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Racers Begin Weekend With Harris-Stowe
4/5/2018 2:05:00 PM | Baseball
GAME 30
Murray State (15-14) vs. Harris-Stowe State (25-12)
April 6, 2018
First Pitch: 3 p.m.
Stadium: Reagan Field
Dimensions: 330 (LF) | 400 (CF) | 330 (RF)
Series History: MSU leads the all-time series 2-0
Last Meeting: MSU 9, HSSU 1 – April 11, 2017
Live Stats
Twitter In-Game: @RacersBaseball
First Pitch
MSU closes its non-OVC week with the Hornets of Harris-Stowe Friday. The Racers began the week with an 11-9 victory over Evansville Wednesday. The win improves the Racers' record to 12-3 at home this season. The Hornets are also coming off a win Wednesday, as they defeated Lindenwood on the road, 8-7.
Inside the Matchup
The Racers are 2-0 all-time against the Hornets, having won in both 2016 and 2017 at Reagan Field. Ryan Perkins led MSU in the win last season with three RBIs while Jaron Robinson was 2-for-2 at the dish with a ribbie and a pair of walks. HSSU is 10-7 on the road this season and is ranked No. 2 in the country in HBCU baseball.
Home Cookin'
With Wednesday's win over Evansville, the Racers improve their record at home to 12-3 on the season. As a team, MSU is hitting .331 and is scoring just over nine runs per game in 2018 at Reagan Field. The Racers are also 5-1 in conference tilts at JRF.
Gutsy Grant
MSU freshman Grant Wood came through in the clutch again for the Racers against Evansville as he delivered a two-out double in the bottom of the eighth to break the 9-9 tie with the Purple Aces on the way to an 11-9 victory. It was Wood's team-leading, fourth game-winning RBI of the season.
Scouting Harris-Stowe
The high-powered Hornets attack is led by Cole Danielson's .383 batting average. Danielson is on a tear offensively this season as he also leads HSSU with nine home runs, 36 RBIs and 39 runs scored. Eddie Mcdaniels leads the team with 28 stolen bases on the year while Ty Haston has a team-best 10 doubles. The Hornets have eight players that have 50 or more at-bats this season and are hitting above .300 on the year. As a team, HSSU has a team batting average of .300 and is scoring over 7.5 runs per contest.
The pitching staff for the Hornets is just as impressive, as they have a team ERA of just 3.02. Nick Ferraro has a team-best ERA of 0.90 in 10 innings of work while Alec Hutt leads the team with 56.1 innings pitched and has an ERA of 2.40. Hutt and Stephen Wells lead the team with five wins each, with Wells leading the squad with 63 strikeouts. Tyler Boles has a team-high three saves in 2018.
