Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
Austin Peay
Racers Head to Austin Peay For Lone Game of Week
3/26/2019 5:22:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State at Austin Peay
GAME 24
March 27
First Pitch:Â Wednesday: 6 p.m
Series History: Murray State leads 111-100-1
Last Meeting: Murray State 4, Austin Peay 0 - March 11, 2019
Stadium:Â Raymond C. Hand Field
Dimensions:Â 319Â (LF), 392Â (CF), 327Â (RF)
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In-Game Twitter:Â @RacersBaseball
First Pitch
The Racers return to action with a midweek contest at Austin Peay. While the Racers are 6-3 over the last three weekends, they are looking for their first midweek win since defeating Memphis on February 20.
Inside the Series
The Racers and Governors meet for the second time this season. Murray State took the three game series, 2-1, at Reagan Field back on March 10-11. Overall two teams have met 212 times on the diamond with Murray State holding a slight 111-100-1 advantage.
Duke Delivers
Not once but twice did Tyler Duke send the Racers home winners over the weekend against JSU. He began the series with a two-out bases-loaded walk-off single to win 8-7 before ending the weekend with a walk-off triple to win 9-8. Sean Darmafall also scored the winning run in both games.
Anderson Stays Hot
Brock Anderson extended his hitting streak to ten games against Missouri. He is the only player for the Racers this season to reach a double-digit hitting streak.
No Runs for You
Against Austin Peay, the Racers allowed just five runs in the three-game series. It was the lowest amount of runs the Racers have allowed in a three-game OVC series since allowing five runs against UT Martin in 1996.
Battle of the Border
With two wins against Austin Peay, the Racers now hold a 28-11 lead in the Heritage Bank Battle of the Border. The first team to 34 points will clinch the title. Murray State has won the first two years of the battle.
Running Wild
Under a new coaching staff, the Racers have been showing their speed on the basepaths as they have stolen 35 bases. They are currently second in the OVC behind EKU, who has 56.
Anderson Plays Hero
Brock Anderson propelled the Racers to a 5-4 victory over Illinois State with a two-run walk-off double. It was the first walk-off for the Racers since Ramsey Scott had walk offs in two straight games against SIU Edwardsville on March 9th and 10th, 2018.
Triple Play
In the eighth inning against Miami (OH) in the final game of the series, the Racers pulled off one of the rarest plays in baseball, the triple play. A grounder right down the third-base line allowed MSU to go around the horn to get out of the jam. It was the third triple play in Racer history, previously done on March 8, 2006 at Ole Miss and March 16, 2016 vs. Kentucky State.
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 Austin Peay
The Governors are coming off a 2-1 weekend against Southeast Missouri and currently sit tied for second in the OVC with the Racers.
Austin Peay has one of the most impressive wins by any team in the country as they defeated #1 Vanderbilt in Nashville on February 27. It was the first time an OVC team had taken down the top-ranked team in the country since JSU beat Georgia in 2009.
Austin Peay was picked to finish fourth in the OVC preseason poll. Jacques Pucheu was also named OVC preseason Pitcher of the Year and Parker Phillips was named preseason All-OVC.
Pucheu and Phillips have both lived up to the preseason hype as Pucheu leads the OVC with a 1.22 ERA and Phillips is second in the league with seven home runs.
Probable Starters
Joe Ivey (RHP) (2-1, 6.46 ERA) vs. TBA
