Murray State University Athletics
Friday, March 11
Murray, Ky.
12 p.m.
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Photo by: Sierra Gilmore
Murray State Takes Two-Game Sweep Over Redbirds
3/11/2022 4:53:00 PM | Baseball
Following Thursday’s 16-inning Game, MSU Secured the 6-2 Win Today
After playing the longest game in Division 1 baseball last night (March 10) Murray State (10-4) and Illinois State matched up again on Friday with the Racers coming out with a 6-2 win at Johnny Reagan Field in Murray, Kentucky. The game sat at 3-2 into the eighth inning before a timely hit from Riley Hawthorne and a pinch-hit two-RBI single from Seth Gardner provided the insurance MSU needed to secure the win.
Cade Vernon started on the hill for the Racers and provided a very solid outing, going 4.1 innings while allowing just one earned run. Reliever Alex Jarrell picked up his first win of the season after going 2.2 scoreless innings. The redshirt junior stacked up three strikeouts in the outing while not allowing a Redbird hit.
Illinois State scratched a run across in the first inning, but the Racers were able to strike back with a three-run second inning highlighted by an RBI ground out from Drew Vogel and an RBI single for Blake Hale's first career hit and RBI. Following the second inning, the Racers and Redbirds traded zeroes until the sixth inning when the Illinois State bats plated another run to cut the Racer lead to one.
The Murray State eighth inning provided more than enough insurance to take the win from the future Missouri Valley Conference foe. Murray State moves to 10-0 at Johnny Reagan Field on the season. Freshman catcher Blake Hale led the Racers with three hits on the day while Seth Gardner continues to stack RBIs with his 18th and 19th of the year today.
Cade Vernon started on the hill for the Racers and provided a very solid outing, going 4.1 innings while allowing just one earned run. Reliever Alex Jarrell picked up his first win of the season after going 2.2 scoreless innings. The redshirt junior stacked up three strikeouts in the outing while not allowing a Redbird hit.
Illinois State scratched a run across in the first inning, but the Racers were able to strike back with a three-run second inning highlighted by an RBI ground out from Drew Vogel and an RBI single for Blake Hale's first career hit and RBI. Following the second inning, the Racers and Redbirds traded zeroes until the sixth inning when the Illinois State bats plated another run to cut the Racer lead to one.
The Murray State eighth inning provided more than enough insurance to take the win from the future Missouri Valley Conference foe. Murray State moves to 10-0 at Johnny Reagan Field on the season. Freshman catcher Blake Hale led the Racers with three hits on the day while Seth Gardner continues to stack RBIs with his 18th and 19th of the year today.
- Murray State sits at 10-4 on the year and 10-0 at home on the season
- Freshman catcher Blake Hale collected his first career hit and RBI as part of a three-hit day
- Thursday night's marathon game (16 innings) is currently the longest game played in Division 1 in 2022
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jarrell, Alex (1-1)
L: Lussier, Jordan (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Huggins, Aidan 1
RBI: Olson, Connor 2
SH: Gile, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Huggins, Aidan 1 ; Cermak, Ryan 1
SB: Cermak, Ryan 1
HBP: Olson, Connor 1
Batting:
2B: Pennington, Jacob 1
RBI: Hawthorne, Riley 1 ; Vogel, Drew 1 ; Gardner, Seth 2 ; Hale, Blake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McCullough, Brennan 2 ; Estes, Parker 2 ; Hawthorne, Riley 2
SB: McCullough, Brennan 3
PO: Bloomer, Bryson 1
Game Leaders
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