Murray State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 12
Lexington, Ky.
5:30 p.m.
Murray State
at
Kentucky
Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics
Racers Face Wildcats For Road SEC Midweek Tilt
3/11/2024 5:30:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State looks to extend its winning streak to nine games and second-straight road win.
Dates (Times):Â Mar. 12 (5:30 p.m. CT)
Site (Venue):Â Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky Proud Park)
Opponent:Â Kentucky Wildcats
TV:Â SEC Network+
Radio:Â WLAP.iheart.com
Live Stats:Â GoRacers.com
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The Racers look to face off with the Kentucky Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. CT at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington.
Murray State has won just five games against the Wildcats since the 1994 season, with their most recent win coming in 2021 by a score of 13-8. Since their first meeting in 1947, the Racers are 7-22 against Kentucky.
Scouting Report
The Wildcats enter the season with a 13-3 record under head coach Nick Mingione, who is in his eighth season as the Kentucky skipper.
The Wildcats are led by Nick Lopez, who carries a .367 batting average with 10 runs scored and 10 RBIs. Emilien Pitre leads the team with 21 hits, 14 RBIs and 17 runs scored. Austin Fawley is the only player on Kentucky's roster with more than one home run, having hit two in four games played this season.
Drew Lafferty is the projected starter for the Wildcats, who has allowed no runs on two hits and four walks with seven strikeouts through 10 innings on the mound. He carries a 1-0 record and has been a part of two shutouts so far this year.
Weekly Notes
The Racers are off to a hot start in front of the home crowd in 2024, starting the season off with a perfect 8-0 record at home.
Carson Garner leads the Missouri Valley in home runs (9), SLG (.907) and OPS (1.435) while also sitting amongst the top three in OBP (.528), RBIs (23) and walks drawn (16).
Murray State has scored at least 10 runs in eight of their 16 games played this season. The Racers' pitching staff is also among the top three in the MVC in ERA (4.74), strikeouts (142) and opponents' batting average (.249).
MSU also ranks among the top 50 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.73), WHIP (1.34) and walks per nine innings (3.42).
For more information on the Murray State baseball program, visit GoRacers.com or @RacersBaseball on Instagram and X.
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Site (Venue):Â Lexington, Ky. (Kentucky Proud Park)
Opponent:Â Kentucky Wildcats
TV:Â SEC Network+
Radio:Â WLAP.iheart.com
Live Stats:Â GoRacers.com
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The Racers look to face off with the Kentucky Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. CT at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington.
Murray State has won just five games against the Wildcats since the 1994 season, with their most recent win coming in 2021 by a score of 13-8. Since their first meeting in 1947, the Racers are 7-22 against Kentucky.
Scouting Report
The Wildcats enter the season with a 13-3 record under head coach Nick Mingione, who is in his eighth season as the Kentucky skipper.
The Wildcats are led by Nick Lopez, who carries a .367 batting average with 10 runs scored and 10 RBIs. Emilien Pitre leads the team with 21 hits, 14 RBIs and 17 runs scored. Austin Fawley is the only player on Kentucky's roster with more than one home run, having hit two in four games played this season.
Drew Lafferty is the projected starter for the Wildcats, who has allowed no runs on two hits and four walks with seven strikeouts through 10 innings on the mound. He carries a 1-0 record and has been a part of two shutouts so far this year.
Weekly Notes
The Racers are off to a hot start in front of the home crowd in 2024, starting the season off with a perfect 8-0 record at home.
Carson Garner leads the Missouri Valley in home runs (9), SLG (.907) and OPS (1.435) while also sitting amongst the top three in OBP (.528), RBIs (23) and walks drawn (16).
Murray State has scored at least 10 runs in eight of their 16 games played this season. The Racers' pitching staff is also among the top three in the MVC in ERA (4.74), strikeouts (142) and opponents' batting average (.249).
MSU also ranks among the top 50 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.73), WHIP (1.34) and walks per nine innings (3.42).
For more information on the Murray State baseball program, visit GoRacers.com or @RacersBaseball on Instagram and X.
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