Softball Falls Twice at Evansville Invitational

Saturday, March 9

Evansville, Ind.

12:30 p.m.

Murray State

5-9

Bowling Green

8-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Murray St.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Bowling Green	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	1	4	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Evansville	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0
Murray St.	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0

Photo by: Murray State Sports Information

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The Murray State softball team dropped two games to open the Evansville Invitational on Saturday in Indiana. MSU fell 1-0 in the opener to Bowling Green, then 3-1 to Evansville in the night cap.

In game one, a sixth-inning home run from Katie Yoho proved to be all the offense that the Falcons needed as they topped the Racers, 1-0. The Racers (5-10) came up with six hits in the contest, but were unable to push any of the runners across the plate. Murray State left seven runners stranded in the contest, including four in scoring position.

In the seventh, Sarah Anderson gave the Racers one last shot at a win when she missed a home run by a little under a foot to get on base with a double and no outs. However, Bowling Green's Jordan Imholz shut down MSU after that with two strikeouts and a fly ball for the 1-0 win.

Shelbey Miller led the Racers in game one by going 2-for-3, while Anderson, Ellyn Troup, Audrey Woodby and Casey Castile also garnered a hit in the game. Pitcher Shelby Kosmecki fell to 3-6 with the loss after allowing just one run off of four hits with four strikeouts.

In the day's finale, Murray State once again had trouble producing offense, scoring just one run off of three hits. The Racers also left four on base in the contest, including three in scoring position.

The Purple Aces were first on the board in the game, walking in two runs in the top of the first. The Racers also got off to a quick start with a single from Mo Ramsey and a walk to Castile. However, Evansville's Sarah Patterson quickly put a stop to any MSU offense by striking out the next three batters.

Murray State cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the sixth after loading the bases off of a single from Miller, a bunt single from Ramsey and a fielder's choice the produced no out from Christian Cox. Castile brought home Miller two batters later with a sacrifice fly for MSU's first run of the game and the second out of the inning. However, the Racers were unable to pull even, as Leslie Bridges popped up to first to end the frame.

Kayla Fortner pushed Evansville's lead back out to two in the top of the seventh with an RBI single to center field. Fortner finished her night at 1-for-1 with an RBI and three walks. In the bottom of the inning, Patterson and her defense once again shut down the Racers and retired them in order to end the game.

Ramsey went 2-for-3 in the contest, while Miller came up with the other hit for MSU. CheyAnne Gaskey (2-4) took the loss for the Racers after allowing one earned run off of four hits with six strikeouts and nine walks over seven complete innings.

Murray State will close out play in the Evansville Invitational on Sunday when they take on Bowling Green at 10 a.m., followed by Evansville at 2:30 PM.