Murray State University Athletics
Sunday, February 26
Birmingham, AL
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Photo by: UAB Athletics
Racers Fall to Blazers in Series Finale
2/26/2023 6:58:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State baseball dropped a tightly contested Sunday contest 3-2 to UAB
Murray State baseball fell at the hands of UAB 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Hoover Met Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. Outfielder Dustin Mercer continued his hot start to the season with his first home run of the season in the sixth inning of the contest.
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The Racers had six hits in the battle with two extra-base hits coming from Mercer's solo home run and an RBI-double from catcher Ethan Krizen in the first inning. Riley Hawthorne, Carson Garner, and Cade Sammons all collected a base hit to round out the offensive game for the Racers.
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Ryan Fender made a strong start for MSU after allowing just two earned runs in 4.2 innings pitched while striking out six. Reliever Ben Krizen tossed three solid innings for the Racers while striking out two and allowing just one run.
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The Racers return to Johnny Reagan Field for a five-game homestand beginning on Tuesday at 3 p.m. when they host Kent State.
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The Racers had six hits in the battle with two extra-base hits coming from Mercer's solo home run and an RBI-double from catcher Ethan Krizen in the first inning. Riley Hawthorne, Carson Garner, and Cade Sammons all collected a base hit to round out the offensive game for the Racers.
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Ryan Fender made a strong start for MSU after allowing just two earned runs in 4.2 innings pitched while striking out six. Reliever Ben Krizen tossed three solid innings for the Racers while striking out two and allowing just one run.
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The Racers return to Johnny Reagan Field for a five-game homestand beginning on Tuesday at 3 p.m. when they host Kent State.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tyler O'Clair (1-0)
L: Krizen, Ben (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Lyke, Ethan 1
HR: Mercer, Dustin 1
RBI: Mercer, Dustin 1 ; Lyke, Ethan 1
SH: Sammons, Cade 1
SF: Bland, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mercer, Dustin 1 ; Gardner, Seth 1
HBP: Sammons, Cade 1
PO: Garner, Carson 1
Batting:
RBI: Brandon Willoughby 1 ; Ben Abernathy 1 ; Peyton Puckett 1
SH: Darryl Buggs 1 ; Ben Abernathy 1 ; Peyton Puckett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Christian Hall 1 ; Logan Braunschweig 1 ; Gavin Lewis Jr. 1
CS: Henry Hunter 1
HBP: Brayton Brown 1 ; Brandon Willoughby 1 ; Gavin Lewis Jr. 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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AB
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