MURRAY STATE BASEBALL Baseball Contact: Kevin DeVries • O: 270-809-7044 • C: 641-512-1847 • Email: [email protected] Murray State Media Relations, 217 Stewart Stadium, Murray, Ky. 42071 • www.GoRacers.com 2015 SCHEDULE GAMES 18-20 FEBRUARY 13 @ Southern Miss ___________L, 4-7 14 @ Southern Miss __________L, 3-10 MURRAY STATE at SIU EDWARDSVILLE 15 @ Southern Miss ___________L, 5-6 March 14-16, 2015 • Edwardsville, Ill. 21 vs. IPFW _________________W, 4-1 22 vs. IPFW _______________ L, 11-12 First Pitch Stadium: Roy Lee Field (Capacity: 1,500) 22 vs. IPFW ________________ L, 3-20 Saturday: 4 p.m.; Sunday: 4 p.m.; Monday: 3 p.m. Dimensions: 330 (LF), 390 (CF), 330 (RF) 25 @ Southern Illinois ____ W, 3-2 (11) Series History: SIUE leads 11-7 Live Stats: GoRacers.com 27 vs. Dayton _______________W, 8-2 Live Video: None 28 vs. Dayton _______________ L, 1-3 Last Meeting: SIUE 8, MSU 0 (3/23/14) MARCH MURRAY STATE RACERS SIU EDWARDSVILLE COUGARS 01 vs. Dayton _______________ L, 2-6 03 @ Kentucky ________________L, 1-4 Overall Record: 6-11 Overall Record: 3-9 03 @ Kentucky ________________L, 3-4 Conference Record: 2-1 Conference Record: 3-0 04 Harris Stowe _______ CANCELLED Last 5/Last 10: 3-2/4-6 Last 5/Last 10: 3-2/3-7 07 UT Martin* ______________ L, 3-6 Streak: W1 Streak: L1 07 UT Martin* ______________W, 2-1 Website: www.GoRacers.com Website: www.siuecougars.com 08 UT Martin* ______________W, 4-2 Head Coach: Kevin Moulder Head Coach: Tony Stoecklin 11 vs. Northern Illinois _______ L, 4-6 Career Record: 6-11 (1st year) Career Record: 40-77 (3rd year) 11 vs. Northern Illinois ______W, 12-4 Record at MSU: 6-11 (1st year) Record at SIUE: 40-77 (3rd year) 14 @SIU Edwardsville* ________ 4 p.m. 15 @SIU Edwardsville* ________ 1 p.m. 16 @SIU Edwardsville* ________ 3 p.m. FIRST PITCH INSIDE THE MATCHUP 18 @Evansville _______________ 6 p.m. The Racers travel for their first true road OVC series The Racers are coming off a doubleheader split 20 Austin Peay* _____________3 p.m. of the season. MSU opened OVC play last weekend with Northern Illinois Wednesday in Carbondale, 21 Austin Peay* _____________3 p.m. in Edwardsville against UT Martin and won 2-of-3 Ill. Murray State lost game one 6-4 and exploded 22 Austin Peay* _____________1 p.m. versus the Skyhawks. The Racers were swept by in game two for a 12-4 victory. SIUE was defeated 24 Arkansas State ___________3 p.m. the Cougars last season in Murray. MSU won 2-of-3 by Missouri 9-4 on Wednesday in Columbia. The 27 @Eastern Illinois* __________ 3 p.m. the last time it traveled to Edwardsville (2013). Cougars swept JSU last week to begin OVC play. 28 @Eastern Illinois* __________ 1 p.m. 29 @Eastern Illinois* __________ 1 p.m. 31 Southern Illinois ___________ 5 p.m. MURRAY STATE PROJECTED LINEUP APRIL 02 Jacksonville State* _______6 p.m. 03 Jacksonville State* _______6 p.m. 04 Jacksonville State* _______1 p.m. 08 Lindenwood-Belleville ____3 p.m. 7 - TAYLOR MATHEWS 10 @Samford ________________ 6 p.m. .254-0-0 11 @Samford ________________ 2 p.m. 12 @Samford ________________ 1 p.m. 14 @Lipscomb _______________ 6 p.m. 34 - DEREK YODER 22 - MATTHEW JOHNSON 17 @Tennessee Tech* _________ 6 p.m. .211-0-6 .276-1-8 18 @Tennessee Tech* _________ 2 p.m. 19 @Tennessee Tech* _________ 1 p.m. 21 @Arkansas State _________6:30 p.m. 1 - NICK MOORE 14 - ANTHONY BAYUS 24 Southeast Missouri* ______6 p.m. .176-0-4 .184-0-6 25 Southeast Missouri* ______2 p.m. 26 Southeast Missouri* ______1 p.m. 28 UT Martin# _______________ 6 p.m. MAY 33 - KIPP MOORE 25 - DALTON WEST 01 @Belmont* _______________ 5 p.m. .259-1-6 .289-3-8 02 @Belmont* _______________ 1 p.m. 03 @Belmont* _______________ 1 p.m. 08 Eastern Kentucky* ________6 p.m. 09 Eastern Kentucky* ________6 p.m. 10 - TYLER LAWRENCE 29 - REED THOMPSON 10 Eastern Kentucky* ________1 p.m. .304-2-11 .176-1-5 12 Evansville _______________6 p.m. 2015 Statistics 14 @Morehead State* _________ 5 p.m. AVG. - HR - RBI 15 @Morehead State* _________ 5 p.m. 16 @Morehead State* ________ 12 p.m. 20-24 OVC Tournamnet^ ___________TBA PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS FRIDAY, MARCH 13 SATURDAY, MARCH 14 SUNDAY, MARCH 15 Home games in Bold Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB * designates Ohio Valley Conference games Brock Downey 2-2 4.01 29/8 Brad Boegel 0-1 4.24 21/7 John Lollar 1-1 5.06 7/8 # game played at Elam Stadium (Union City, Tenn.) ^ OVC Tournament at Ballpark in Jackson (Tenn.) Ryan Daniels 0-2 4.76 8/9 Jarrett Bednar 0-3 11.85 12/5 Mike Miller 0-2 4.00 3/7 2015 MURRAY STATE BASEBALL QUICK FACTS GAME NOTES GENERAL All The Production Name of School ______ Murray State University Matthew Johnson and Dalton West provided PLAYERS TO WATCH City/Zip __________________ Murray, Ky. 42071 all the run production in two of the Racers’ Founded ___________________________ 1922 contests against UT Martin March 7 and 8. Enrollment ________________________ 11,207 West delivered all three RBIs in game one Nickname _________________________ Racers against the Skyhawks while Johnson drove-in School Colors _______________ Navy and Gold all four in game three against UTM. Conference ____________________ Ohio Valley President _________________ Dr. Robert Davies Director of Athletics ______________Allen Ward Maerz Shuts Down Skyhawks Reliever Cody Maerz had his best outing of HISTORY the season against UT Martin March 7. Maerz First Year of Baseball __________________ 1924 pitched 3.1 innings of relief and didn’t allow a Overall All-Time Record __ 1,341-1,231-18 (.521) baserunner in his appearance, while striking- No. Years in CWS _____________________ None out a season-high six batters. Maerz earned Years in NCAA Regional __________________ 3 the win in the contest. Years _____________________1975, 1979, 2003 Last Postseason Opponent _____Southern Miss Result ____________________________ L, 0-18 Downey - OVC Pitcher of the Week Senior starter Brock Downey was named STADIUM FACTS the OVC’s Pitcher of the Week March 2 for Home Field ___________________ Reagan Field his performance in Murray State’s 8-2 win Capacity ____________________________ 550 over Dayton February 27. Downey pitched Field Dimensions ______ 330-LF, 400-CF, 330-RF 7.1 innings and allowed just one hit while Fence Height ________ 10 feet (25 feet in center) striking-out a season-best 11 batters. Downey Senior Brock Downey was named Playing Surface ________________Natural Grass had a no-hitter going into the eighth inning OVC Pitcher of the Year after his against the Flyers. efforts in the 2014 season. He COACHING STAFF finished 9-3 with a 2.76 ERA. Head Coach ________________ Kevin Moulder West Goes Long - Twice Record at MSU (Years) _______5-10 (1st season) Murray State first baseman Dalton West Overall Record (Years) ________________ Same Moulder’s Office Phone ________ 270-809-4892 homered twice (once in each game) in the Office Fax ___________________ 270-809-5350 Racers’ two games at Kentucky March 3. In Best Time to Call __________________Mornings game one, West went deep in the seventh Assistant Coaches _____________ Andy Morgan inning and hit his second homer of the day in _____________________________ Daniel Dulin the second inning of game two. Volunteer Assistant___________ Cameron Finch Downey OVC Pitcher of the Year TEAM INFORMATION Senior Brock Downey, who was the OVC Co- 2014 Overall Record __________________ 23-29 Pitcher of the Year in 2014, has been named OVC Record (Finish) _____________ 14-16 (7th) the Preseason OVC Pitcher of the Year for Home Record _______________________ 12-15 2015. Downey went 9-3 with a 2.76 ERA in Road Record ________________________ 10-13 Neutral Record ________________________ 1-1 2014 and compiled a school-record 107.2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ___________21/6 innings pitched last season. He also became Position Starters Returning/Lost __________ 8/2 just the 10th pitcher in Racer history to win at Pitchers Returning/Lost _________________ 8/4 least nine games in a single season. Newcomers ___________________________ 11 Lawrence Named to Bench Watch List MEDIA RELATIONS Sophomore catcher Tyler Lawrence was one Media Relations Assistant ______ Kevin DeVries Office Phone _________________ 270-809-7044 of 75 catches named to the Johnny Bench Cell Phone: __________________ 641-512-1847 Award Watch List, given annually to the top Email ____________ [email protected] catcher in Division I. Lawrence currently leads Tyler Lawrence was named to the Fax _________________________ 270-809-6814 the Racers in multiple offensive categories, Johnny Bench Award Watch List Press Box Phone ______________ 270-809-5650 including RBIs (11), extra-base hits (8), walks given to the nation’s top catcher in Division I. (9) and runs (9). He is also second with two home runs and a .304 batting average. MURRAY STATE WEEKLY SCHEDULE THURSDAY - 12 FRIDAY - 13 SATURDAY - 14 SUNDAY - 15 MONDAY - 16 TUESDAY - 17 WEDNESDAY - 18 Off Day Practice @ SIUE @ SIUE @ SIUE Off Day @ Evansville TBA 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. Lee Field Lee Field Lee Field Braun Stadium 2015 GAME NOTES • Murray State at SIU Edwardsville • March 14-16, 2015 2015 MURRAY STATE BASEBALL MURRAY STATE STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Date Opp. P C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 2/13 Southern Mississippi Downey Lawrence Thompson Bayus McGowan N. Moore Yoder Mathews Dowdy Johnson 2/14 Southern Mississippi Boegel Lawrence Thompson Bayus McGowan N.