Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
14-7, 1-1
Morehead State
8-14, 1-1
Racers Drop Tight Game with Morehead State
3/26/2022 6:57:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State Fell 8-7 in Game Two of the Series Versus Morehead State
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The Racers took a commanding lead in the second inning with five runs in the frame highlighted by a Bryson Bloomer home run for the second consecutive day. Lead-off man Jake Slunder led the Murray State bats with three hits on the day including his fifth triple of the year. The graduate outfielder is now batting .329 on the season with 28 hits in just 19 appearances.
Two-way player Jacob Pennington put together two hits of his own on the afternoon after tossing four innings to pick up the save yesterday. Shortstop Drew Vogel continues to swing a hot bat with two more hits on the day for the sophomore. The White House, Tennessee native is now second on the team in hits with 23 on the year to go along with a .400 on-base percentage.
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Cade Vernon took the mound for the Racers, tossing 6.1 strong innings before an Eagle Grand Slam ended his day. The Racers bullpen combined for 1.2 innings pitched while allowing four runs which would prove costly for Murray State.
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The Racers and Eagles will face-off in the rubber match of the series on Sunday at 12 pm central time. Coverage of Sunday's contest can be found on ESPN+
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: MILLER, Jarrett (2-1)
L: Whaley, Alec (1-1)
S: BAKKE, John (4)
Batting:
2B: Vogel, Drew 1
3B: Slunder, Jake 1
HR: Bloomer, Bryson 1
RBI: Pennington, Jacob 1 ; Bloomer, Bryson 1 ; Sammons, Cade 1 ; Holly, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Slunder, Jake 2 ; Bloomer, Bryson 1 ; Vogel, Drew 2 ; Crump, Alex 1 ; Holly, Jordan 1
SB: Slunder, Jake 3 ; Bloomer, Bryson 1 ; Holly, Jordan 1
HBP: Crump, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: PREECE, Ryley 1 ; KUNTZ, Roman 1 ; JACOBS, Alex 1
HR: FELTNER, Jackson 1 ; RAY, Bryce 1
RBI: FELTNER, Jackson 2 ; KUNTZ, Roman 1 ; JACOBS, Alex 1 ; RAY, Bryce 4
Base Running:
RUNS: PREECE, Ryley 1 ; FELTNER, Jackson 2 ; GOODEN, Nick 1 ; VINSON, Chase 1 ; ROY, Ashton 2 ; RAY, Bryce 1
HBP: GOODEN, Nick 1
