Murray State
21-8
Kentucky State
3-29
Record Breaking Afternoon for the Racers Offense
4/9/2025 7:39:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State scores 38 runs in Wednesday victory over Kentucky State.
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The Racers hit six home runs in Wednesday's victory. Jonathan Hogart extended his team lead to 11 with a pair of home runs in his two at-bats in the game, both coming in the first inning. Dan Tauken added a grand slam in the bottom of the third to give him two hits and six RBIs for the afternoon.
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Sophomore Brady Grabowski recorded his first career hit and home run Wednesday. Grabowski went 3-3 with six RBIs.
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Every Murray State batter who recorded a plate appearance reached base in Wednesday's contest.
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Preston Chaudoin got the start for Murray State and struck out a career-high five batters in two innings of work. Reese Oakley earned the win for the Racers. It was the freshman's first career win.
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The Racers will return to action on Friday at Johnny Reagan Field, hosting UIC for a three-game weekend series. First pitch for Friday's opening game is scheduled for 5 p.m. All three games will stream live on ESPN+ and live stats will be available on GoRacers.com.
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For more information on the Murray State Baseball team, visit GoRacers.com and follow @RacersBaseball on Twitter and Instagram.
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Game Notes:
- The Racers' 18 walks in Wednesday's game are the second most in a game in program history.
- MSU's 23 hits were the most in a single game since Feb. 22, 2022, against Butler.
- The 11 runs scored in the bottom of the fifth inning are the second most scored in a single inning in Racers history and the most since Mar. 26, 1975, against North Dakota.
- Nico Bermeo and Charlie Jury added home runs to give MSU six for the game.
- Brady Grabowski, Charlie Jury and Dan Tauken all recorded five or more RBIs in Wednesday's game.
- Dom Decker went 4-5 with a double and three RBIs. Decker also extended his reached base streak to 12 games.
- Carson Garner extended his on base streak to 17 games.Â
- Danny Rollins recorded his first career collegiate hit with a two RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning.Â
- The Racers are now 5-0 all-time against Kentucky State.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Oakley, Reese (1-0)
L: Brady Wooldridge (1-4)
Batting:
2B: Kendall Garland 1
RBI: Brady Wooldridge 1
SF: Brady Wooldridge 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cedric Poellnitz 1
SB: Collin Nolden 1
Batting:
2B: Decker, Dom 1 ; Grabowski, Brady 1 ; Jury, Charlie 2
HR: Hogart, Jonathan 2 ; Tauken, Dan 1 ; Grabowski, Brady 1 ; Jury, Charlie 1 ; Bermeo, Nico 1
RBI: Hogart, Jonathan 4 ; Zentko, Dylan 1 ; Patterson, Parker 2 ; Rollins, Danny 3 ; Decker, Dom 3 ; Huettl, Isaac 2 ; Tauken, Dan 6 ; Grabowski, Brady 6 ; Jury, Charlie 5 ; Stokely, David 2 ; Bermeo, Nico 1
SF: Stokely, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hogart, Jonathan 2 ; Bingham, Gunnar 2 ; McCoy, Jackson 1 ; Guthrie, Kingsley 1 ; Patterson, Parker 5 ; Garner, Carson 1 ; Rollins, Danny 2 ; Decker, Dom 5 ; Mistone, Luke 2 ; Huettl, Isaac 2 ; Tauken, Dan 2 ; Grabowski, Brady 2 ; Jury, Charlie 4 ; Stokely, David 2 ; Bermeo, Nico 5
HBP: Zentko, Dylan 1 ; Patterson, Parker 1 ; Decker, Dom 1 ; Huettl, Isaac 1 ; Bermeo, Nico 1
