Murray State
Missouri State
Players Mentioned
Racers Meet Bears Wednesday in Missouri
3/20/2018 10:32:00 AM | Baseball
GAME 22
Murray State (11-10) at Missouri State (11-6)
March 21, 2018
First Pitch: 3 p.m.
Stadium: Hammons Field
Dimensions: 315 (LF) | 400 (CF) | 330 (RF)
Series History: Missouri State leads the all-time series 3-1
Last Meeting: MSU 3, Mo. St. 5 – March 28, 1991
Watch Live: ESPN3
Live Stats
Twitter In-Game: @RacersBaseball
First Pitch
The Racers play their second game of their five-game week Wednesday as they travel to face perennial power Missouri State at 3 p.m., Wednesday. MSU is coming off a 10-0 win over Brescia Monday. The Bears have won four of their last five and hosted Southeast Missouri Tuesday afternoon in Springfield. Missouri State has made 10 NCAA Regional appearances.
Inside the Matchup
The two teams are meeting for the first time since 1991 and are also playing for the first time in Springfield. The Bears have won 3-of-4 in the all-time series, all played in Murray. MSU's lone win against the Bears came in a 7-1 victory back in 1977. Missouri State is 3-2 at home this season while the Racers are just 1-7 on the road.
National Leader
Davis Sims currently leads the country this season with 13 doubles so far. The program record for most doubles in a season is 22 set by Tyler Lawrence in 2016.
Pitching Gem
Gray Dorsey and Caleb Hicks combined to pitch a one-hit shutout Monday in the 10-0 win over Brescia in seven innings. The Bearcats got their lone hit with two outs in the top of the seventh inning. Dorsey got the start, and picked up his first win with the Racers as he pitched a career-high six innings, and struck-out five batters, which is also a career-best.
Scouting Missouri State
Drew Millas leads the Bears with a .379 batting average and 20 RBIs this season while Jeremy Eierman leads MSU with 19 runs, 11 extra-base hits and eight stolen bases. Eierman is second on the squad with a .318 average and joins Millas as the only two Bears batting above .300. Ben Whetstone leds MSU with four home runs in 2018.
As a team, the Bears are averaging just over six runs scored per game, are hitting .247 overall and are 19-of-23 on stolen-base attempts.
The Bears have a stellar pitching staff, boasting a team ERA of just 3.41. Dylan Coleman leads the squad with a 2.34 ERA, three wins, 39 strikeouts and 34.2 innings pitched. Connor Sechler leads the Bears with eight appearances out of the bullpen, has logged 16.1 innings of work, two wins and an ERA of 3.86. Matt Russell leads MSU with two saves this season. Longtime head coach Keith Guttin, who is in his 36th season at Missouri State, leads the Bears.
Probable Pitching Matchup
Trevor McMurray (RHP) (2-1, 7.23 ERA) vs. Tyler McAlister (RHP) (0-0, 4.15 ERA)
