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Morris
2
Winner Murray State MUR 30-10, 12-6 MVC
1
Indiana State INS 21-22, 9-9 MVC
Winner
Murray State MUR
30-10, 12-6 MVC
2
Final
1
Indiana State INS
21-22, 9-9 MVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Murray State MUR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Indiana State INS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0

W: Elmy, Kane (5-0) L: Parson, Grant (1-3) S: Kelham, Graham (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Seth Montgomery | GoSycamores.com

Murray State tops the Sycamores in Sunday afternoon pitching duel, 2-1

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Murray State's pitching staff out-dueled the efforts on the mound from Indiana State's Grant Parson and Gavin Morris on Sunday afternoon as the Sycamores fell in the series finale at Bob Warn Field to the Racers, 2-1.
 
Murray State (30-10, 12-6) broke open a scoreless tie in the top of the fifth inning as Carson Garner connected on a two-out, two-run double down the left field line against Parson (1-3) to give the Racers the 2-0 lead. Indiana State (21-22, 9-9) took one back in the bottom of the seventh inning as Keegan Garis' single to right field was misplayed by the MSU right fielder allowing Jeremy Martinez to score from first base to pull the Sycamores back within one run.
 
Murray State reliever Graham Kelham (S, 2) entered the game two batters later and retired the final seven Sycamores at the plate in securing the Racers' series win.
 
Parson worked 5.0 solid innings on the mound in his second start back on the bump since returning from injury. The sophomore right-hander allowed six hits and two runs while striking out two. Morris entered in the sixth inning and retired the first 11 batters he faced before surrendering a two-out Brady Grabowski single in the top of the ninth on his way to going 4.0 scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts.
 
The Sycamore duo on the mound was matched by Murray State starter Kane Elmy (5-0) as the senior right-hander surrendered a leadoff single to Carter Beck in the bottom of the first inning before retiring 15 consecutive batters. Zach Henderson's leadoff single in the bottom of the sixth snapped Elmy's streak, and Indiana State strung together singles from Martinez and Garis in the seventh before Murray State called to the bullpen for Kelham to finish out the game.
 
Beck, Martinez, Garis, and Henderson recorded Indiana State's four hits in the game.
 
Grabowski had two of Murray State's seven hits and added a double in the Racers' win. Garner and Jonathan Hogart also doubled for the Racers.
 
Elmy went 6.2 innings on the mound allowing four hits and an unearned run while striking out two. Kelham went the final 2.1 innings with a strikeout to close out the game.
 
How They Scored
  • Murray State pushed two runs across in the top of the fifth inning as Carson Garner connected on an RBI double down the left field line scoring Conner Cunningham and Jonathan Hogart to give the Racers the 2-0 lead.
  • Keegan Garis' single to right field rolled through the Murray State right fielder and all the way to the wall allowing Jeremy Martinez to score from first base on the error in the bottom of the seventh inning as Indiana State cut the Racers' lead down to 2-1.
News & Notes
  • Carter Beck extended his team-leading hitting streak to 13 consecutive games with his leadoff single in the bottom of the first inning. Beck finished 1-for-4 from the plate.
  • Jackson Taylor's 23-game on-base streak came to an end as the Sycamore second baseman finished 0-for-3 from the plate on the afternoon.
  • The Sycamores' home conference series winning streak came to an end on Sunday afternoon as Indiana State's loss snapped a 12-series winning streak dating back to May 19-21, 2022, against Dallas Baptist.
  • Gavin Morris lowered his MVC-leading conference-only ERA to 1.46 after going 4.0 shutout innings on Sunday afternoon. The senior right-hander needed just 29 pitches and added two strikeouts to his totals in his ninth relief outing in conference play.
  • Overall, the game lasted 2:05 with a combined 221 pitches from the teams on Sunday afternoon, both season lows for an Indiana State game in 2025. 
Up Next
Indiana State opens an eight-game road trip on Tuesday, April 29, as the Sycamores head to Nashville, Tenn. for a midweek contest at Vanderbilt. First pitch between the Sycamores and the Commodores at Charles Hawkins Field is set for 7 p.m. ET and will be carried live on SEC+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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