MURRAY Murray State baseball officially signed three future Racers last week.
Gunnar Bingham (Eddyville), Jacob Barrett (Newburgh, Indiana) and Ethan Lyke (Evansville, Indiana) all signed their national letter of intent to join Racers in the fall of 2022.
“We are very pleased to welcome these gentlemen into our baseball program. Our employees did a great job in the recruitment process, and we can not wait until they arrive on campus next fall to get to work, said Murray State Head Coach Dan Skirka. “Each of them ticks the boxes for what we look for in student athletes, both on and off the field. Ethan, Jacob and Gunnar are a great start to our recruitment class in 2022. ”
Gunnar Bingham, 6-0 infielder, Eddyville
Bingham comes to Murray State from Lyon County High School. During his time with the Lyons, Bingham has twice won district-wide awards, winning two district championships and leading Lyon County to the KHSAA state baseball final four. Bingham also plays basketball for Lyon County.
Jacob Barrett, 6-0 pitcher, Newburgh, Indiana.
A right-handed, Barrett joins Racers from Castle High School. While playing for the Knights, Barrett received the Jamey Carroll Award, named after the former Major League Baseball player, who also played baseball in high school at Castle.
Ethan Lyke, 6-0 pitcher, Evansville, Indiana.
Lyke joins the Racer baseball program from EvansCentral High School by. As a member of the Bears, Lyke has been named the First Team All-SIAC (Southern Indiana Athletic Conference), the Courier and Press All-Metro team and was ranked No. 2 left-handed pitcher in Indiana by the Prep Baseball Report. Lyke has compiled a 1.90 ERA and an .189 opponent average for his career at Evansville Central.