Racers Travel North for Weekend at Valparaiso

Dates (Times): April 1 (12 p.m.), April 2 (12 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.)
Site (Venue): Valparaiso, Ind. (Bauer Field)
Opponent: Valparaiso
TV: ESPN+/ESPN3
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
MUR vs. VALPO: 4-4

Murray State baseball is set to travel north for a weekend matchup with Valparaiso for the second weekend of Missouri Valley Conference play in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Scouting Report

Valpo enters the contest at 8-10 overall and 0-3 in the MVC with their most recent matchup coming in a 7-6 extra-inning win over Milwaukee. Nolan Tucker leads the Beacons, starting all 18 games with a .357 batting average along with three home runs and 14 RBIs.

MSU Weekly Notes

vs Austin Peay

Logan Bland led MSU with two home runs to go with four RBIs while Brennan McCullough and Drew Vogel each joined the home run party with a two-run shot and a three-run blast, respectively. McCullough would go 3-for-4 at the plate while adding a double on top of his home run.

The heart of the Racers order was pivotal in the matchup as the two through five hitters combined for eight RBIs.

After trailing for much of the night, the Racers offense would explode in the ninth inning with Vogel and Bland's blast each coming in the final frame. Dustin Mercer and Carson Garner would push the run-scoring higher with each smacking an RBI double to round out the runs for MSU at 12.

Pair of Aces
Bryce Valero ranks fifth nationally with a 1.00 ERA while Jacob Pennington ranks in the top three nationally with two complete games.

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Players Mentioned

Logan Bland

Carson Garner

Brennan McCullough

Dustin Mercer

Jacob Pennington

Bryce Valero

Drew Vogel

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