Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu A powerful weekend from the Belmont Bruins’ offense made for the second straight OVC series loss for Murray State baseball. The Racers lost both games on Saturday, April 17, but thanks to some elite pitching, the Racers capitalized on the last game of the series on Sunday, April 19. “They’re Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu The Murray State baseball team lost their first three-game series for the first time since March 7, against SEMO over Player’s Weekend. Head Coach Dan Skirka said the doubleheader on Friday, April 9, was not the Racers’ best effort of the season, but the way they came back the following Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State baseball kicked off a five-game homestand with a single game against Bellarmine University, taking a 12-8 victory over the Knights. Bellarmine faced off against what seemed to be two totally different Murray State baseball teams, as a mid-game explosion from the Racers’ offense powered them to a commanding Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Another three-game stretch of dominant pitching powered the Racers to a 2-1 series win over Tennessee Tech University on Thursday, April 1, and Friday, April 2. Head Coach Dan Skirka was glad to win another series on the road. The series win against Tennessee Tech makes for the fourth three-game Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State baseball took two of three games in a series against University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, March 26, and Sunday, March 28. Head Coach Dan Skirka credited his pitching staff, saying he saw some of the most consistent pitching of the season in the series against Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State baseball’s recent momentum hit a wall in a 3-1 loss against Arkansas State University in the latter half of a home-and-home series in Jonesboro, Arkansas on Tuesday, March 23. The Racers came away with a 9-6 victory in the last game they played against the Red Wolves, but Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State Baseball took another series win on Saturday, March 20, after they won two of three games against Jacksonville State University. “Jacksonville State’s a very good ball club year in and year out,” said Head Coach Dan Skirka. “Always competing, top of our league. To win the series, first Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State baseball took the University of Kentucky on the road on Tuesday, March 16, defeating the Wildcats 13-8. The win marks the first time the Racers bested the Wildcats since 2014, and it brought the Racers’ overall record to 8-8. Head Coach Dan Skirka shared his team’s excitement to Read More