Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
16-16, 2-8
UT Martin
8-22, 1-9
Racers Back in the Win Column in Victory Over UT Martin
4/14/2022 9:42:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State Defeated UT Martin 5-3 on Thursday Evening
The Racers used a five-run fifth inning to propel them to the win as Murray State starting pitcher, Shane Burns was lights out from the mound. Burns tossed 7.0 innings allowing just three hits and giving up no earned runs in the outing. The outing was the longest for a Murray State pitcher on the season and brings Burns to 26.0 innings pitched on the season.
The Murray State bats did their scoring in the fourth inning of the contest, plating all five of their runs in the inning. Jake Slunder hit his sixth triple of the season to tie him for the national lead in three-baggers this season and ties him for second in MSU single-season history. Brennan McCullough picked up his eighth double of the season in the game, good for second-most on the team. Jacob Pennington picked up two knocks to bring his batting average to .325 on the year.
Game Notes
- Shane Burns tossed 7.0 innings, the longest outing by an MSU pitcher this season, while giving up three hits and striking out six
- Jake Slunder tied the national lead for triples with his sixth of the year in the fourth inning of tonight's game
- The Racers are now 14-6 at Johnny Reagan Field this season and snapped an eight-game skid with the win over the Skyhawks
Murray State and UT Martin will face off for game two of the series on Friday at 5 pm.
Great outing for Shane Burns. Speaking with https://t.co/wwrhoBDflR afterwards. pic.twitter.com/1uq83Ac36C
— Murray State Baseball (@RacersBaseball) April 15, 2022
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Burns, Shane (3-0)
L: PETRY, Seth (1-7)
S: Whaley, Alec (3)
Batting:
2B: SELF, Nate 1
RBI: LAFOLLETTE, Wil 2 ; BELL, Blaze 1
SF: LAFOLLETTE, Wil 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CULUMOVIC, Jack 2 ; HARFORD, Casey 1
SB: HARFORD, Casey 1
Batting:
2B: McCullough, Brennan 1
3B: Slunder, Jake 1
RBI: Slunder, Jake 1 ; Pennington, Jacob 1 ; Hawthorne, Riley 2 ; Crump, Alex 1
SH: Crump, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Slunder, Jake 1 ; McCullough, Brennan 1 ; Vogel, Drew 1 ; Garner, Carson 1 ; Hawthorne, Riley 1
SB: McCullough, Brennan 1 ; Vogel, Drew 1
