Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 TISHOMINGO, Okla. - The Murray State College baseball team lost game one, but responded with a victory in game two against Redlands Community College on Thursday.
 
Game 1: Redlands 16, Murray State 6
Redlands struck in the first inning, capitalizing on an Aggie error to set up a two-run single and take a quick 2-0 lead.
 
Murray State answered in the second inning when Brady Taylor delivered a big swing, launching a two-run home run to right field that also scored Brady LaViolette, evening the score at two.
 
Redlands regained control in the third with back-to-back RBI singles to go ahead 4-2.
 
The visitors extended their lead in the fifth inning with a two-run homer and additional run-producing at-bats, stretching the margin to 8-2.
 
The Aggies picked up a run in the sixth when Rayner Beene laced a double to left field, bringing home Eli Ramirez to make it 8-3.
 
Redlands broke the game open in the seventh inning, highlighted by a grand slam and a three-run homer that pushed the lead to 16-3.
 
Murray State showed late fight in the bottom half of the seventh. Boston Knowles connected on a solo home run, followed by a two-run home run by Brady LaViolette. The hosts, though, were unable to scratch any more runs across and fell to Redlands, 16-6.
 
Game 2: Murray State 17, Redlands 2
Murray State responded in emphatic fashion, erupting for a massive offensive performance from the very first inning.
 
In the bottom of the first, Rayner Beene crushed a three-run home run to center field, scoring Brady Taylor and Michael Barham. The power surge continued immediately as Tanner Norman followed with a solo home run, and Sean Keenen added another, giving the Aggies a 5-0 lead after one inning.
 
Beene stayed hot in the second inning, launching his second home run of the game—a three-run blast that again scored Taylor and Barham—to push the lead to 8-0.
 
In the third, Taylor added a double to score Cason Johnson, extending the margin further.
 
The Aggies kept rolling in the fourth as Marlon Moore doubled in a run, and Johnson added a sacrifice fly to make it 11-0.
 
Redlands got on the board in the fifth, but Murray State responded immediately. Norman drove in a run on a groundout, Keenen added an RBI double, and Johnson singled in two more runs to stretch the lead to 15-1.
 
In the sixth, Beene capped off his huge day with a two-run double, once again bringing home Taylor and Barham to make it 17-1.
 
Redlands added a late run in the seventh, but the Aggies closed it out with a dominant 17-2 victory.
 
Caden Allen was outstanding on the mound today for the Aggies. Allen fired five innings of one-run baseball, while striking out six. Kylen Dodge threw the final two innings, striking out one.
 
The Aggies travel to El Reno to conclude the season series with Redlands Community College on Saturday. First pitch of the doubleheader is set for 1:00 p.m.
 
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