Murray State
Tennessee Tech
Breds Return to OVC Action Against Tennessee Tech
4/24/2014 1:31:00 PM | Baseball
GAMES 39-41
MURRAY STATE vs. TENNESSEE TECH
April 25-27, 2014 • Murray, Ky.
First Pitch
Friday: 3 p.m.; Saturday: 2 p.m.; Sunday: 1 p.m.
Series History: TTU leads 83-70-1
Last Meeting: TTU 10, MSU 6 (4/28/13)
Stadium: Reagan Field (Capacity: 550)
Dimensions: 330 (LF), 400 (CF), 330 (RF)
Live Stats: www.GoRacers.com
Live Video: www.OVCDigitalNetwok.com (Fri. only)
MURRAY STATE THOROUGHBREDS
Overall Record: 17-21-0
Conference Record: 9-9-0
Last 5/Last 10: 2-3/3-7
Streak: Loss 2
Website: www.GoRacers.com
Head Coach: Rob McDonald
Career Record: 241-339-2 (11th year)
Record at MSU: 241-339-2 (11th year)
TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES
Overall Record: 32-11-0
Conference Record: 14-7-0
Last 5/Last 10: 4-1/7-3
Streak: Loss 1
Website: www.ttusports.com
Head Coach: Matt Bragga
Career Record: 287-298-2 (11th year)
Record at TTU: 287-298-2 (4th year)
The Breds return to the friendly confines of Reagan Field as they welcome Tennessee Tech for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series April 25-27. The series is set to get underway Friday at 3 p.m., and continue with a 2 p.m. first pitch Saturday and a 1 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Breds and Golden Eagles have met 154 times prior on the diamond with TTU holding an 83-70-1 advantage in the series. The Golden Eagles have won seven-straight games, sweeping the season series in Cookeville each of the past two seasons. MSU is 37-27-1 in games played in Murray.
Probable Pitching Matchups
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB
Cameron Finch (R) 3-5 5.52 38/19
David Hess (R) 6-2 3.11 59/17
SATURDAY, APRIL 26
Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB
Brock Downey (L) 7-1 1.89 53/18
Chris Chism (R) 4-1 4.93 33/12
SUNDAY, APRIL 27
Pitcher W-L ERA K/BB
Sheldon Baxter (L) 1-4 4.70 25/14
Evan Frailex (R) 3-0 3.64 28/15
Weekend Baseball
The Breds return to OVC action as they welcome Tennessee Tech for a three-game series April 25-27.
vs. Tennessee Tech
The Breds trail 83-70-1 in the all-time series, and are looking to put an end to a seven-game losing streak to the Golden Eagles.
Dowdy's Streak Ends at 7
Kollin Dowdy saw his streak of reaching in consecutive plate appearances end at seven with a groundout in his second at-bat against Evansville. Dowdy singled in his last two at-bats in the middle game against Ohio State, then went 4-for-4 in the series finale. He extended the streak with a walk in his first plate appearance at UE.
Mathews Big Weekend
Taylor Mathews had a big weekend at Ohio State as he went 6-for-12 with four RBIs. He drove in all four runs in the 7-5 victory. The four RBI ties his career high that he set against SIUE Edwardsville in 2013.
Dowdy Goes 4-for-4
Kollin Dowdy closed out the Ohio State series by going 4-for-4 with an RBI. It was part of a weekend in which he went 7-for-13 in three games.
Downey Wins Out of Bullpen
Brock Downey did things different against Ohio State by coming out of the bullpen. But, the result was still the same as the junior did not allow an earned run over 4.2 innings to improve to 7-1 on the season.
On Deck
The Breds travel to Arkansas State on April 29 for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch.
