Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
14-22
Samford
17-17
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| Samford | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | X | 14 | 13 | 4 |
MSU Falls in Series Finale
4/12/2015 4:34:00 PM | Baseball
A four-run fourth inning and seven-run sixth was the difference in the contest as it busted a close game through the first three and a half innings wide open. The Racers took the lead first for the second time in the series with two runs in the third. A Tyler Lawrence sacrifice fly drove-in Derek Yoder and two batters later Nick Moore singled through the left side of the infield to bring in Anthony Bayus.
Samford was able to tie the game at 2-2 in the bottom half of the inning with a pair of unearned runs before MSU was able to retake the lead in the fourth with a Bayus RBI single that hit off the pitcher's leg to score Rick Linton. The Bulldogs (17-17) took their first lead of the game in the bottom half of the fourth, and would hold it for good by scoring four runs in the inning. SU was then able to tack on seven more runs in the sixth to lengthen its lead.
Murray State was able to cut into the deficit in the seventh after Taylor Mathews and Kipp Moore singled with two outs, and came around to score on a throwing error by the Bulldogs in the next at-bat and added another run on a wild pitch in the ninth. All six of the Racers' runs were unearned.
MSU recorded 14 hits and the Bulldogs collected 13 hits in the game. The difference came with runners on base as Samford went 6-for-17 with runners in scoring position in the contest while the Racers went just 3-for-19. Bayus led the Racers with a solid day at the dish, going 3-for-4 while Johnson, Nick Moore and Yoder each added a pair of hits in the loss.
The Racers continue their six-game non-conference stretch with a trip to Lipscomb Tuesday in Nashville. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Parker Curry (5-3)
L: Baxter, Sheldon (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Matthew 1
RBI: Bayus, Anthony 1 ; Lawrence, Tyler 1 ; Moore, Nick 1
SF: Lawrence, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Yoder, Derek 1 ; Bayus, Anthony 1 ; Johnson, Matthew 1 ; Mathews, Taylor 1 ; Moore, Kipp 1 ; Linton, Rick 1
SB: Yoder, Derek 1 ; Bayus, Anthony 1
HBP: West, Dalton 1
Batting:
2B: Hunter Swilling 1 ; Robert Perteet 1 ; Frankie Navarrete 1
HR: Richard Greene 1
RBI: T.J. Dixon 1 ; Hunter Swilling 1 ; Heath Quinn 2 ; Robert Perteet 2 ; Danny Rodriguez 1 ; Richard Greene 4 ; Frankie Navarrete 2
Base Running:
RUNS: T.J. Dixon 1 ; Hunter Swilling 1 ; Austin Edens 2 ; Alex Lee 2 ; Damon Waller 1 ; Robert Perteet 1 ; Danny Rodriguez 2 ; Richard Greene 1 ; Grant Colton 1 ; Frankie Navarrete 2
SB: Alex Lee 1
HBP: Grant Colton 1
