Skip to Main Content
The Student Newspaper of Murray State

The Murray State News

The Murray State News

The Murray State News

The dugout celebrates Howell's grand slam.

PHOTOS: Racers Baseball celebrate their alumni with a weekend series win over Illinois State

Rebeca Mertins Chiodini, Photo Editor April 30, 2024

The Racers baseball team celebrated alumni weekend with three high flying games. The team won the series against Illinois State, winning two of the...

The team surrounds graduate infielder Taylor Howell to celebrate his walk-off hoemrun.

PHOTOS: Baseball continues to shine at home

Rebeca Mertins Chiodini, Photo Editor March 19, 2024

The Racers baseball team continues to shine at home as they swept the Little Rock Trojans over their weekend series. The Racers are now 14-6 on the...

Junior right-handed pitcher Malik Pogue recorded four strikeouts against SEMO as the Racers defeated the Redhawks 5-0. Photo by Rebeca Mertins Chiodini.

Pitching carousel shuts out Redhawks

Jakob Milani, Sports Editor May 4, 2023

The saying goes “three wins is a streak,” and the Murray State Racers are on a win streak as they took down the SEMO Redhawks on the road for their...

Sophomore infielder Carson Garner hits a home run to give the Racers an 8-7 win over the North Alabama Lions on Tuesday, April 25. Photo by Rebeca Mertins Chiodini/The News.

Garner’s homer caps mid-week victory

Jakob Milani, Sports Editor April 27, 2023

Seven unanswered runs ended with a walkoff home run for the Murray State baseball team, as the Racers defeated the University of North Alabama Lions on...

Sophomore infielder Riley Hawthorne gets a hit to bring the winning run home against Alabama A&M. Photo by Rebeca Mertins Chiodini/The News.

Baseball splits pair of one-game matchups

Jakob Milani, Sports Editor April 20, 2023

Murray State baseball split a pair of one-game series, defeating Alabama A&M and losing to UT Martin on Tuesday, April 18, and Wednesday, April 19. Sophomore...

Sophomore infielder Riley Hawthorne catches a pop-fly against the SEMO Redhawks on Tuesday, April 4. Photo by Rebeca Mertins Chiodini/The News.

Win over SEMO elevates baseball over .500

Jakob Milani, Sports Editor April 6, 2023

An 11-8 home win over SEMO on Tuesday, April 4, put the Murray State baseball team above the .500 win percentage mark for the season. It was a back-and-forth...

Freshman left-handed pitcher Ethan Lyke strikes out nine batters in the loss to the UK Wildcats. Photo by Rebeca Mertins Chiodini/The News.

Pitching shines, bats falter for Racers against Kentucky

Jakob Milani, Sports Editor March 9, 2023

Sixteen strikeouts was not enough for Murray State baseball as the team took a 6-2 loss at University of Kentucky on Tuesday, March 7. The Racers’...


Sophomore infielder Jacob Pennington had 2 hits and two RBIs in the Racers win over SIU on Tuesday, May 3. Photo courtesy of Dave Winder/Racer Athletics.

Baseball grabs extra innings win on the road

May 4, 2022

Jakob Milani Sports Editor [email protected] An extra innings contest allowed Murray State’s baseball team to get a win on Southern Illinois...

Graduate center fielder Jake Slunder was 3-3 at the plate in the Racers win against Alabama A&M on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Dave Winder/Racer Athletics.

Baseball win streak hits four after 8-2 win at home

May 4, 2022

Jakob Milani Sports Editor [email protected] Following a five-game road trip, the Murray State baseball team returned to Johnny Reagan Field on...

Sophomore infielder Riley Hawthorne was responsible for one of the Racers four hits against the Rebels. Photo courtesy of Racer Athletics.

Baseball’s losing skid continues against Ole Miss

April 13, 2022

Jakob Milani Sports Editor [email protected] Murray State baseball’s losing streak hit eight games on Tuesday, April 12, as the Racers lost...

Junior outfielder Brennan McCullough had two hits and an RBI in the Racers loss to the Salukis. Photo courtesy of Dave Winder/Racer Athletics.

Baseball drops close game in extra innings

April 10, 2022

Jakob Milani Sports Editor [email protected] Murray State’s baseball team losing streak hit four games as the Racers took an 8-5 loss against...

Redshirt junior center fielder Jake Slunder hit three home runs in the third game against Morehead State. (Photo courtesy of Tennessee Tech Sports Information)

Slunder’s three homers help Racers salvage one in four against Morehead State

May 3, 2021

Simon Elfrink Sports Editor [email protected] Murray State baseball was hot and cold in a four-game series against Morehead State. In three...

Load More Stories