Story by Gage Johnson, Staff writer Game One Murray State baseball headed to Lawrence, Kansas on Friday for the first of a three-game series with Kansas University and lost 5-3. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Trevor McMurray got the starting nod for the Racers on opening day. McMurray started five games for Murray State last season out Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, Staff writer You can already smell the popcorn and hear the singing of “Take me out the ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch, as Murray State baseball has officially begun. The Racers kicked off their season on Friday, Jan. 26, when they had their first practice of the spring season. They Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, Contributing writer In Racer history, there have only been five players who went on to play Major League Baseball. Three former Murray State baseball players took a step closer to that goal by signing Frontier League contracts over the summer. The Frontier League is a professional baseball organization that is Read More
Story by Kelly Diesel, Staff Writer An excess of pitching talent utilized by Murray State’s baseball team wasn’t enough to topple Missouri Tuesday night when the Racers lost 11-0. The Racers came into the game with an overall record of 22-22 with only 11 games left in the season before the OVC Tournament. A total of Read More
Story by Kelly Diesel, Staff writer Murray State’s baseball team looked to improve on a 20-21 record in its series against Belmont last weekend. GAME ONE The Racers won big on Friday by a final score of 16-4. Senior pitcher Ryan Dills got the start for the Racers in Friday’s game. Dills came into game Read More
Story by Kelly Diesel, Staff Writer The Murray State baseball team completed their first sweep of the Evansville Purple Aces since 1958 with their 8-1 and 5-4 victories over the Purple Aces in Paducah, Kentucky. Game One Murray State came away with an 8-1 victory on Tuesday in the first game of a two-game series Read More
Murray State fell to Tennessee Tech last weekend in a three-game series to move to 16-19 on the season, 6-9 in conference. Game 1 On Thursday, April 13 at Bush Stadium, Murray State lost to Tech by a final score of 4-2. Senior pitcher Ryan Dills got the start for the Racers and pitched six Read More
Story by Kelly Diesel, Contributing writer On Tuesday, March 14, the Murray State baseball team traveled to Lexington, Kentucky, to take on the University of Kentucky in an OVC v. SEC showdown. The Wildcats came away with the win in a 9-7 game that lasted three and a half hours. The game was rescheduled to Read More