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Racers Host Bulldogs Tuesday
4/25/2016 3:19:00 PM | Baseball
GAME 42
Murray State (20-21) vs. Alabama A&M (12-33)
April 26, 2016
First Pitch: 6 p.m.
Series History: MSU leads 3-0
Last Meeting: MSU 5, AAMU 1 – April 21, 2013
Venue: Reagan Field (Capacity: 550)
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
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Twitter In-Game: @RacersBaseball
First Pitch
The Racers are coming off their first conference sweep since March of last season as they took all three games from TTU over the weekend. MSU had two walk-off victories and all three wins featured late rallies. The Bulldogs won 2-of-3 over the weekend at Alcorn State and have won four of their last five games.
Inside The Matchup
Tuesday will be just the fourth matchup all-time between the two schools. MSU swept the Bulldogs in a three-game series back in 2013 at Reagan Field. MSU outscored AAMU 32-6 in the series. The Racers are 5-1 all-time against the Southwestern Athletic Conference. MSU has also played Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State from the SWAC as well.
National Leader
Adam Bauer remains the national leader in a pair of statistical categories in 2016. Bauer's seven triples and 57 runs scored both lead the nation. Bauer has also reached base safely in all 41 games this season, two shy of breaking the program record.
Break Out The Brooms
The Racers' sweep over the weekend against Tennessee Tech is MSU's first series sweep this season and the first OVC series sweep since March of 2015 when they beat Eastern Illinois in all three contests. All three of MSU's wins this past weekend featured late rallies, including a pair of walk-off game-winners from Nick Moore and Jaron Robinson.
Scouting Alabama A&M
The Bulldogs are hitting .253 as a team and have just one hitter with an average of .300 or better. Nolan Ramsey leads the team with a .319 average, 46 hits and 12 doubles. Tanner Ivey leads AAMU with 34 RBIs and 28 runs. His five home runs also leads the team. JT O'Reel is second on the team with 45 hits, 10 doubles and 24 RBIs in 2016. As a team, the Bulldogs are 40-for-60 on stolen base attempts on the season.
Brandon Marsonek leads AAMU with four wins in 2016 and also has a team-high 23 appearances and eight starts. His 78.2 innings pitched are a team best and his 70 strikeouts are the second-most on the team. Josh Burchell leads the Bulldogs with 71 punchouts on the year and also has a teambest 4.18 ERA. Burchell and Marsonek have four and three complete games, respectively on the season. The duo also accounts for all four of AAMU's saves in 2016. Head Coach Mitch Hill is in his third season with the team.
