Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, April 1
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Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Racers Hang On to Even Series
4/1/2017 6:01:00 PM | Baseball
The Murray State baseball team was able to jump out to another early lead Saturday afternoon, but this time, the Racers were able to hang on to the lead and defeated Jacksonville State in game two of the two's series, 6-4.
Kipp Moore got the offense going early as he led off the game with his fourth home run of the season to left field. All four of Moore's homers in 2017 have been to lead off games. In the second, the Racers (15-11, 6-5 OVC) were able to push across their second run as Davis Sims scored from second on the first of two errors in the contest by the Gamecocks (13-11, 3-5 OVC).
Sims was able to capitalize again on an error, this time in the third inning as he reached on a throwing error by the JSU second baseman as Adam Bauer scored on the play. In the next at-bat, Jack Hranec singled through the right side of the infield and scored Tyler Lawrence to push MSU out front 4-0.
JSU was able to cut the MSU lead in half with a two-run fourth before Caleb Hicks was able to put the Racers back up by four, 6-2 in the bottom of the fifth with a two-out, two-RBI single to center field that brought home Hranec and Sims. In the top of the sixth, the Gamecocks again cut the lead to two, this time on a triple from Taylor Hawthrone brought home two.
The Racers were able to keep JSU off the board the final three innings thanks to some solid relief work by Chance Carner and Chad Gendron. Carner picked up his second win of the season on the day as he pitched 2.2 innings and allowed no runs on two hits while striking out three batters. Gendron was able to then come on and close the door in the ninth to pick up his fifth save of the season. The five saves this year for Gendron are tied for the sixth-most in a single season in program history. Luke Brown, who game on as a defensive replacement in center field in the ninth, made a couple of nice defensive plays in the inning.
Hranec led the way offensively for the Racers with a 2-for-4 day while Sims led MSU with two runs scored. Jaron Robinson was 1-for-3 at the plate and Adam Bauer was able to draw a season-best three walks in the win. JSU doubled up the Racers in hits on the day, 10-5 and stranded 13 runners while MSU left nine on base.
The rubber match of this three-game series will be Sunday at Reagan Field. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
Kipp Moore got the offense going early as he led off the game with his fourth home run of the season to left field. All four of Moore's homers in 2017 have been to lead off games. In the second, the Racers (15-11, 6-5 OVC) were able to push across their second run as Davis Sims scored from second on the first of two errors in the contest by the Gamecocks (13-11, 3-5 OVC).
Sims was able to capitalize again on an error, this time in the third inning as he reached on a throwing error by the JSU second baseman as Adam Bauer scored on the play. In the next at-bat, Jack Hranec singled through the right side of the infield and scored Tyler Lawrence to push MSU out front 4-0.
JSU was able to cut the MSU lead in half with a two-run fourth before Caleb Hicks was able to put the Racers back up by four, 6-2 in the bottom of the fifth with a two-out, two-RBI single to center field that brought home Hranec and Sims. In the top of the sixth, the Gamecocks again cut the lead to two, this time on a triple from Taylor Hawthrone brought home two.
The Racers were able to keep JSU off the board the final three innings thanks to some solid relief work by Chance Carner and Chad Gendron. Carner picked up his second win of the season on the day as he pitched 2.2 innings and allowed no runs on two hits while striking out three batters. Gendron was able to then come on and close the door in the ninth to pick up his fifth save of the season. The five saves this year for Gendron are tied for the sixth-most in a single season in program history. Luke Brown, who game on as a defensive replacement in center field in the ninth, made a couple of nice defensive plays in the inning.
Hranec led the way offensively for the Racers with a 2-for-4 day while Sims led MSU with two runs scored. Jaron Robinson was 1-for-3 at the plate and Adam Bauer was able to draw a season-best three walks in the win. JSU doubled up the Racers in hits on the day, 10-5 and stranded 13 runners while MSU left nine on base.
The rubber match of this three-game series will be Sunday at Reagan Field. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Carner, Chance (2-1)
L: Colton Pate (1-3)
S: Gendron, Chad (5)
Batting:
2B: Taylor Hawthorne 1 ; Joe McGuire 1
3B: Taylor Hawthorne 1
RBI: Taylor Hawthorne 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Nolan Greckel 1 ; Clayton Daniel 1 ; Chase Robinson 1 ; Dalton Etheridge 1
HBP: Hayden White 1
Batting:
HR: Moore, Kipp 1
RBI: Moore, Kipp 1 ; Sims, Davis 1 ; Hranec, Jack 1 ; Hicks, Caleb 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Moore, Kipp 1 ; Bauer, Adam 1 ; Lawrence, Tyler 1 ; Sims, Davis 2 ; Hranec, Jack 1
SB: Bauer, Adam 2
HBP: Lawrence, Tyler 1 ; Thompson, Reed 1
PO: Bauer, Adam 1 ; Thompson, Reed 1
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