Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
22-21, 0
Belmont
21-22, 0
Racers Drop Series Opener to Bruins
4/28/2023 7:57:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State fell 7-5 to Belmont despite launching four long balls
Carson Garner continued his string of round trippers with two in the contest following his walk-off blast on Tuesday night. Drew Vogel had a strong night at the plate with two hits including a big fly of his own while Taylor Howell rounded out the home runs with a solo blast in the ninth inning.Â
Relief pitcher tossed two perfect innings and picked up a strikeout to limit the Belmont offense late in the matchup.
Game two of the series is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: HARDEN, Ethan (3-1)
L: Pennington, Jacob (5-3)
Batting:
2B: Gardner, Seth 1
HR: Garner, Carson 2 ; Vogel, Drew 1 ; Howell, Taylor 1
RBI: McCullough, Brennan 1 ; Garner, Carson 2 ; Vogel, Drew 1 ; Howell, Taylor 1
SH: Bland, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Garner, Carson 2 ; Vogel, Drew 1 ; Howell, Taylor 1 ; Hawthorne, Riley 1
HBP: Gardner, Seth 1
PO: Vogel, Drew 1
Batting:
2B: CLARKE, Jeff 1 ; HEATON, Brodey 1 ; BLESSINGER, Max 1
HR: LANDERS, Mason 1
RBI: LANDERS, Mason 3 ; HEATON, Brodey 4
Base Running:
RUNS: SLAUGHTER, Sam 2 ; CLARKE, Jeff 3 ; LANDERS, Mason 2
SB: BLESSINGER, Max 1
HBP: KATAFIAS, Chase 1
