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Photo by: Madison Giltner
Recap | Racers Rally Past Salukis in Series Finale, 7-5
04/14/2024 | 4:00:00 | Baseball
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Murray State scored six runs in the final three innings en route to a 7-5 victory Sunday afternoon at Itchy Jones Stadium to down Southern Illinois and secure a series win.
The Racers (22-13, 6-6 MVC) outhit the Salukis 13-8 in the game and earned three walks and a hit-by-pitch to push past Southern.
Cole Christman continued to swing a hot bat as he put the Salukis on top in the first inning with a single through the right side of the infield to bring home Mathieu Vallee who led off the game with a single.
Saluki starting pitcher Aidan Foeller settled in to allow just three hits over the first four innings of play. The Racers were able to record back-to-back-to-back two-out singles in the fifth to push across their first run of the game. Foeller would get the strikeout to end the Murray State half of the inning.
SIU would take advantage of two Murray State errors in the bottom of the fifth to regain the lead. Jordan Bach led off the inning with a single before a single and an error brought in the go-ahead run. Christman would reach on an error as Vallee scored from third to double the Saluki lead at 3-1.
After the Racers put two runners on in the sixth, the Salukis would go to the bullpen for Alec Nigut. The southpaw would get a fly ball to right to end the threat.
It was a four-run seventh inning for Murray State as the Racers rallied to take their first lead of the game. Leadoff man Drew Vogel connected on a solo home run to left field to cut the lead to one run. The Racers tied it with an RBI single before Taylor Howell connected on a two-run home run – his team-leading 11th home run of the season.
Southern was able to cut the Racer lead to 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth after Justin Keuss recorded an RBI groundout.
Jonathan Hogart would give the Racers insurance runs with a two-run blast to left field. The runs would be needed as Jordan Bach hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth, but the rally would fall short.
Foeller pitched five and two-thirds innings and struck out five while allowing just one run. Southern needed four pitchers from the bullpen to finish the final three and a third innings. MSU tallied six hits and six runs against the bullpen.
Ben Riffe was charged with the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to fall to 1-2 on the season.
Vallee finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and Bach was 2-for-4 with two runs scored for the Dawgs.
Murray State starting pitcher Ethan Lyke pitched four and two-thirds innings, allowing seven hits, and three runs, while striking out just one. Nathan Holler went on to earn the win to move to 3-0 after pitching two and a third innings of relief. Thomas McNabb earned his first save of the year after closing out the final two outs.
Vogel led the charge at the plate with a 4-for-5 day while Dustin Mercer and Hogart added two hits each.
UP NEXT
Southern will play host to Western Illinois Tuesday at Itchy Jones Stadium with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. The game will air on The Varsity Network with Luke Martin calling the action.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on X at @SIU_Baseball, on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiBaseball, and Instagram at @SIU_Baseball. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
The Racers (22-13, 6-6 MVC) outhit the Salukis 13-8 in the game and earned three walks and a hit-by-pitch to push past Southern.
Cole Christman continued to swing a hot bat as he put the Salukis on top in the first inning with a single through the right side of the infield to bring home Mathieu Vallee who led off the game with a single.
Saluki starting pitcher Aidan Foeller settled in to allow just three hits over the first four innings of play. The Racers were able to record back-to-back-to-back two-out singles in the fifth to push across their first run of the game. Foeller would get the strikeout to end the Murray State half of the inning.
SIU would take advantage of two Murray State errors in the bottom of the fifth to regain the lead. Jordan Bach led off the inning with a single before a single and an error brought in the go-ahead run. Christman would reach on an error as Vallee scored from third to double the Saluki lead at 3-1.
After the Racers put two runners on in the sixth, the Salukis would go to the bullpen for Alec Nigut. The southpaw would get a fly ball to right to end the threat.
It was a four-run seventh inning for Murray State as the Racers rallied to take their first lead of the game. Leadoff man Drew Vogel connected on a solo home run to left field to cut the lead to one run. The Racers tied it with an RBI single before Taylor Howell connected on a two-run home run – his team-leading 11th home run of the season.
Southern was able to cut the Racer lead to 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth after Justin Keuss recorded an RBI groundout.
Jonathan Hogart would give the Racers insurance runs with a two-run blast to left field. The runs would be needed as Jordan Bach hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth, but the rally would fall short.
Foeller pitched five and two-thirds innings and struck out five while allowing just one run. Southern needed four pitchers from the bullpen to finish the final three and a third innings. MSU tallied six hits and six runs against the bullpen.
Ben Riffe was charged with the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to fall to 1-2 on the season.
Vallee finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and Bach was 2-for-4 with two runs scored for the Dawgs.
Murray State starting pitcher Ethan Lyke pitched four and two-thirds innings, allowing seven hits, and three runs, while striking out just one. Nathan Holler went on to earn the win to move to 3-0 after pitching two and a third innings of relief. Thomas McNabb earned his first save of the year after closing out the final two outs.
Vogel led the charge at the plate with a 4-for-5 day while Dustin Mercer and Hogart added two hits each.
UP NEXT
Southern will play host to Western Illinois Tuesday at Itchy Jones Stadium with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. The game will air on The Varsity Network with Luke Martin calling the action.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on X at @SIU_Baseball, on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiBaseball, and Instagram at @SIU_Baseball. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Holler, Nathan (3-0)
L: Riffe, Ben (1-2)
S: McNabb, Thomas (1)
Batting:
2B: Garner, Carson 1
HR: Vogel, Drew 1 ; Hogart, Jonathan 1 ; Howell, Taylor 1
RBI: Vogel, Drew 1 ; Mercer, Dustin 1 ; Hogart, Jonathan 3 ; Howell, Taylor 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Vogel, Drew 1 ; Mercer, Dustin 1 ; Garner, Carson 1 ; Hogart, Jonathan 2 ; Howell, Taylor 1 ; Bland, Logan 1
SB: Vogel, Drew 1 ; Hogart, Jonathan 1
HBP: Hogart, Jonathan 1
Batting:
HR: Bach, Jordan 1
RBI: Vallee, Mathieu 1 ; Christman, Cole 2 ; Keuss, Justin 1 ; Bach, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vallee, Mathieu 2 ; Allgeyer, Jake 1 ; Bach, Jordan 2
HBP: Allgeyer, Jake 1
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