Murray State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 31
Reagan Field
4 p.m.
Murray State
12-17
9
vs
8
Southern Illinois
5-22
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Southern Illinois
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
4
8
15
3
Murray State
0
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
9
19
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Maerz, Cody (4-0)
L: Shimkus (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Lambert 1
3B: Hand 1
RBI: Slone 1 ; Farmer 1 ; Lambert 2 ; Hand 2 ; Martin 1
SH: Farmer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Slone 2 ; Lambert 2 ; Osborne 1 ; Anderson 1 ; Mucha 2
Batting:
2B: Harris, Pokey 1
3B: Yoder, Derek 1 ; Mathews, Taylor 1
HR: Lawrence, Tyler 1
RBI: Moore, Nick 1 ; Lawrence, Tyler 2 ; Kelly, Clay 3 ; Moore, Kipp 1 ; McGowan, Matt 2
SH: Mathews, Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harris, Pokey 1 ; Lawrence, Tyler 1 ; Bayus, Anthony 1 ; Yoder, Derek 2 ; Mathews, Taylor 2 ; Kelly, Clay 1 ; McGowan, Matt 1
SB: Bayus, Anthony 1
HBP: Kelly, Clay 1
Game Leaders
3b/2b
AB
5
R
0
H
3
RBI
1
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
3
RBI
3
2b/1b
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
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Racers Walk-Off to Win Wild Game Over SIU
3/31/2015 8:37:00 PM | Baseball
Kipp Moore delivered a single through the left side of the infield and drove-in Taylor Mathews for the game-winning RBI as the Murray State baseball team survived a late-inning collapse to walk off with a 9-8 victory over Southern Illinois Tuesday at Johnny Reagan Field.
The Racers (12-17) were pushed to the bottom of the ninth inning after SIU (5-22) scored four runs in the top half of the inning to tie the game at 8-8. The Salukis trailed by six runs on two separate occasions, at 6-0 and 8-2 during the contest. Mathews led-off the inning for MSU with a triple that hit off the wall in right center field on the first pitch of the at-bat.
Clay Kelly, who Moore replaced in the field in the ninth inning, went 3-for-3 at the plate in the win and delivered three RBIs. While Mathews and Derek Yoder each scored two runs as MSU recorded its first season sweep over SIU since 1989.
The Racers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Kelly singled to right field to score Anthony Bayus and Yoder. Murray State added another run in the third on a Nick Moore single up the middle to bring home Pokey Harris. A Matt McGowan single up the gut lengthened MSU's lead to 5-0 as he scored Kelly and Mathews in the fourth.
The Racers looked to be well in control as they got their sixth run and Kelly's third of the ball game with a single to right center that scored Yoder to make it 6-0. SIU chipped into the lead in the sixth with a pair of RBI singles but could only muster two runs even with the bases loaded and no outs in the inning.
Tyler Lawrence's fifth home run of the season in the sixth inning pushed the Racer lead back to six runs at 8-2 as Lawrence blasted a shot over the left field fence. Again, the Salukis would respond in the eighth with two runs to make it 8-4, before rallying to tie the game in the ninth.
Nick Moore and Yoder both went 3-for-5 in the game while Yoder had MSU's first triple of the contest as he hit a ball halfway up the wall in center field in the fifth inning. Bayus, Mathews and McGowan also had multi-hit games in the win for the Racers as they all went 2-of-4.
John Lollar just missed his second win of the season as he got the start for MSU. Lollar pitched five solid innings, allowing two runs off six hits while striking-out three batters. Tyler Anderson, Sheldon Baxter and Tanner Edge all pitched in relief of Lollar before Cody Maerz came on in the ninth for MSU. Maerz picks up his fourth win of the season after allowing four hits, four runs, just one earned and striking-out one in an inning of work.
The Racers return to OVC action Thursday as Jacksonville State comes to town to begin a three-game series. Thursday's game is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch and will be the first-ever night baseball game in Murray State history. Free hot dogs, popcorn and drinks will be available and the first 500 fans in attendance will get a free t-shirt.
The Racers (12-17) were pushed to the bottom of the ninth inning after SIU (5-22) scored four runs in the top half of the inning to tie the game at 8-8. The Salukis trailed by six runs on two separate occasions, at 6-0 and 8-2 during the contest. Mathews led-off the inning for MSU with a triple that hit off the wall in right center field on the first pitch of the at-bat.
Clay Kelly, who Moore replaced in the field in the ninth inning, went 3-for-3 at the plate in the win and delivered three RBIs. While Mathews and Derek Yoder each scored two runs as MSU recorded its first season sweep over SIU since 1989.
The Racers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Kelly singled to right field to score Anthony Bayus and Yoder. Murray State added another run in the third on a Nick Moore single up the middle to bring home Pokey Harris. A Matt McGowan single up the gut lengthened MSU's lead to 5-0 as he scored Kelly and Mathews in the fourth.
The Racers looked to be well in control as they got their sixth run and Kelly's third of the ball game with a single to right center that scored Yoder to make it 6-0. SIU chipped into the lead in the sixth with a pair of RBI singles but could only muster two runs even with the bases loaded and no outs in the inning.
Tyler Lawrence's fifth home run of the season in the sixth inning pushed the Racer lead back to six runs at 8-2 as Lawrence blasted a shot over the left field fence. Again, the Salukis would respond in the eighth with two runs to make it 8-4, before rallying to tie the game in the ninth.
Nick Moore and Yoder both went 3-for-5 in the game while Yoder had MSU's first triple of the contest as he hit a ball halfway up the wall in center field in the fifth inning. Bayus, Mathews and McGowan also had multi-hit games in the win for the Racers as they all went 2-of-4.
John Lollar just missed his second win of the season as he got the start for MSU. Lollar pitched five solid innings, allowing two runs off six hits while striking-out three batters. Tyler Anderson, Sheldon Baxter and Tanner Edge all pitched in relief of Lollar before Cody Maerz came on in the ninth for MSU. Maerz picks up his fourth win of the season after allowing four hits, four runs, just one earned and striking-out one in an inning of work.
The Racers return to OVC action Thursday as Jacksonville State comes to town to begin a three-game series. Thursday's game is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch and will be the first-ever night baseball game in Murray State history. Free hot dogs, popcorn and drinks will be available and the first 500 fans in attendance will get a free t-shirt.
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