Murray State University Athletics
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MSU Travels to Kansas to Face Jayhawks
3/14/2016 7:48:00 PM | Baseball
GAMES 18-19
Murray State (7-10) at Kansas (6-7)
March 15-16, 2016
First Pitch: Tuesday and Wednesday: 3 p.m.
Series History: First-ever meeting
Venue: Hoglund Ballpark (Capacity: 2,500)
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
Live Stats
Watch Live: Game One | Game Two (ESPN 3)
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Twitter In-Game: @RacersBaseball
First Pitch
The Racers close their season-long six-game road trip with a pair of non-conference tilts at Kansas. MSU is coming off a 1-2 weekend at UT Martin to begin conference play while the Jayhawks have won three straight, all at home. KU is 5-3 this season at Hoglund Park.
Inside the Series
Tuesday and Wednesday will be the first-ever meetings between MSU and Kansas. The Racers are 14-10-1 all-time against teams from the Big 12. This will be the first matchup since 2003 against Baylor that the Racers will face a school from the Big 12. MSU is 4-3 all-time against schools from the state of Kansas.
Scouting Kansas
Matt McLaughlin leads Kansas and is the only Jayhawk hitting above .300 this season with an average of .306. McLaughlin also leads KU with nine RBIs and is one of four Jayhawks with a home run this season. Rudy Karre and Colby Wright each lead Kansas with nine runs scored. Michael Tinsley leads the squad with five extra-base hits in 2016. As a team, the Jayhawks are hitting .255 and are 14-for-16 on stolen base attempts.
Blake Goldsberry leads the team with a 1.50 ERA in six innings of work this season. Ben Krauth leads Kansas with 26 innings pitched and 21 strikeouts on the year while Stephen Villines leads the Jayhawks with two wins and also two saves. KU has a team ERA of 4.89 this season and is holding opponents to a .276 batting average. The Jayhawks are led by longtime Head Coach Ritch Price.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game one: Austin Dubsky (R) (0-2, 7.80 ERA) vs. Ryan Ralston (R) (0-0, 7.20 ERA)
Game two: TBA vs. Jon Hander (R) (0-1, 12.27 ERA)
