Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu An extra innings contest allowed Murray State’s baseball team to get a win on Southern Illinois University on Tuesday, May 3. The Racers, who defeated the Salukis 5-2 in 12 innings, had seven hits and five RBIs in the game despite striking out 12 times. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Ryan Fender Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu After sweeping UT Martin the series before, Murray State baseball dropped back-to-back games against University of Memphis on Monday, April 18, and North Alabama University on Tuesday, April 19. The Racers road trip took a bump in Memphis, Tennessee, when they allowed the Tigers to walk it off in the Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Senior left fielder Ryan Perkins joined an exclusive club in Racer baseball history on Friday, April 9, when he hit his 200th career hit against SEMO to become the sixth player in Murray State baseball history to record 200 games and 200 hits. “It’s just an honor to be a Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State baseball suffered three losses at the hands of No. 1 ranked University of Arkansas on March 5-7. Despite some powerful hitting by the Racers, the Razorbacks proved why they are seeded atop the nation with elite pitching and offense. While Murray State came up short in all three Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Racer baseball Head Coach Dan Skirka named Charles Bradley as assistant coach on Monday, Dec. 1. Skirka said he is most excited to have Bradley’s presence on the coaching staff as the Racers look to build on last season’s improvement. “Coach Bradley brings so much to the table for our Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu As Murray State baseball prepares for its upcoming season, Seth McLemore joins the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant. After applying for several coaching positions, Head Coach Dan Skirka connected with McLemore and deemed him to be a good fit for Racer baseball. “I’m excited to be here,” McLemore said. Read More
Story by Gage Johnson Senior writer gjohnson17@murraystate.edu With the 2019 baseball season right around the corner, many things will be different from the program last year, but the biggest change of all comes in the form of the newly hired Head Coach Dan Skirka. After the dismissal of former Head Coach Kevin Moulder who coached Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, Senior writer As the OVC’s annual spring meetings came to a close on June 1, the conference finalized a postseason move for the OVC Baseball Championships to Rent One Park in Marion, Illinois for the next two years. Rent One Park will become the fourth neutral site that’s hosted OVC postseason Read More