Murray State
Saint Peter's
Racers Welcome Saint Peter's For Home Opening Weekend
2/20/2020 2:54:00 PM | Baseball
GAMES 5-8
Saint Peter's at Murray State
Feb. 21-23, 2020
First Pitch:Â Friday: 3 p.m., Saturday: 12 p.m. (DH), Sunday: 1 p.m.
Series History:Â First Meeting
Last Meeting:Â N/A
Stadium: Johnny Reagan Field
Dimensions:Â 330 (LF) | 400 (CF) | 330 (RF)
Watch Live:Â Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4
Live Stats:Â Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4
Twitter In-Game:Â @RacersBaseball
First Pitch
The Racers will make their home debut this weekend against Saint Peter's. The Racers are coming off a tough loss to Western Kentucky while the Peacocks fell to Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday.
Inside the Series
Murray State and Saint Peter's have never met before. In fact, they are just the third team from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference the Racers have faced (Canisius, Siena) and just the second team from New Jersey (Rutgers) in their 89-year history.
New Faces
The Racers welcome 14 new players to the team this year, including five freshman, eight JUCO transfers, and one graduate transfer.
BrockStar
Senior Brock Anderson was named to the preseason All-OVC team, becoming the first Racer to earn the honor since 2017. A year ago, Anderson led the team with 13 home runs and 44 runs batted in while hitting .289.
Racers Picked Sixth
Murray State was picked sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll as voted on by head coaches and SIDs. Defending regular season and tournament champion Jacksonville State was picked to repeat.
Tournament Trip
MSU advanced to the OVC Tournament last season for the third straight season. The Racers went 1-2 in Marion, Illinois, defeating UT Martin in an elimination game.
Home Sweet Home
The Racers will play a total of 29 contests inside the friendly confines of Reagan Field in 2019 including nine straight games at home following their three-game road trip to begin the year.
Scouting Saint Peter's
Saint Peter's is entering a new era as Lou Proietti begins his first season as head coach. He was previously an assistant coach at Stonehill College and Rider University.
The Peacocks were picked 11th in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. A year ago, Saint Peter's finished with an overall record of 5-46 and 3-21 in conference play.
Saint Peter's is led on offense by Chris Marquart, who is hitting .444 so far this season. Hunter Mason has six RBIs in four games so far.
Jean Candelaria is SPU's top returning pitcher and is off to a good start so far this season, allowing just one hit in two appearances.
Probable Starters
Trevor McMurray (RHP) (0-0, 0.00Â ERA) vs. TBA
Shane Burns (LHP) (0-1, 0.00 ERA) vs. TBA
Sam Gardner (RHP) (0-0, 7.71Â ERA) vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
