Murray State University Athletics
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Photo by: Murray State Sports Information
Baseball Falls Short at Alabama
3/5/2022 5:59:00 PM | Baseball
A Strong Pitching Performance from Cade Vernon Highlights Racers Day
Murray State (8-2) baseball fell to SEC foe Alabama 6-1 on Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Racers were led by sophomore starting pitcher Cade Vernon in a strong outing against the Crimson Tide.
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Vernon, a Bowling Green, Kentucky native went four-plus innings on the mound while allowing just three Alabama runs on the day. Vernon is now up to 14.1 innings pitched on the year with a 4.40 ERA and seven strikeouts. Shane Burns relieved Vernon to the line of three innings pitched while allowing one earned run.
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Offensively, Jacob Pennington swatted a single and scored the lone Racer run while also drawing a walk. Redshirt junior Seth Gardner drove the lone extra-base hit for MSU on the day with a double down the right-field line in the second inning. Second baseman Jordan Holly singled up the middle for the Racers third and final hit of the day and Brennan McCullough secured the lone Murray State RBI on the day.
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Murray State and Alabama will face off on Sunday at 1 pm for the series finale with coverage of the game coming on SECN+
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Vernon, a Bowling Green, Kentucky native went four-plus innings on the mound while allowing just three Alabama runs on the day. Vernon is now up to 14.1 innings pitched on the year with a 4.40 ERA and seven strikeouts. Shane Burns relieved Vernon to the line of three innings pitched while allowing one earned run.
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Offensively, Jacob Pennington swatted a single and scored the lone Racer run while also drawing a walk. Redshirt junior Seth Gardner drove the lone extra-base hit for MSU on the day with a double down the right-field line in the second inning. Second baseman Jordan Holly singled up the middle for the Racers third and final hit of the day and Brennan McCullough secured the lone Murray State RBI on the day.
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- Pennington is now hitting .455 on the season while slugging .864 on the year while throwing 10.1 innings and allowing zero runs thus far
- Vernon continues to be a strong starting pitching presence for the Racers, leading the team in innings pitched while allowing opponents to hit just .241 this season
Murray State and Alabama will face off on Sunday at 1 pm for the series finale with coverage of the game coming on SECN+
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hunter Furtado (2-1)
L: Vernon, Cade (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Gardner, Seth 1
RBI: McCullough, Brennan 1
SH: Crump, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pennington, Jacob 1
Batting:
2B: Zane Denton 1
RBI: Tommy Seidl 1 ; Drew Williamson 2 ; Dominic Tamez 1 ; Owen Diodati 1 ; Camden Hayslip 1
SH: Jim Jarvis 1
SF: Drew Williamson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jim Jarvis 2 ; Dominic Tamez 1 ; Andrew Pinckney 1 ; Caden Rose 1 ; Camden Hayslip 1
SB: Jim Jarvis 2
HBP: Andrew Pinckney 1
Game Leaders
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