EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Interstat) — Murray State piled up 21 hits to beat Evansville 15-10 in a Missouri Valley Conference game Friday at Charles H. Braun Stadium. The Racers improved to 29-25, while the Purple Aces dropped to 20-30.

Kainen Jorge opened the scoring with a third-inning homer. Parker Airhart added a two-run single in the same frame, then homered in the fifth. Luke Mistone doubled in two runs in the fifth and hit a three-run homer in the ninth. Connor Chisolm had a run-scoring single and a double.

Evansville answered with a nine-run sixth inning. Ryan Seddon hit a two-run homer in the fifth and a two-run double in the sixth. The Purple Aces cut the deficit to five but could not complete the comeback.

The teams conclude their series Saturday.