Murray State University Athletics
Friday, April 10
Birmingham, Ala.
6 p.m.
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Baseball Set For Series With Samford
4/9/2015 4:08:00 PM | Baseball
GAMES 34-36
Murray State (14-19) at Samford (14-17)
April 10-12, 2015
First Pitch: Friday: 6 p.m.; Saturday: 2 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m.
Series History: Samford leads 12-7
Last Meeting: SU 10, MSU 6 (3/29/08)
Stadium: Griffin Field (capacity: 1,000)
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 390 (CF), 335 (RF)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Watch Live: SoCon Digital Network
Listen Live: WVSU (Samford University Radio)
Twitter In Game: @RacersBaseball
Next Game: April 14 at Lipscomb
Bye Week
The Murray State baseball team continues its OVC off week as the Racers travel to face Samford in a three-game series in Birmingham, Ala. This will be the first meeting between the two schools since 2008. The Racers have lost three consecutive games to the Bulldogs. MSU last won in Birmingham back in 2007 when it won 2-of-3 against SU.
15 K's
For the second time this season, the MSU pitching staff recorded a team-high 15 strikeouts in its loss to Lindenwood-Belleville. The Racers also struck-out 15 batters March 24 against Arkansas State. The 15 punch-outs are the most in a game since 2012 when the Racers struck-out 20 batters in a 17-inning contest against Central Arkansas.
Moore RBIs Please
 In his last eight games, MSU infielder Nick Moore has drove-in 12 RBIs (team-high). During that span, Moore has recorded an RBI in seven of the eight games and has four multi-RBI games. Moore is second on the team with 21 ribbies this season.
Scouting Samford
The Bulldogs are led offensively by Austin Edens who is hitting .373 on the season, a mark that ranks seventh-best in the Southern Conference. Edens is one of five Bulldogs hitting .308 or better this season. Hunter Swilling leads Samford on the year with 33 RBIs, 16 extra-base hits, seven home runs and a .589 slugging percentage and is second on the squad with 27 runs scored. Heath Quinn leads SU with 28 runs.
As a team, Samford has hit 33 home runs, a mark that ranks second in the conference. TJ Dixon leads the Bulldogs and is a perfect 11- for-11 on stolen base attempts in 2015.
Alex Ledford leads the team with a 3.55 ERA, 50.2 innings pitched and 44 strikeouts. His three wins this season are tied for secondbest on the team. Parker Curry leads the team with four victories while Andres Garcia has six saves on the year. Samford is led by Head Coach Casey Dunn who is in his 11th season with the Bulldogs.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday: John Lollar (R) (1-2, 5.89 ERA) vs. Alex Ledford (R) (3-3, 3.55 ERA)
Saturday: TBA vs. Jared Brasher (R) (1-2, 7.77 ERA)
Sunday: TBA vs. Parker Curry (R) (4-3, 5.58 ERA)
Murray State (14-19) at Samford (14-17)
April 10-12, 2015
First Pitch: Friday: 6 p.m.; Saturday: 2 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m.
Series History: Samford leads 12-7
Last Meeting: SU 10, MSU 6 (3/29/08)
Stadium: Griffin Field (capacity: 1,000)
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 390 (CF), 335 (RF)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Watch Live: SoCon Digital Network
Listen Live: WVSU (Samford University Radio)
Twitter In Game: @RacersBaseball
Next Game: April 14 at Lipscomb
Bye Week
The Murray State baseball team continues its OVC off week as the Racers travel to face Samford in a three-game series in Birmingham, Ala. This will be the first meeting between the two schools since 2008. The Racers have lost three consecutive games to the Bulldogs. MSU last won in Birmingham back in 2007 when it won 2-of-3 against SU.
15 K's
For the second time this season, the MSU pitching staff recorded a team-high 15 strikeouts in its loss to Lindenwood-Belleville. The Racers also struck-out 15 batters March 24 against Arkansas State. The 15 punch-outs are the most in a game since 2012 when the Racers struck-out 20 batters in a 17-inning contest against Central Arkansas.
Moore RBIs Please
 In his last eight games, MSU infielder Nick Moore has drove-in 12 RBIs (team-high). During that span, Moore has recorded an RBI in seven of the eight games and has four multi-RBI games. Moore is second on the team with 21 ribbies this season.
Scouting Samford
The Bulldogs are led offensively by Austin Edens who is hitting .373 on the season, a mark that ranks seventh-best in the Southern Conference. Edens is one of five Bulldogs hitting .308 or better this season. Hunter Swilling leads Samford on the year with 33 RBIs, 16 extra-base hits, seven home runs and a .589 slugging percentage and is second on the squad with 27 runs scored. Heath Quinn leads SU with 28 runs.
As a team, Samford has hit 33 home runs, a mark that ranks second in the conference. TJ Dixon leads the Bulldogs and is a perfect 11- for-11 on stolen base attempts in 2015.
Alex Ledford leads the team with a 3.55 ERA, 50.2 innings pitched and 44 strikeouts. His three wins this season are tied for secondbest on the team. Parker Curry leads the team with four victories while Andres Garcia has six saves on the year. Samford is led by Head Coach Casey Dunn who is in his 11th season with the Bulldogs.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday: John Lollar (R) (1-2, 5.89 ERA) vs. Alex Ledford (R) (3-3, 3.55 ERA)
Saturday: TBA vs. Jared Brasher (R) (1-2, 7.77 ERA)
Sunday: TBA vs. Parker Curry (R) (4-3, 5.58 ERA)
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