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John Beaton - Baseball
Murray State Hall of Fame
Published on 8/5/2020
Murray State Hall of Fame
Published on 8/5/2020
2020 Murray State Hall of Famer, John Beaton is our guest on episode 101 of the program. Playing for MSU legend, Coach Johnny Reagan from 1965-66, Beaton was part of a pitching dominant decade of the 1960's for the Thoroughbreds. He was part of a pair of OVC regular season west division titles and one OVC championship series title. His top season was 1966 when he was honored as Co-OVC Player of the Year. A hard-throwing right-hander from Paducah's Lone Oak High School, Beaton was a workhorse in compiling 64 innings on the mound with a league-high 12 appearances and five wins. He was selected in the Major League Baseball Draft in the seventh round (137th overall) by the San Francisco Giants in 1966 and played three minor league seasons, including a 1967 campaign that saw him win 11 games with an ERA of 1.69 in 177 innings with 176 strikeouts and only 71 walks.
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Dave Winder previews the Missouri Valley Baseball Championship hosted in Murray, Ky., for the first time with the Racers the No. 3 seed at Johnny Reagan Field at Taylor Family Park. Guests include Harold Huston of Racer Radio, MSU head coach Dan Skirka and senior stars, Nic Schutte and Luke Mistone. Plus a recap of the top MSU performances at the MVC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships from over the weekend.
Published on 5/19/2026
It's a big week of spring sports with an eye for the coming football season as Dave Winder reports on the week that was for the Murray State Racers on the Racer Report Podcast. Sprinter Serena Blackwood leads a group of MSU hopefuls to the MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, while MSU Baseball and Softball continue to thrill late in the 2026 season. Plus an updated from MSU Women's Golf at the NCAA Regional in Louisville.
Published on 5/13/2026
In the more than 100-year history of Murray State Basketball, there are a handful of games which creates the thought "How did we just win that game?" In February of 1994, Racers' head coach Scott Edgar and his team had one of those games with OVC rival Southeast Missouri when not only did they erase an 18-point deficit with 4:31 remaining, Marcus Jones scored five points in the final five seconds as the Racers clinched another league championship. Dave Winder is joined by Coach Edgar and Neal Bradley, the Voice of the Racers.
Published on 5/8/2026
On this Racer Report Podcast, Dave Winder visits with Coach Kara Amundson of MSU Softball as they have the No. 3 seed at this week's MVC Tournament in Carbondale. We also hear from softball senior Addison Hicks. Plus an update on Racer Baseball, Track & Field and MSU Football signs some offensive line help.
Published on 5/4/2026
