Racers Drop Tight Contest With Memphis, Prep for North Alabama

Monday, April 18

Memphis, Tenn.

6 pm

Murray State

18-16

Memphis

16-16

Murray State

Memphis

Racers Drop Tight Contest With Memphis, Prep for North Alabama

4/18/2022 11:48:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Murray State Fell 5-4 to the Tigers in the Monday Night Tilt

Murray State (18-17) baseball fell at the hands of Memphis 5-4 on Monday night at FedEx Park in Memphis, Tennessee. The Racers led throughout the majority of the game before the Tigers surged late to take the tightly contested battle.

Seth Gardner led the Racers bats with two hits and an RBI in the contest. Gardner ranks second on the team with 24 RBIs on the year while also posting 25 hits on the season. Shortstop Drew Vogel doubled in the contest to grab an RBI and extend his on-base streak to eight games.

Alex Jarrell got the start on the hill for MSU and went 2.1 innings pitched while allowing just one run and striking out four. The Racers would hold the lead for most of the contest before Memphis snatched the win on a walk-off solo home run in the ninth inning.

Game Notes

Murray State swiped five more stolen bases in the contest to bring the season total to 81. MSU entered the contest 11th nationally in stolen bases
Drew Vogel holds the longest current on-base streak for the Racers which now sits at eight games following his double tonight

Murray State now travels to Florence, Alabama for a Tuesday contest with North Alabama. The Racers and Lions have met previously this season when MSU defeated UNA 10-2 on March 16 in Murray, Kentucky.

Looking Ahead

Luke Harper leads the Lions with a .336 batting average to go with nine doubles on the year. Jacob James leads the UNA pitching staff with 48 innings pitched across 15 appearances on the year. James holds a 4.31 ERA and 46 strikeouts this season.

The Racers and Lions will get underway at 5 pm on Tuesday at Mike Lane Field in Florence, Ala.
Coverage of the contest can be found on ESPN+