Racers Head to Southern Illinois for Tuesday Clash

Coming off of their third straight conference series win, Murray State (24-19) baseball travels to Southern Illinois on Tuesday for a 6 pm matchup at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis took the first clash 8-5 in 11 innings at Johnny Reagan Field on April 5.

The Racers are riding a hot streak winning six of their last seven games. Offensively, Jake Slunder continues to lead the team with a .335 batting average to go with a team-high 60 hits and 21 stolen bases. Bryson Bloomer has been one of the hottest bats in the Ohio Valley Conference recently and is up to a team-high 11 home runs and 51 RBIs.

Murray State relief pitcher Alec Whaley leads the team with 20 appearances on the mound. The all-time appearances leader, Whaley recently surpassed 100 career outings in his career.

Scouting Report

The Salukis enter the contest at 31-12 have won seven of their last 10 games. SIU is 20-6 at home this year and is currently second in the Missouri Valley Conference.

J.T. Weber continues to lead the Southern Illinois offense with a .391 batting average and 16 home runs this season. Weber has 68 hits and has collected 126 total bases on the year.

Matthew Steidl anchors the SIU pitching staff with 20 appearances and a 3.56 ERA. Steidl has 48.0 innings pitched and leads the team with 59 strikeouts.

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Players Mentioned

Bryson Bloomer

Jake Slunder

Alec Whaley

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