On Friday Casey Murray struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. The effort marked the most strikeouts Murray has had since back in March. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his ninth in a row with less than one earned run. This year, he has an ERA of 1.64 over 21.3 innings pitched.
Murray and Middle Creek will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Wake Forest at 10:00 a.m. The Mustangs will be headed into this one with a sizable disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 76 places lower in North Carolina), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Murray? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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