Murray State
Miami (OH)
Racers Welcome Miami (OH) to Reagan Field for Home Opener
2/22/2019 5:09:00 PM | Baseball
GAMESÂ 5-7
Miami (OH) at Murray State
Feb. 24-25, 2019
First Pitch:Â Sunday, 1 p.m. (DH);Â Monday, 12 p.m..
Series History: First Meeting
Last Meeting: N/A
Stadium:Â Reagan FieldÂ
Dimensions:Â 330Â (LF) | 400Â (CF) | 330Â (RF)
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Twitter In-Game:Â @RacersBaseball
First Pitch
The Racers make their home debut this weekend against the RedHawks of Miami (OH) after picking up their first win of the season at Memphis, Wednesday, defeating the Tigers, 10-6.
Inside the Series
This will be the first time the Racers and RedHawks meet on the diamond. Due to inclement weather, this series was rearranged as a doubleheader on Sunday and single game on Monday.
Running Wild
The Racers are nearly a quarter of the way to matching last season's stolen base output after stealing eight bases against Memphis, Wednesday to bring them up to a perfect 13-13 this season. The eight stolen bases in one game are the most the Racers have had in a single game in the last 15 seasons.
Quick Start
Ryan Perkins led off the game against Memphis with a home run to right-center field to give the Racers a quick 1-0 lead. Gavin Wehby had the last leadoff home run for Murray State on March 9, 2018 against SIU Edwardsville.
New Faces
In addition to a new coaching staff, the Racers will add 13 new players to the 2019 team.
Fresh Lineup
There will be significant changes to the Racer lineup as they will have to replace seven starters. Senior shortstop Jaron Robinson and junior outfielder/first baseman Ryan Perkins are the only returning starters.
Familiar Rotation
Unlike the lineup, the Racers will return a majority of their pitching staff, including their top nine pitchers in innings pitched in 2018, led by junior Trevor McMurray
Tournament Trip
MSU is looking to make their third straight trip to the OVC Tournament this season. The Racers went 1-2 down at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Ala., defeating Eastern Illinois in the first round.'
Scouting Miami (OH
The RedHawks went 2-2 in their opening weekend series with Saint Louis. They did not play a midweek game this past week.
Miami (OH) was picked third and received a first-place vote in the preseason MAC poll after finishing second in the conference a season ago.
The RedHawks had four first-team All-MAC selections in 2018, but only return second basemen Will Vogelgeson. A year ago, Vogelgesong hit .322 with 22 RBI and a home run.
The Miami (OH) pitching staff comes into the weekend as the MAC leaders in strikeouts, punching out 10.9 per nine innings. Spence Mraz leads the way with 12 strikeouts per nine.
Probable Starters
Trevor McMurray (RHP) (0-0, 4.50Â ERA) vs. Bailey Martin (RHP) (0-1, 27.00Â ERA)
Gray Dorsey (RHP) (0-1, 9.00 ERA) vs. Sam Bachman (RHP) (1-0, 1.59 ERA)
Shane Burns (LHP) (0-1, 22.50 ERA) vs. Jack Corbell (0-0, 4.50 ERA)
