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Kirk Rueter - Baseball
Published on 4/8/2020
Published on 4/8/2020
Kirk Rueter, Murray State baseball hall of famer joins the program to speak of his 13-year major league baseball career and how he got his start when legendary coach Johnny Reagan brought the lefty to MSU in 1989. By the time he was a junior, Rueter was the OVC Pitcher of the Year. Drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1991, he debuted about three years later in the big leagues where he won his first eight games. Rueter retired in 2005 as the winningest lefthander in San Francisco Giants history. Rueter also talks about pitching in the 2002 world series and how he got the nickname "Woody".
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This week on the Racer Report Podcast with Dave Winder, with Murray State Football one week from the beginning of training camp, we have a look at the career of Head Coach Jody Wright. He gave a great synopsis of his coaching career recently as he spoke to the Kiwanis Club in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Plus, we catch up with former Racer Soccer student-athlete, Kellyn Robison, whose job took her to the World Cup in Dallas. And AD Nico Yantko is named Citizen of the Year by the Murray/Calloway County Chamber of Commerce, ahead of a big plan to build the Racer Entertainment Village.
Published on 7/23/2026
It's a good dose of both Murray State Basketball and football on the Racer Report Podcast with Dave Winder. The Missouri Valley Football Conference held media day activities this week in Sioux Falls and we'll get a word from Racer Head Coach Jody Wright and MSU offensive lineman, AJ Shadid. Plus MVFC Commissioner Jeff Jackson talks football and the recent decision to combined men's and women's basketball at Arch Madness. And MSU radio talent Kenny Roth and Jeremy Rose offer their view on the new Arch Madness. Plus, MSU Athletics records second consecutive year of record fundraising.
Published on 7/15/2026
On this edition of the Racer Report Podcast, Dave Winder sits down with new GM Sal Miliotto of Learfield's Racers Sports Properties, as a new partnership begins with Murray State Athletics. Plus a look at the NBA trade that sent MSU Hall of Famer, Ja Morant, from Memphis to Portland. Racer Football's 1986 & 1996 championship teams are set for a big honor at MSU Homecoming on Oct. 16. And Dave has thoughts about the recent passing of MSU grad and athletics communications legend, Kenny Klein.
Published on 6/30/2026
As the renovation goes forward at the CFSB Center, we thought this is a good time to explain more about Murray State basketball tickets and parking, plus we'll explore all of the various seating options you can enjoy in the 2026-27 season. MSU's Devin Gregory and Taylor Mudd join the show to provide answers. We'll hear from Murray State hall of Famer Jonathan Stark who is bringing a charity golf scramble to Murray on July 10 and the MVC and its member schools announced a planned leap forward for the Arch Madness postseason basketball tournament, as the men and women's teams play in the same place and in the same week in March 2027.
Published on 6/25/2026
