Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, April 22
2 p.m.
Murray State
6
vs
7
Evansville
Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics
Racers Unable to Hold Off Aces
4/22/2023 6:09:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State fell 7-6 to Evansville on Saturday afternoon
Murray State baseball fell 7-6 to Evansville on Saturday afternoon at Johnny Reagan Field in Murray, Kentucky. Starting pitcher Jacob Pennington had a strong performance for the Racers, allowing just one run across 6.2 innings pitched while striking out five.Â
Pennington lowered his season ERA to 2.83 across a team high 63.1 innings pitched and is allowing an opponent batting average of just .203 with 52 strikeouts.Â
Three MSU batters had a multihit performance in Cade Sammons, Drew Vogel, and Taylor Howell. Sammons launched his second home run of the season while Vogel and Howell each picked up a double in the contest.Â
Brennan McCullough hit his seventh home run of the year while adding two RBIs to bring his total to a team-high 37. Logan Bland added a single and an RBI to round out the scoring for MSU.Â
The Racers and Purple Aces will battle twice more across 18 innings in a double header on Sunday beginning at 12 p.m.
Pennington lowered his season ERA to 2.83 across a team high 63.1 innings pitched and is allowing an opponent batting average of just .203 with 52 strikeouts.Â
Three MSU batters had a multihit performance in Cade Sammons, Drew Vogel, and Taylor Howell. Sammons launched his second home run of the season while Vogel and Howell each picked up a double in the contest.Â
Brennan McCullough hit his seventh home run of the year while adding two RBIs to bring his total to a team-high 37. Logan Bland added a single and an RBI to round out the scoring for MSU.Â
The Racers and Purple Aces will battle twice more across 18 innings in a double header on Sunday beginning at 12 p.m.
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