Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
Southeast Missouri
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Racers Travel to SEMO for Three-Game Set
4/19/2018 1:51:00 PM | Baseball
GAMES 37-39
Murray State (17-19, 5-10 OVC) at Southeast Missouri (17-20, 11-7 OVC)
April 20-22, 2018
First Pitch: Friday: 6 p.m., Saturday: 2 p.m., Sunday: 1 p.m.
Stadium: Capaha Field
Dimensions: 330 (LF) | 400 (CF) | 330 (RF)
Series History: SEMO leads the all-time series 58-56-1
Last Meeting: MSU 8, SEMO 5 – May 26, 2017
Watch Live: Game one | Game two | Game three
Live Stats: Game one | Game two | Game three
Twitter In-Game: @RacersBaseball
First Pitch
MSU looks to snap its current skid this weekend as the Racers travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo., for a three-game set with Southeast Missouri. The Racers are coming off an 11-9 loss Wednesday night at Southern Illinois while the Redhawks downed Saint Louis, 10-8 Tuesday. MSU is looking for its first road OVC victories of the season.
Inside the Series
The Racers won 3-of-4 meetings last season with SEMO, including eliminating the Redhawks in the OVC Tournament in 2017. MSU is 23-32 all-time in Cape Girardeau and went 1-2 in 2016 the last time it made the trip to Missouri. The Redhawks are 13-7 at Capaha Field this season and have won four straight and 8-of-9 recently at home.
Closing In
Davis Sims recorded his 20th double of the season Wednesday night at Southern Illinois and is now just three shy of setting the program record for single-season doubles (22), held by Tyler Lawrence who accomplished the feat in 2016. Sims is currently second in the nation in two-baggers and is just two behind the national leader.
Scouting Southeast Missouri
Trevor Ezell leads the high-powered Southeast Missouri attack with a .383 batting average in 2018. Ezell also has a team-best 34 runs scored and seven stolen bases on the year. Justin Dirden leads the Redhawks with nine home runs and 45 RBIs while Chase Urhahn is second on the team with a .361 average and leads the squad with 16 doubles. The Redhawks are batting .287 overall as a team and are averaging over 6.5 runs scored per contest. SEMO also has 40 stolen bases on the year.
SEMO boasts the second-best team ERA in the OVC at 4.76 in 2018 and is led by Carlos Vega who has a conference-best 1.64 ERA and is second in the league with six victories. Vega also leads the Redhawks in innings pitched with 49.1 and strikeouts with 55. Vega and Aaron Stretch both have a team-high 16 appearances on the season with Stretch recording two saves. Daniel Bergtholdt leads SEMO with three saves in 2018.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game one: Trevor McMurray (RHP) (4-2, 5.44 ERA) vs. Logan Spalt (RHP) (2-1, 5.36 ERA)
Game two: Peyton Hayes (RHP) (1-3, 8.29 ERA) vs. Carlos Vega (RHP) (6-3, 1.64 ERA)
Game three: Luke Brown (LHP) (1-3, 8.16 ERA) vs. TBA
