Softball Splits Day 2 of Arkansas Invite

Saturday, February 23

Fayetteville, Ark.

3 p.m.

Murray State

2-5

La.-Monroe

6-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Murray St.	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	9	0
La.-Monroe	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Murray St.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Arkansas	0	0	0	2	5	1	8	10	0

Photo by: Bill Simmonds/ Miss. St. Athletics

2/23/2013 6:28:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

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The Murray State softball team fell in their day two opener of the Arkansas Invitational on Saturday to host Arkansas, 8-0, but bounced back with a 4-1 win over Louisiana-Monroe in the backend of a doubleheader.

In game one, the Racers (2-5) and the Razorbacks were scoreless for the first three innings, despite two hits by MSU. However, Arkansas (10-4) notched two runs in the fourth and five in the fifth to put the Racers at 7-0 disadvantage. Arkansas added one more run in the top of the sixth to end the game via the 8-run rule.

The four Murray State hits were spread out over four different players in the game, including Mo Ramsey, Leslie Bridges, Sarah Anderson and Shelbey Miller. CheyAnne Gaskey took the loss for the Racers to fall to 0-2 on the year, after allowing five runs off of seven hits with three strikeouts over 5.2 innings of work.

In the second game, the contest was once again scoreless through three, as neither team was able to get runners across the plate. However, the Racers finally found their offensive stroke in the fourth with four big runs in the inning.

Miller got the scoring started for Murray State with a two RBI double that scored Alexa Becker and Casey Castile, who reached base via a single and double, respectively. The Racers added two more runs later in the frame via a fly out to center from Ramsey.

The Warhawks (6-6) scored their lone run in the bottom of the fourth when Janel Salanoa crossed the plate on an illegal pitch. Neither team scored in the final three innings, but MSU was able to hold on for their second win of the year.

Castile and Becker each finished the game going 2-for-3 with a run a piece, while Leslie Bridges went 2-for-4. Shelby Kosmecki picked up her second win of the season by allowing just one run off of seven hits with six strikeouts over seven complete innings.

Murray State will close out play in the Arkansas Invitational on Sunday. The Racers will take on Saint Louis at 9 a.m. tomorrow in the first semi-final, and will face Arkansas or Louisiana-Monroe in either the championship or consolation game at 2 p.m.