Murray State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 31
Reagan Field
4 p.m.
Murray State
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Southern Illinois
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Racers Host Salukis Tuesday
3/30/2015 4:35:00 PM | Baseball
GAME 29
Murray State (11-17) vs. Southern Illinois (5-21)
March 31, 2015
First Pitch: 4 p.m.
Series History: SIU leads 45-16
Last Meeting: MSU 3, SIU 2 (11 inn.) (2/25/15)
Stadium: Reagan Field (capacity: 550)
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Watch Live: OVC Digital Network (Dave Winder w/ PxP)
Twitter In Game: @RacersBaseball
Next Game: April 2 vs. Jacksonville State (Reagan Field)
This Week
The Racers will play a non-conference midweek contest against Southern Illinois before returning to conference play Thursday against Jacksonville State for a three-game set. Thursday's game against JSU will be the first-ever night game in Murray State Baseball history with a 6 p.m. start.
Inside the Matchup
Murray State defeated the Salukis 3-2 in 11 innings earlier this season in Carbondale. Kipp Moore hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the victory for the Racers. It was MSU's first extra innings contest of the season. The Racers are looking for their first consecutive victories over SIU since 1989.
Last Week
The Racers are coming off their first sweep of the season as they won all three games at Eastern Illinois over the weekend. MSU had its best offensive game of the season in game one against the Panthers in an 18-7 victory, and then in a doubleheader Sunday, the Racers won the first game 8-4 and the second 8-2 over EIU. Nick Moore led the Racers with nine RBIs in the series and went 5-for-10 in the three games.
Record-Breaking Performance
In game one against EIU, the Racers tied a school record by hitting six home runs in the game. The six homers matches the mark set in 1981 and '83 against Nebraska-Omaha and North Dakota, respectively. Anthony Bayus, Pokey Harris, Matthew Johnson, Tyler Lawrence, Kipp Moore and Nick Moore all homered in the win.
Scouting Southern Illinois
Greg Lambert leads the Saluki offense with a .283 batting average. Lambert is also one of seven Salukis to have hit a home run this season and is second on the squad with 10 RBIs. Jake Hand leads the team with 11 RBIs in 2015.
Chase Slone leads SIU with 11 runs scored while Jake Farmer and Hand both have scored 10 times this season. Tyler Rolland leads SIU in limited action this season with a .439 on-base percentage and is also hitting .303. Slone leads the team with two steals in 2015.
The Salukis pitching staff is led by Aaron Hauge who has a team-high two wins and leads the team with a 2.18 ERA. Hauge also leads the squad with 45.1 innings pitched and 46 strikeouts. Anthony Shimkus leads the Salukis with eight appearances on the year, while Alex Lesiak, Ryan Netemeyer and Jacob Williams all have a victory each in 2015. Colten Selvey has three saves on the year. SIU is led by Head Coach Ken Henderson
Probable Starters
John Lollar (R) (1-2, 6.51 ERA) vs. Alex Lesiak (1-1, 7.71 ERA)
Murray State (11-17) vs. Southern Illinois (5-21)
March 31, 2015
First Pitch: 4 p.m.
Series History: SIU leads 45-16
Last Meeting: MSU 3, SIU 2 (11 inn.) (2/25/15)
Stadium: Reagan Field (capacity: 550)
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Watch Live: OVC Digital Network (Dave Winder w/ PxP)
Twitter In Game: @RacersBaseball
Next Game: April 2 vs. Jacksonville State (Reagan Field)
This Week
The Racers will play a non-conference midweek contest against Southern Illinois before returning to conference play Thursday against Jacksonville State for a three-game set. Thursday's game against JSU will be the first-ever night game in Murray State Baseball history with a 6 p.m. start.
Inside the Matchup
Murray State defeated the Salukis 3-2 in 11 innings earlier this season in Carbondale. Kipp Moore hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the victory for the Racers. It was MSU's first extra innings contest of the season. The Racers are looking for their first consecutive victories over SIU since 1989.
Last Week
The Racers are coming off their first sweep of the season as they won all three games at Eastern Illinois over the weekend. MSU had its best offensive game of the season in game one against the Panthers in an 18-7 victory, and then in a doubleheader Sunday, the Racers won the first game 8-4 and the second 8-2 over EIU. Nick Moore led the Racers with nine RBIs in the series and went 5-for-10 in the three games.
Record-Breaking Performance
In game one against EIU, the Racers tied a school record by hitting six home runs in the game. The six homers matches the mark set in 1981 and '83 against Nebraska-Omaha and North Dakota, respectively. Anthony Bayus, Pokey Harris, Matthew Johnson, Tyler Lawrence, Kipp Moore and Nick Moore all homered in the win.
Scouting Southern Illinois
Greg Lambert leads the Saluki offense with a .283 batting average. Lambert is also one of seven Salukis to have hit a home run this season and is second on the squad with 10 RBIs. Jake Hand leads the team with 11 RBIs in 2015.
Chase Slone leads SIU with 11 runs scored while Jake Farmer and Hand both have scored 10 times this season. Tyler Rolland leads SIU in limited action this season with a .439 on-base percentage and is also hitting .303. Slone leads the team with two steals in 2015.
The Salukis pitching staff is led by Aaron Hauge who has a team-high two wins and leads the team with a 2.18 ERA. Hauge also leads the squad with 45.1 innings pitched and 46 strikeouts. Anthony Shimkus leads the Salukis with eight appearances on the year, while Alex Lesiak, Ryan Netemeyer and Jacob Williams all have a victory each in 2015. Colten Selvey has three saves on the year. SIU is led by Head Coach Ken Henderson
Probable Starters
John Lollar (R) (1-2, 6.51 ERA) vs. Alex Lesiak (1-1, 7.71 ERA)
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