Racers Split Doubleheader With SIU-Edwardsville

Friday, May 14

Edwardsville, Ill.

2 p.m.

Murray State

28-20, 16-9

SIUE

22-22, 12-13

Murray State

SIUE

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

5/14/2021 10:32:00 PM | Baseball

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Murray State won 17-6 in the series opener before dropping the nightcap 6-2 at SIUE

The Murray State Racers' baseball squad split a pair of Ohio Valley Conference games Friday against the SIUE Cougars at Simmons Complex in Edwardsville, Illinois.

The Racers took game one 17-6, but dropped the nightcap 6-2. Murray State who had its six-game winning streak snapped in the second game, are 28-21 overall and 16-10 in the OVC. MSU takes on SIUE Saturday in the rubber game of the series at 1 p.m.

Game One – Murray State 17, SIU-Edwardsville 6
On the strength of four home runs from Brock Anderson, Jordan Cozart, Brennan McCullough and Trey Woosley, the Racers pounded out 18 hits to lead the Racers to a 17-6 victory.

Jacob Pennington (4-2) was the winner, throwing in relief of starter Shane Burns. Pennington tossed six and a third innings giving only one run on three hits with seven strikeouts and a pair of walks.

The Racers plated four runs in the top of the second, with three coming on McCullough's third home run of the season and added three more runs in the top of the third on Anderson's 15th homer of the season and an RBI double from McCullough. MSU scored three times in the fifth with two RBI on a double by David Hudleson. MSU broke the game wide up with six runs in the top of the eighth as Woosley (5) cracked a solo homer and Cozart (14) had a two-run homer.

Anderson, Cozart and McCullough combined for an 8-12 game at the plate with six extra base hits that drove in seven runs.

Game one marked the 13^th time the Racers have scored double digit runs this season and the 17 runs was a season-high for MSU topping the 15 they scored at Eastern Illinois March 13.

Game Two – SIU-Edwardsville 6, Murray State 2

As one of the hottest starters in the OVC, MSU's Sam Gardner had won his last four starts on only five runs given in 21 innings, but was on the losing end of a 6-2 win for the Cougars in the second game.

SIUE grabbed a 4-0 lead in the first inning on a three-run homer by SIUE's Brady Bunten and that was enough as the Racers only mustered two runs on five hits.

The Racers made it a 4-1 game in the top of the second on McCullough's second home run of the day and his fourth of the season.

After SIUE tacked on another run in the fourth for a 5-1 lead, the Racers scored in the top of the sixth, but SIUE matched it in the bottom of the frame to finish the scoring for the game.

Gardner (5-5) took the loss giving five runs in three and a third innings on eight hits with six strikeouts and 1 walk.

Jake Slunder had two of the Racers' six hits.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Pennington, Jacob (4-2)

L: N. Matheny (5-3)

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Batting:

2B: Anderson, Brock 1 ; Cozart, Jordan 1 ; Perkins, Ryan 1 ; Crump, Alex 1 ; McCullough, Brennan 1 ; Woosley, Trey 1 ; Hudleson, David 2

HR: Anderson, Brock 1 ; Cozart, Jordan 1 ; McCullough, Brennan 1 ; Woosley, Trey 1

RBI: Slunder, Jake 1 ; Anderson, Brock 1 ; Cozart, Jordan 2 ; Brannon, Jonah 1 ; McCullough, Brennan 4 ; Woosley, Trey 4 ; Hudleson, David 2

SH: Crump, Alex 1

SF: Slunder, Jake 1 ; Woosley, Trey 2

Base Running:

RUNS: Slunder, Jake 2 ; Bloomer, Bryson 1 ; Anderson, Brock 2 ; Cozart, Jordan 3 ; Perkins, Ryan 2 ; Crump, Alex 3 ; McCullough, Brennan 2 ; Woosley, Trey 2