Murray State (1-2) vs Purdue Fort Wayne (0-0)
February 26-27, 2021
First Pitch: Friday 1 p.m. ; Saturday 12 p.m.
Series History: Murray State leads 8-4
Last Meeting: Mar. 4, 2018 (MSU Won 13-2)
Stadium: Johnny Reagan Field (550)
Dimensions: 330 (LF) | 400 (CF) | 330 (RF)
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Friday Game 2: Live Stats | Live Video
Saturday Game 1: Live Stats | Live Video
Saturday Game 2: Live Stats | Live Video
Twitter In-Game: @RacersBaseball
Probable Starters
Sam Gardner (RHP) (2020, 3-0, 1.47 ERA) vs Cam Boyd (RHP) (2020, 2-2, 5.87 ERA)
Jack Wenninger (RHP) vs Justin Miller (LHP) (2020, 1-1, 5.94 ERA)
Shane Burns (LHP) (0-1, 3.60 ERA) vs Jacob Myer (LHP)
TBA vs Mike Madura (RHP) (2020, 0-0, 4.60 ERA)
First Pitch
The Racers make their home debut this weekend against the Mastodons of Purdue Fort Wayne with a four-game tilt. Murray State picked up their first win over Middle Tennessee on Wednesday, 12-7.
Inside the Series
This is Racers' first meeting of the Mastodons since 2018. Murray State won 3-of-4 the last time the two played back in 2018 in Murray, Kentucky. The Racers and Mastodons will play two doubleheaders over a two-day period.
Home Field Advantage
The Racers will be playing a home game for the first time in 361 days. Murray State last played at home on March 1, 2020, beating Bowling Green, 25-5. The Racers went undefeated (7-0) versus their opponents at Johnny Reagan Field in 2020.
Bats Come Alive
After being shutout at Lipscomb until the final innings, the Racers bats got off to a hot start against Middle Tennessee, putting up six runs through the first three innings. Bryson Bloomer and Ryan Perkins each tallied four hits and four RBIs with Brennan McCullough driving in two runs.
We're Going Streaking
Jake Slunder and Brock Anderson are the only two Racers to have reached base safely in all three games so far. Last season, Jordan Cozart led the Racers with 15-game streak followed by Slunder with 14.
Opening Day Slugger
Brock Anderson cracked two home runs on Opening Day against Lipscomb. The dingers accounted for the Racers first four RBIs of the season. Anderson is slugging 1.333% after the games. Ryan Perkins smacked his first home run of the season against Middle Tennessee.
Fast Starts
Jordan Cozart, Brock Anderson and Jordan Holly have all gotten off to hot starts to the 2021 season. Cozart went 4-for-8 with a double while Anderson was 2-for-6 with two home runs, four RBIs, 1.333 slg % and one walk. Holly was 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run scored and one walk.
Familiar Look
The Racers lineup has a familiar feel to it with MSU returning eight of its position player starters from last year.
Racer Debuts
Three juco transfers made their Murray State debut against Lipscomb. Brennan McCullough started at DH in game one with Seth Gardner starting at DH in game two. Nathaniel Gorczyca pitched two innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out one.
Strikeout Woes
The Racers struck out a total of 21 times over the two games in Hoover, Ala. against Lipscomb and 11 more versus Middle Tennessee.
New Faces
The Racers welcome 15 new players to the team this year, including seven freshman and eight JUCO transfers.
All-American Honors
Senior Jordan Cozart was named a 2020 Collegiate Baseball News Third-Team All-American and a 2021 Collegiate Baseball News Preseason Third-Team All-American.
BrockStar
Senior Brock Anderson was a repeat selection to the preseason All-OVC team. A year ago, Anderson led the team with 8 home runs and 23 runs batted in while hitting .274.
Home Sweet Home
The Racers will play a total of 29 contests inside the friendly confines of Reagan Field in 2019 including nine straight games at home following their three-game road trip to begin the year.
Scouting Purdue Fort Wayne
This is the Mastodons first year in the Horizon League, after spending 12 years in the Summit League.
The newcomers to the Horizon league were tabbed to finish fifth in the Preseason Polls.
Purdue Fort Wayne went 5-10 in the shortened 2020 season, earning wins over Longwood and Sacred Heart.
The Mastodons return top hitter, junior Aaron Chapman. The Waterford, Wisconsin native played in all 15 games and led the team batting average (.382), at-bats (68), runs (16), hits (26), triples (2), RBIs (11), total bases (34), and slugging % (.500).
Starting pitcher Cameron Boyd led the team in wins (2), innings pitched (23.0) and strikeouts (24).
As a team, Purdue Fort Wayne tallied 3 home runs, 83 RBI, 207 total bases, and had a .375 on-base percentage in 2020.
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