Racers Travel To Fayetteville for SEC Weekend Series

Friday, March 1

Fayetteville, Ark.

3 p.m.

Murray State

#2 Arkansas

Photo by: Brooke Probst/Murray State Athletics

2/29/2024 2:43:00 PM | Baseball

The weekend’s series with #2 Arkansas will be the second time in program history the Racers face the Razorbacks.

By: Drew Parsley/Graduate Assistant

Dates (Times): Mar. 1-3 (3 p.m. CT, 2 p.m. CT, 1 p.m. CT)
Site (Venue): Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum-Walker Stadium)
Opponent: Arkansas Razorbacks
TV: SEC Network+
Radio: TheTicket1590.com
Live Stats: GoRacers.com

The Racers are back on the road for a three-game matchup with the No. 2-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks March 1-3 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

MSU has played Arkansas just once before in program history in 2021. The Razorbacks swept the Racers in a three-game set, but Murray State kept each game within single digits.

Scouting Report
Arkansas enters the series with a 6-2 record under head coach Dave Van Horn, who is in his 22nd year as the Razorbacks' skipper.

Arkansas is led by Jared Sprague-Lott and Kendall Diggs with batting averages of .458 and .400 this season. Sprague-Lott and Diggs are the team's leaders in runs scored, total bases, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

Hagen Smith and Mason Molina lead Arkansas' pitching staff with 19 strikeouts each, with both pitchers having thrown less than nine innings thus far. Brady Tygart has allowed just one run on five hits and four walks with 10 strikeouts in 11 innings on the mound.

Weekly Notes
Through the first eight games of the season, Carson Garner has posted a staggering 1.672 OPS with five home runs and a .440 batting average. Garner leads the MVC in OPS and SLG while also tied for the most home runs with SIU's Steven Loden.

Alex Elsing, Ryan Fender and Bryce Valero sit in a tie for the second-most strikeouts in the conference with 12 each.

Murray State's pitching staff sits atop the conference in combined strikeout total (86) and lowest opponents' batting average (.210).

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