Racers Baseball Season Comes to a Close in Lexington

Wednesday, May 25

Lexington, Ky.

11:30 a.m.

Murray State

Tennessee Tech

Photo by: Ohio Valley Conference

5/25/2022 2:43:00 PM | Baseball

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Murray State Falls to Tennessee Tech 9-2 to End 2022 Campaign

Murray State (30-25) baseball fell at the hands of Tennessee Tech 9-2 at the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky to end the 2022 season. The Racers end the season with 30 wins for the second straight season, a feat last accomplished in 1975-76.

Jake Slunder highlighted the Murray State day with three hits and a stolen base in the contest. The graduate outfielder finishes the season with a .332 batting average, 77 hits, and 25 stolen bases to lead MSU in all three categories. Bryson Bloomer, Alex Crump, and Jordan Holly collected a hit in the contest as well. Bloomer and Garner would each pick up an RBI for the Racers scoring on the day.

All-OVC First Team member Hayden Wynja earned the start on the mound for MSU and would toss 3.2 innings with five strikeouts while allowing just three earned runs. Alec Whlaey extended his MSU record to 109 career appearances with 1.1 innings pitched in relief.

Game Notes

Murray State has participated in the OVC Tournament for five consecutive seasons with their appearance in the 2022 field
The Racers complete the first back-to-back 30 win seasons in 46 years
MSU had four players named to All-OVC Teams this season First Team (Bryson Bloomer & Hayden Wynja), Second Team (Jacob Pennington), Freshman Team (Carson Garner).
The Racers complete their 74-year stay in the OVC as 2023 will be their first season in the Missouri Valley Conference

2022 completes the 83rd baseball season for Murray State.