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ISU baseball drops tight series finale to Racers, still in first in MVC
TL;DR
Murray State defeated Indiana State 8-7 in a 10-inning thriller, keeping the Missouri Valley Conference race tight. Despite the loss, ISU remains tied for first place at 14-7 in MVC play.
Key points
- Murray State won 8-7 in 10 innings against Indiana State
- Indiana State is tied for first place in MVC at 14-7
- Anthony Perritano's walk-off single secured the victory for Murray State
Indiana State SycamoresMurray State RacersMissouri Valley Conference
The tight Missouri Valley Conference baseball race remained so after Sunday's series finale between the Indiana State Sycamores and host Murray State at Johnny Reagan Field in Murray.
The Racers prevailed 8-7 in a back-and-forth, 10-inning duel. Racer Anthony Perritano's walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning gave Murray the win over the first-place Sycamores.
ISU is tied for the top spot at 14-7 in MVC play, along with UIC. Murray is in second at 13-8.
Indiana State (28-23 overall) struck first with Colin Sander's RBI sacrifice bunt in the top of the second inning, while Murray State (28-24 overall) countered with Connor Chisolm (two-run) and Kainen Jorge (solo) home runs in the third to take the lead, according to the ISU sports information report.
The Sycamores tied the game up in the fifth as Nomar Garcia (RBI grounder) and Mason Roell (RBI single) made it a 3-3 contest, before Connor Chisolm homered for the second time with a two-run shot in the bottom of the fifth inning to put the Racers back up 5-3. Nick Sutherlin answered for the Sycamores with a two-run home run to left field in the top of the sixth to even the game back up at 5-5.
The Racers scored twice in the bottom of the seventh on Kainen Jorge's RBI double and Daylan Pena's RBI single, while Indiana State answered on Emil Estrella's RBI single and Weston Fulk's RBI groundout to make it a 7-7 game.
Colby Morse (4-2) entered the game in the bottom of the eighth and shut down the Murray State offense in both the eighth and ninth innings, retiring six in a row before running into trouble in the bottom of the 10th.
Connor Cunningham reached on a one-out single in the bottom of the 10th. Cunningham was able to advance to second on Kris Hokenson's grounder, before coming around to score on Anthony Perritano's walk-off RBI single to left field to secure the series finale win for the Racers.
Caden Miller and Nick Sutherlin both recorded two-hit games for the Sycamores on Sunday afternoon with Sutherlin connecting on his ninth home run of the 2026 season. Weston Fulk added a double in the loss.
Colby Morse took the loss on the mound allowing three hits and a run while striking out three over 2.2 innings of relief work. Spencer Johnsen worked the first 5.0 innings in the Sunday start, while Owen Roberts pitched 2.0 innings in relief.
Indiana State returns home to start a four-game home stand at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday against Lindenwood at Bob Warn Field.
Q&A
What was the final score of the Indiana State vs. Murray State baseball game?
Murray State won the game 8-7 against Indiana State.
How does the loss affect Indiana State's standing in the MVC?
Indiana State remains tied for first place in the MVC with a record of 14-7.
Who hit the walk-off single for Murray State in the game?
Anthony Perritano hit the walk-off single for Murray State in the bottom of the 10th inning.