Surging Racers Visit SEMO Tuesday

The Murray State Racers hit the road for their final scheduled mid-week game Tuesday with a visit to play the Southeast Missouri Redhawks. The first pitch happens at 6 p.m. from Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

The Racers (30-10) are coming off a series win over the weekend at Indiana State after they won a thriller 2-1 over the Sycamores in Terre Haute. The Racers share second place in the Missouri Valley Conference at 12-6 with Southern Illinois, as the Salukis come to Murray and Johnny Reagan Field this weekend for MSU Baseball Alumni Weekend.

The Redhawks (26-18) are 13-5 in the Ohio Valley Conference at the top of the standings sharing first place with SIUE at 13-5. SEMO swept three games at Morehead State over the weekend with an 11-10 win Sunday. The Redhawks host Tennessee Tech this weekend.

In the first of two meetings between the two in Murray (April 15), the Racers won it 4-3 on an 8^th inning double by Dom Decker.

Murray State (30-10, 12-6 MVC) at Southeast Missouri (26-18, 13-5 OVC)
April 28, 2025 – Capaha Field – Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Television: None
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
All-Time Series: SEMO leads 72-63-1 Trends: Racers have won 3 of last 5
Next Up: Racers H Southern Illinois (Fri) – Redhawks H Tennessee Tech (Fri)

Game Notes

In the first meeting in Murray (April 15) the game was tied at 3-3 in the eighth inning when Luke Mistone led off the inning with a double to left field before Dom Decker lined a go-ahead RBI double.
Jack Wajda and Reese Oakley scattered just two SEMO hits across 5.2 innings in relief and as Oakley earned the win after tossing three shutout frames.
Coming into the SEMO game, the Racers are winners of 15 of their last 17 games since April 1.
The Racers have won four-straight MVC series wins over Bradley, UIC, Valparaiso, Indiana State.
With their series win at Indiana State, marks the first time in 85 seasons as a program, the team has posted five-straight 30-win seasons under Coach Dan Skirka.
In 2025, the team made it to 30 wins in their 40^th game, which is the third-fasted to 30 in team history.
The 1975 team did it in 34 games and the 1974 team did it in their 37^th game.
Kane Elmy was the starter and the winner Sunday for the Racers 2-1 over ISU, his stat line was impressive: 6.2IP, 4H, 1R 0ER, 0BB, 2K in 81 pitches.
Elmy lowered his ERA to 2.95 this season in 42.2 innings, for the top spot in the MVC.
As a team the Racers have the lowest ERA in the MVC at 4.58, with Nic Schutte at No. 2 (3.21) and Isacc Silva at No. 5 (3.86).
Graham Kelham closed out the game for his second save with seven-straight batters retired with one strike out.
MSU's Dom Decker leads the Racers in MVC play with 26 hits in 18 games with a .456 batting average and nearly 60 percent in getting on base.
The Racers are highly ranked in several MVC stat categories: 1^st batting (.312),
It's a big week ahead for the Racers with four games on tap, beginning with a Tuesday non-conference game in Cape Girardeau, against Southeast Missouri. The weekend marks MSU Baseball Alumni Weekend with the Southern Illinois Salukis coming to Murray. Festivities include honoring new MSU Hall of Famer, Daniel Calhoun, the 1975 NCAA Team and Johnny Reagan Day.

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Players Mentioned

Kane Elmy

Graham Kelham

Luke Mistone

Reese Oakley

Nic Schutte

Jack Wajda

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