Murray State University Athletics
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Lindenwood (IL)
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Racers Host Lynx in Midweek Action
3/27/2017 2:55:00 PM | Baseball
GAME 24
Murray State (14-9) vs. Lindenwood (Ill.) (15-14)
March 28, 2017
First Pitch: 4 p.m.
Series History: Lindenwood leads the all-time series 2-0
Last Meeting: MSU 8, LU 11 – March 2, 2016
Stadium: Reagan Field
Dimensions: 330 (LF) | 400 (CF) | 330 (RF)
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Twitter In-Game: @RacersBaseball
First Pitch
The Racers return home for four straight games at Reagan Field beginning with Lindenwood (Ill.) Tuesday at 4 p.m. MSU is coming off a wild 2-1 weekend at Eastern Illinois to record its second consecutive OVC series win. The Racers won the first two of the series 10-8 and 11-10, respectively before dropping the finale 7-5.
Inside the Matchup
This will be the third all-time meeting between the Racers and the Lynx with MSU looking for its firstever victory in the series. LU defeated MSU 11-8 last season in early March while back in 2015, the Racers lost 8-2. The Lynx enter Tuesday's contest riding a seven-game winning streak.
Closing in on History
Tyler Lawrence is just five hits shy of passing Wes Cunningham (2007-10) for the most hits all-time in program history. Cunningham tallied 237 lifetime knocks while Lawrence is at 233. Lawrence is also two RBIs shy of Cunningham for first on that list and two doubles away from becoming the all-time doubles leader in MSU history.
Hometown Kid
Murray native John Lollar is eighth all-time in career pitching appearances with 65. He is just one appearance shy of tying former teammate Cameron Finch (2011-14) for seventh on the all time list. This season, Lollar has made 11 appearances out of the MSU bullpen. Of Lollar's 65 career outings, 17 have been starts.
Scouting Lindenwood
Dylan Skinner leads the Lynx in most offensive categories in 2017 and is one of four to have started in all 29 games this season. Skinner is hitting .362 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs. His 16 extra-base hits leads the squad and his 23 runs scored are tied for second. Cory Lubinski leads Lindenwood with 26 runs scored and is second with 23 ribbies and a .344 average.
The Lynx have a lot of speed on the base paths as they have three players with 16 or more steals. Ethan Ruff leads the team with 22 stolen bases on 24 attempts while Pat Gaul is 19-for-25 and Chuck Terron is 16-of-18. As a team, the Lynx are hitting .291.
Jonathan Steiner leads the team with three wins this season while five others are tied for second with two wins each. Will Whiteman leads the Lynx with a 0.00 ERA as he has yet to allow an earned run in 15 innings of work. Nick Hummel leads the team with 40.1 innings pitched while Adam Bieber and Tyler Morgan have appeared in a team-high 10 games each.
