Missouri State University
27-23, 17-8
Murray State
35-13, 17-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Murray State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 16 | 12 | 1 |
Murray State Tops Baseball Bears in Game One
May 15, 2025 | Baseball
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The Bears (27-23, 17-8 MVC) and Racers (35-13, 17-8) will decide who gets at least a co-championship at noon Friday. Missouri State needs to win both Friday and Saturday's 1 p.m. finale to earn the top seed at the conference tournament, while Murray State needs just one victory to be the top seed with a series win over the Bears serving as a tie-break should the teams split the remaining games.
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Murray State hit a leadoff home run in the first inning and never looked back, adding three more in the opening frame, a two-run homer in the second and scoring 10 in the third, the most against the Bears since 2022, for a 16-1 lead.
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Taeg Gollert's 21st double of the year made it 6-1 in the third, and Jake McCutcheon hit a two-run homer in the fifth after Nick Rodriguez extended his hitting streak to 37 games with a single.
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Freshman Logan Fyffe drove in a run with his first career triple in the sixth and scored on a William Zareh ground out for the final margin.
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Charlie Spoonhour had the best outing of his MSU career, tossing three shutout innings and striking out four in relief.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schutte, Nic (7-3)
L: Schaaf, Jason (4-2)
Batting:
2B: Gollert, Taeg 1
3B: Fyffe, Logan 1
HR: McCutcheon, Jake 1
RBI: McCutcheon, Jake 2 ; Gollert, Taeg 1 ; Fyffe, Logan 1 ; Zareh, William 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Nick 2 ; McCutcheon, Jake 1 ; Kragel, Brant 1 ; Fyffe, Logan 1
CS: Bogenpohl, Caden 1
Batting:
2B: Garner, Carson 2 ; Tauken, Dan 2
3B: Cunningham, Conner 1
HR: Hogart, Jonathan 1 ; Garner, Carson 1
RBI: Hogart, Jonathan 2 ; Garner, Carson 6 ; Decker, Dom 1 ; Mistone, Luke 1 ; Vierling, Will 1 ; Jury, Charlie 1 ; Tauken, Dan 3 ; Cunningham, Conner 1
SF: Garner, Carson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hogart, Jonathan 3 ; Mercer, Dustin 4 ; Garner, Carson 3 ; Decker, Dom 2 ; Mistone, Luke 1 ; Tauken, Dan 1 ; Cunningham, Conner 2
HBP: Hogart, Jonathan 1 ; Mercer, Dustin 1 ; Decker, Dom 2 ; Jury, Charlie 1 ; Cunningham, Conner 2
