Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, March 28
Charleston, Ill.
1 p.m.
Murray State
at
Eastern Illinois
Players Mentioned
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LHP
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Photo by: Neal Head
Racers Travel to EIU Saturday and Sunday
3/26/2015 11:07:00 AM | Baseball
GAMES 26-28
Murray State (8-17, 4-5 OVC) at Eastern Illinois (0-17, 0-6 OVC)
March 28-29, 2015
First Pitch: Saturday: 1 p.m., Sunday: Noon and 3 p.m.
Series History: EIU leads 46-30
Last Meeting: EIU 14, MSU 3 (4/6/14)
Stadium: Coaches Stadium (capacity: 500)
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 390 (CF), 330 (RF)
Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/eiu/baseball
Live Video: None
Live Audio: www.network1sports.com/station/eiubaseball
Twitter In Game: @RacersBaseball
Next Game: March 31 vs. Southern Illinois (Reagan Field)
Schedule Change
The weekend series between the Racers and Panthers has been changed slightly. The two teams will now play the first game of the three-game set at 1 p.m. Saturday and will play a doubleheader Sunday beginning at noon. The series was originally scheduled for Friday through Sunday.
Inside the Series
The Racers have lost nine of their last 10 meetings against EIU and are looking for their first win in Charleston since 2011. This weekend's games will be the first at home this season for the Panthers. MSU lost 2-of-3 last season to EIU in Murray, winning game two in the series 4-3. Anthony Bayus went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and scored the game-winning run in the victory.
Last Weekend
Murray State won 2-of-3 in its home-opening series against Austin Peay last weekend, winning game one 4-3 and rallying to take game three 6-4 to improve its conference record to 4-5. The Panthers were swept last week at Jacksonville State.
15 K's
The Racer pitching staff recorded a season-high 15 strikeouts in the loss against Arkansas State Tuesday. It was the most punch-outs in a single game for MSU since 2012 against Central Arkansas when the Racers struck-out 20 batters in a 17-inning contest.
Harris Goes Long
Pokey Harris recorded his first career home run against the Red Wolves on Tuesday. Harris led-off the bottom of the first inning with a solo blast to left center field. It was also Harris' first career extra-base hit.
Scouting Eastern Illinois
The Panthers are looking for their first win of the season this weekend against the Racers, EIU is led offensively by Demetre Taylor's .313 batting average. He is the only Panther batting above .300 so far this season.
Brant Valach leads the team with three home runs and nine RBIs this season while Caleb Howell's nine runs scored is tops in 2015. EIU doesn't run much as it is just 6-for-11 on stolen base attempts this season. Six Panthers have a steal each.
Luke Dietz leads EIU with a 2.25 ERA in limited work out of the bullpen. Matt Wivinis leads the starters with a 5.87 ERA. Garrison Stenger leads the squad with 23 strikeouts this season. Andy Fisher leads the team with nine appearances this season, six out of the bullpen and three starts. Jake Johansmeier leads the team with 24 innings pitched. The Panthers are led by longtime head coach Jim Schmitz.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game one: Brock Downey (L) (3-3, 4.70 ERA) vs. Matt Wivinis (R) (0-4, 5.87 ERA)
Game two: Brad Boegel (R) (0-2, 4.17 ERA) vs. Garrison Stenger (L) (0-5, 10.35 ERA)
Game three: TBA vs. Jake Johansmeier (R) (0-2, 6.75 ERA)
Murray State (8-17, 4-5 OVC) at Eastern Illinois (0-17, 0-6 OVC)
March 28-29, 2015
First Pitch: Saturday: 1 p.m., Sunday: Noon and 3 p.m.
Series History: EIU leads 46-30
Last Meeting: EIU 14, MSU 3 (4/6/14)
Stadium: Coaches Stadium (capacity: 500)
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 390 (CF), 330 (RF)
Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/eiu/baseball
Live Video: None
Live Audio: www.network1sports.com/station/eiubaseball
Twitter In Game: @RacersBaseball
Next Game: March 31 vs. Southern Illinois (Reagan Field)
Schedule Change
The weekend series between the Racers and Panthers has been changed slightly. The two teams will now play the first game of the three-game set at 1 p.m. Saturday and will play a doubleheader Sunday beginning at noon. The series was originally scheduled for Friday through Sunday.
Inside the Series
The Racers have lost nine of their last 10 meetings against EIU and are looking for their first win in Charleston since 2011. This weekend's games will be the first at home this season for the Panthers. MSU lost 2-of-3 last season to EIU in Murray, winning game two in the series 4-3. Anthony Bayus went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and scored the game-winning run in the victory.
Last Weekend
Murray State won 2-of-3 in its home-opening series against Austin Peay last weekend, winning game one 4-3 and rallying to take game three 6-4 to improve its conference record to 4-5. The Panthers were swept last week at Jacksonville State.
15 K's
The Racer pitching staff recorded a season-high 15 strikeouts in the loss against Arkansas State Tuesday. It was the most punch-outs in a single game for MSU since 2012 against Central Arkansas when the Racers struck-out 20 batters in a 17-inning contest.
Harris Goes Long
Pokey Harris recorded his first career home run against the Red Wolves on Tuesday. Harris led-off the bottom of the first inning with a solo blast to left center field. It was also Harris' first career extra-base hit.
Scouting Eastern Illinois
The Panthers are looking for their first win of the season this weekend against the Racers, EIU is led offensively by Demetre Taylor's .313 batting average. He is the only Panther batting above .300 so far this season.
Brant Valach leads the team with three home runs and nine RBIs this season while Caleb Howell's nine runs scored is tops in 2015. EIU doesn't run much as it is just 6-for-11 on stolen base attempts this season. Six Panthers have a steal each.
Luke Dietz leads EIU with a 2.25 ERA in limited work out of the bullpen. Matt Wivinis leads the starters with a 5.87 ERA. Garrison Stenger leads the squad with 23 strikeouts this season. Andy Fisher leads the team with nine appearances this season, six out of the bullpen and three starts. Jake Johansmeier leads the team with 24 innings pitched. The Panthers are led by longtime head coach Jim Schmitz.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game one: Brock Downey (L) (3-3, 4.70 ERA) vs. Matt Wivinis (R) (0-4, 5.87 ERA)
Game two: Brad Boegel (R) (0-2, 4.17 ERA) vs. Garrison Stenger (L) (0-5, 10.35 ERA)
Game three: TBA vs. Jake Johansmeier (R) (0-2, 6.75 ERA)
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