Cunningham has enjoyed some success against the SEC this season. In two games, Cunningham is 4-for-10 with a pair of home runs and eight RBIs.
Another Grand Slam
The Breds have belted three grand slams in 2010, marking the first time since 2001 that MSU has hit three grand slams in a season. Wes Cunningham has hit two of the three, making him the only Bred in over a decade to have multiple grand slams in a season. Bryan Propst has the other.
High Scoring Innings
The Breds have had some high-scoring innings in 2010 as they have scored at least four runs in 25 innings this season. MSU has scored a season-high seven runs in four separate innings, including scoring seven in the 7th at #14 Ole Miss.
Tight OVC Race
The race for the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Championship is starting to tighten up as five games separate first and last place, with only 2.5 games separating the bottom seven teams.
Cunningham Sets Career Triples Mark
Senior Wes Cunningham put his name atop the record books when he recorded his 12th career triple in the first game against Eastern Illinois. Cunningham is now tied with Jack Perconte (1973-76) for the all-time mark.
Total Bases Mark Set Again
First baseman Wes Cunningham set a new school record in 2009 whne he registered 134 total bases. He needed only 39 games to tie that mark before establishing a new mark with his 7th inning grand slam against Ole Miss.
Scouting Southeast Missouri
The Redhawks enter the weekend series as the top-ranked team in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 10-4 mark.
SEMO has used its powerful offense to carry them to the top as they are hitting an OVC-best .359 as a team. They also lead the league with 536 hits and 102 doubles.
The Redhawk pitching staff ranks second in the OVC with a 6.03 team ERA, and rank second with 284 strikeouts.
SEMO is the only team in league to have two hitters hitting over .400, with Casey Jones leading the league with a .446 average and Michael Adamson ranking sixth at .413.
Catcher Jim Klocke ranks second in the league with 20 doubles, and is followed closely by Adamson with 19.
Kyle Gumieny has conference-best seven wins, while temmate Nick Thomas is 6-0.
On Deck
The Breds take a week off for finals before returning to action May 8-9 against Eastern Kentucky at Reagan Field.
