Murray State
24-19, 9-9
SIUE
20-20, 7-8
Racers Walkoff Winners in Rubber Match to Secure a Third Straight OVC Series Win
5/1/2022 5:35:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State Defeated SIUE 7-6 on a Walkoff RBI-Single from Jordan Holly to Take Their Third Consecutive Conference Series
The Racers offense was highlighted by Bryson Bloomer's 3-for-3 day at the plate with a pair of doubles, three RBIs, and two walks. The redshirt senior leads all MSU hitters with 51 RBIs on the year. First baseman Brennan McCullough collected a pair of hits on the day with an RBI and a run scored in the contest. Jake Slunder and Drew Vogel each got a hit in the game while Slunder also had an RBI and a run scored. Following a Riley Hawthorne walk and a Seth Gardner sacrifice bunt, Jordan Holly lofted the walk-off single just over the Cougars shortstop to plate Hawthorne for the winner.
Murray State starting pitcher Adrien Reese impressed in the outing going 6.0 innings pitched and allowing just two earned runs while walking just one. Malik Pogue tossed 1.2 innings in relief while not allowing an earned run in the outing. Alec Whaley earned his third win of the season in his appearance.
Game Notes
- Murray State won their third consecutive OVC series with today's victory
- Jordan Holly hit the Racers walk-off RBI single in the ninth
- Bryson Bloomer collected two doubles and surpassed 50 RBIs this season
- Racers move into fifth place in the conference following the win
Murray State will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Carbondale, Illinois to take on Southern Illinois at 5 pm.
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— Murray State Sports (@MSURacers) May 1, 2022
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Whaley, Alec (3-2)
L: BOCKENSTEDT, Jake (2-6)
Batting:
2B: WELL, Richie 1 ; KIFFER, Connor 1
HR: OWUSU-ASIEDU, Avery 1
RBI: JOHNSON, Brett 1 ; WELL, Richie 1 ; OWUSU-ASIEDU, Avery 3 ; MIZE, Drew 1
SF: WELL, Richie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KIFFER, Connor 1 ; BUNTEN, Brady 1 ; ORF, Brennan 1 ; OWUSU-ASIEDU, Avery 1 ; PATTAN, Steven 2
SB: JOHNSON, Brett 1
HBP: PATTAN, Steven 1
Batting:
2B: Bloomer, Bryson 2
RBI: Slunder, Jake 1 ; Bloomer, Bryson 3 ; McCullough, Brennan 1 ; Holly, Jordan 1
SH: McCullough, Brennan 1 ; Gardner, Seth 1
SF: Slunder, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Slunder, Jake 1 ; Bloomer, Bryson 1 ; McCullough, Brennan 1 ; Hawthorne, Riley 2 ; Shaver, Cayden 1 ; Holly, Jordan 1
HBP: Pennington, Jacob 1
