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 |
May 15, 2025 | Baseball
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.
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.
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.
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.
Charlie Spoonhour had the best outing of his MSU career, tossing three shutout innings and striking out four in relief.
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
