Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
17-15
Austin Peay
19-15
Racers Drop Slugfest to Austin Peay
4/11/2018 11:06:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State's three-game winning streak came to an end Wednesday night at Reagan Field as the Racers lost an offensive showdown to Austin Peay, 14-11. The two teams combined for 26 hits on the night, 11 of which went for extra bases.
After a three-run home run to center by Grant Wood gave MSU (17-15) a 3-1 lead after one, the Governors (19-15) would respond to score the next seven runs over the next three innings to take a 8-3 lead.
In the fifth, the Racers cut the deficit to 8-6 as Ramsey Scott got an RBI double, followed by a two-run shot by Mike Farnell that went deep over the right field fence. In the sixth, the Racers had a huge five-run inning and took an 11-8 lead. The biggest damage in the inning came via a Jaron Robinson grand slam that snuck just inside the left field foul pole. It was Robinson's third homer of the year and the second grand slam hit by a Racer this season. Davis Sims was hit by a pitch later in the inning to bring home another run.
Austin Peay would score a run in the top of the eighth to make it 11-9 before a five-run ninth inning catapulted the Govs in front 14-11. Four of those five runs came with two outs in the inning. MSU would get a leadoff walk in the ninth but wouldn't threaten after.
Five Racers had multi-hit games in the loss. Sims led the way by going 3-for-5 at the plate with three runs scored. Ryan Perkins went 2-for-3 while Bryan Chilton, Scott and Robinson all went 2-of-5 at the dish. In addition to his grand slam, Robinson also had a double in the game.
The two teams combined to throw 13 pitchers on the evening. Caleb Hicks took the loss for MSU as he allowed three runs in an inning-plus of work. Blake Clynes got the start on the mound and went three innings and allowed six runs on two hits but walked six batters and also struck-out five. Farnell, Connor Holden, Jake Jones and Alec Whaley also made relief appearances.
MSU gets back to home action this weekend as No. 25 ranked and OVC-leading Tennessee Tech comes to Reagan Field for a three-game series. Right now, the series opener is slated for 6 p.m., Friday, but forecasted rain could alter the weekend schedule.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: CLARK, Ethan (1-0)
L: Hicks, Caleb (0-1)
S: VIAL, Brandon (2)
Batting:
2B: NEWBERG, Brett 1 ; GIOVANNELLI, Garrett 2 ; WILLIS, Imani 1
3B: WALKER, Nick 1 ; CAMPBELL, Aaron 1
RBI: TIPLER, Malcolm 1 ; WALKER, Nick 2 ; NEWBERG, Brett 1 ; KUEBER, Garrett 2 ; GIOVANNELLI, Garrett 3 ; CAMPBELL, Aaron 1 ; WILLIS, Imani 2
SH: KUEBER, Garrett 1
SF: TIPLER, Malcolm 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WILSON, Kyle 3 ; TIPLER, Malcolm 2 ; PHILLIPS, Parker 2 ; WALKER, Nick 1 ; NEWBERG, Brett 2 ; KUEBER, Garrett 1 ; GIOVANNELLI, Garrett 1 ; CAMPBELL, Aaron 1 ; MARTINEZ, David 1
SB: WILSON, Kyle 1 ; PHILLIPS, Parker 1 ; KUEBER, Garrett 1
HBP: TIPLER, Malcolm 1 ; PHILLIPS, Parker 2 ; REMY, Max 1
Batting:
2B: Scott, Ramsey 1 ; Robinson, Jaron 1
HR: Wood, Grant 1 ; Farnell, Mike 1 ; Robinson, Jaron 1
RBI: Sims, Davis 1 ; Scott, Ramsey 1 ; Wood, Grant 3 ; Farnell, Mike 2 ; Robinson, Jaron 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Gutzler, Brandon 1 ; Sims, Davis 3 ; Scott, Ramsey 2 ; Wood, Grant 2 ; Farnell, Mike 1 ; Robinson, Jaron 1 ; Chilton, Bryan 1
SB: Robinson, Jaron 1 ; Perkins, Ryan 1
CS: Sims, Davis 1
HBP: Sims, Davis 1 ; Perkins, Ryan 1
