Murray State University Athletics
Racers Host UIC in Weekend League Series
4/10/2025 6:52:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State will play UIC in a three game MVC series at Johnny Reagan Field
Murray State Baseball (21-8)
Head Coach: Dan Skirka 186-143 (7th Season)
Opponent: UIC
Dates (Times):Â Apr. 11-13 (5 p.m., 2 p.m., 1 p.m.)
Facility:Â Johnny Reagan Field
Site:Â Murray, Ky.
TV:Â ESPN+
Live Stats:Â GoRacers.com
The Murray State Baseball team, (21-8, 5-4 MVC), will host the UIC Flames, (8-22, 4-5 MVC), in a three-game series beginning Friday at Johnny Reagan Field in Murray, Kentucky. The Racers are riding a six game winning streak and sit in a tie for fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Racers enter Friday's series leading the MVC in several offensive categories, including batting average, (.320), on base percentage, (.447), and runs scored, (287). Racers pitching also leads the conference in team ERA.Â
Jonathan Hogart leads the Racers with 11 home runs on the season and ranks tied for second in the Valley in homers. The senior has gone deep in five of his last six games.
Nic Schutte earned MVC Pitcher of the Week for MSU with his start against Bradley where he struck out 10 batters and allowed just two hits in eight innings. Schutte inherited the Racers' strike out lead Sunday with 35 K's on the year.
Murray State is 40-7-1 all-time against the Flames.Â
This weekend's series will stream live on ESPN+ and live stats will be available on GoRacers.com.
For more information on the Murray State Baseball team, visit GoRacers.com and follow @RacersBaseball on Twitter and Instagram.
Series Notes:Â Â
Head Coach: Dan Skirka 186-143 (7th Season)
Opponent: UIC
Dates (Times):Â Apr. 11-13 (5 p.m., 2 p.m., 1 p.m.)
Facility:Â Johnny Reagan Field
Site:Â Murray, Ky.
TV:Â ESPN+
Live Stats:Â GoRacers.com
The Murray State Baseball team, (21-8, 5-4 MVC), will host the UIC Flames, (8-22, 4-5 MVC), in a three-game series beginning Friday at Johnny Reagan Field in Murray, Kentucky. The Racers are riding a six game winning streak and sit in a tie for fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Racers enter Friday's series leading the MVC in several offensive categories, including batting average, (.320), on base percentage, (.447), and runs scored, (287). Racers pitching also leads the conference in team ERA.Â
Jonathan Hogart leads the Racers with 11 home runs on the season and ranks tied for second in the Valley in homers. The senior has gone deep in five of his last six games.
Nic Schutte earned MVC Pitcher of the Week for MSU with his start against Bradley where he struck out 10 batters and allowed just two hits in eight innings. Schutte inherited the Racers' strike out lead Sunday with 35 K's on the year.
Murray State is 40-7-1 all-time against the Flames.Â
This weekend's series will stream live on ESPN+ and live stats will be available on GoRacers.com.
For more information on the Murray State Baseball team, visit GoRacers.com and follow @RacersBaseball on Twitter and Instagram.
Series Notes:Â Â
- Murray State ranks fifteenth nationally in batting average, fifth nationally in on base percentage and twenty-first nationally in slugging, (.538).
- The Racers set a single game record for runs scored with 38 and team RBIs with 31 against Kentucky State, Wednesday.
- Carson Garner enters this weekend's series riding a 17 game on base streak. The senior also leads the MVC in walks.
- Dustin Mercer is second in the MVC in batting with a .400 average. Mercer ranks 8th all-time in career hits with 214.
- MSU is 10-2 in 2025 in games in which they score five or more runs.
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