Baseball Takes Seventh Straight OVC Win

Friday, April 29

Murray, Ky.

5 p.m.

Murray State

23-18, 8-8

SIUE

19-19, 6-7

SIUE

Murray State

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

4/29/2022 9:44:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Murray State Defeated SIUE 12-8 in Comeback Fashion on Friday Night

Murray State (22-18) baseball won their fifth consecutive game on Friday night, defeating SIUE 12-8 in comeback fashion at Johnny Reagan Field in Murray, Kentucky. The win gives the Racers their seventh straight conference win, the longest conference winning streak in the OVC.

The Racers put together another double-digit scoring performance to go with 14 hits in the contest. MSU has now scored over 10 runs in four of the last five games and eight or more runs in each game in the five-game winning streak. Five different Murray State players collected a multi-hit game with outfielder Jake Slunder and designated hitter Jacob Pennington each posting three hit performances to lead the way. The MSU offense launched three more home runs in the game. Bryson Bloomer hit his 11th home run of the season while freshman Carson Garner blasted his third career home run in the eighth inning to give the Racers some big insurance runs. Catcher Alex Crump hit a triple and a home run in the game for his 11th and 12th extra-base hits on the year.

Shortstop Drew Vogel provided the go-ahead two-RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to give the Racers the late lead in the game.

Pennington also earned the win on the mound, going 6.0 innings pitched in relief while allowing just three earned runs. The redshirt sophomore improves to 3-0 on the year while on the mound and has collected 37 hits at the plate.

Game Notes

Murray State has won five straight overall and seven consecutive OVC contests
The Racers have now scored 78 runs in the last 5 games
MSU improves to 18-6 at Johnny Reagan Field this year
Five different Racer hitters had a multi-hit performance
Murray State scored six runs in the eighth inning to complete the comeback win

Murray State baseball will host Johnny Reagan Day on Saturday as part of alumni weekend. The program will honor Racers greats Coach Johnny Reagan and former pitcher George Dugan in the festivities. First pitch is scheduled for 2 pm with the pregame program set for 1:40 pm.