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Lawrence Named Second Team All-OVC
5/19/2015 8:35:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State sophomore catcher Tyler Lawrence was named Second Team All-OVC announced Tuesday at the OVC Awards Banquet in Jackson, Tenn. Joining Lawrence with All-conference honors were Tyler Anderson and Kipp Moore, who were selected to the All-Freshman squad.
Lawrence, who was the only Racer to start all 56 games in 2015, was second on the squad with a .302 batting average and led the Racers with 62 hits, 13 doubles, 12 home runs, 46 RBIs, 27 walks and a .571 slugging percentage. Lawrence was also tied for second on the team with 36 runs scored on the season.
During OVC play, Lawrence hit .324 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs. His eight homers were fourth-most in the league and his 22 walks ranked fifth in the league. Lawrence also ranked second in the conference by throwing-out 10 runners attempting to steal on the season. Lawrence was named to the All-Freshman squad following the 2014 season as well.
In MSU's 27-7 victory over Morehead State in the season finale, Lawrence set a program record and tied the OVC mark with four home runs in the win. Lawrence recorded 11 RBIs in the contest, which is just one shy of tying the program and conference record of 12. Lawrence was named the Collegiate Baseball News Louisville Slugger and NCBWA National Hitter of the Week and the ADIDAS OVC Player of the Week for his efforts.
Anderson led the Racers with a 3.16 ERA during the season and went 2-2. In 25.2 innings of work, Anderson struck-out 41 batters and had a team-best .253 opponent batting average. Anderson recorded two or more strikeouts in 11 of his 19 appearances and had two games with five strikeouts, March 24 at Arkansas State and May 12 vs. Evansville.
Moore hit .260 in 2015 and had six homers and 23 RBIs, while scoring 25 runs. During OVC play, Moore hit .277, clubbed five homers and drove-in 15. Moore also led MSU with three game-winning hits during the season. Moore was a thorn in Southern Illinois' side during the season, recording the game-winners in both games against the Salukis. In MSU's 10-9 victory over Jacksonville State, Moore belted a walk-off three-run home run against the Gamecocks and the OVC's all-time saves leader, Travis Stout.
Lawrence, who was the only Racer to start all 56 games in 2015, was second on the squad with a .302 batting average and led the Racers with 62 hits, 13 doubles, 12 home runs, 46 RBIs, 27 walks and a .571 slugging percentage. Lawrence was also tied for second on the team with 36 runs scored on the season.
During OVC play, Lawrence hit .324 with eight home runs and 27 RBIs. His eight homers were fourth-most in the league and his 22 walks ranked fifth in the league. Lawrence also ranked second in the conference by throwing-out 10 runners attempting to steal on the season. Lawrence was named to the All-Freshman squad following the 2014 season as well.
In MSU's 27-7 victory over Morehead State in the season finale, Lawrence set a program record and tied the OVC mark with four home runs in the win. Lawrence recorded 11 RBIs in the contest, which is just one shy of tying the program and conference record of 12. Lawrence was named the Collegiate Baseball News Louisville Slugger and NCBWA National Hitter of the Week and the ADIDAS OVC Player of the Week for his efforts.
Anderson led the Racers with a 3.16 ERA during the season and went 2-2. In 25.2 innings of work, Anderson struck-out 41 batters and had a team-best .253 opponent batting average. Anderson recorded two or more strikeouts in 11 of his 19 appearances and had two games with five strikeouts, March 24 at Arkansas State and May 12 vs. Evansville.
Moore hit .260 in 2015 and had six homers and 23 RBIs, while scoring 25 runs. During OVC play, Moore hit .277, clubbed five homers and drove-in 15. Moore also led MSU with three game-winning hits during the season. Moore was a thorn in Southern Illinois' side during the season, recording the game-winners in both games against the Salukis. In MSU's 10-9 victory over Jacksonville State, Moore belted a walk-off three-run home run against the Gamecocks and the OVC's all-time saves leader, Travis Stout.
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