Friday, February 21
Southaven, Miss.
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Murray State
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Racers Split at Blues City Classic
2/21/2014 4:15:00 PM | Softball
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The Murray State softball team split a pair of games on the opening day of the 2014 Blues City Classic host by Memphis at Greenbrook Park in Southaven, Miss. Murray State struggled in the first game, falling to Appalachian State, 5-0, but bounced back in game two with its own 6-0 win over Evansville.
Game 1 – Appalachian State 5, Murray State 0
Appalachian State (2-6) jumped on the Racers (6-3) early, tallying two runs in opening inning. Cynthia Gomez, Sarah Warnock and Lindsay Loudermilk each seemed to have MSU's number in the game, with each getting a hit in their first look at Murray State pitcher CheyAnne Gaskey. They would continue their hot streak throughout the game as Gomez ended the day with three hits, while Warnock and Loudermilk had two, each to go along with a RBI for all three. The Mountaineers finished the game with nine hits and went on to add two more runs in the third and one in the sixth.
While the ASU offense flourished, the Murray state offense struggled to find its footing. Murray State did not record its first, and only, hit in the game until the sixth on a single by Cayla Levins. The Racers were only able to muster six base runners in the contest using a hit, three walks, an error and a fielder's choice to get aboard.
Murray State's best chance in the game came in the sixth after Shelbey Miller replaced Levins on the base paths with a fielder's choice and stole second to give MSU its first runner in scoring position of the afternoon. Alexa Becker gave the Racers' two on with two outs two batters later with a walk. However, Murray State was unable to push the runners across the plate and fell, 5-0.
Gaskey fell to 3-2 on the season with the loss after giving up four earned runs on five hits, despite fanning seven batters and walking just three. J.J. Francis entered the game in the sixth and gave the Racers two solid innings in which she allowed no runs, no walks and just one hit.
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Game 2 – Murray State 6, Evansville 0
In game two, the Racers responded to their offensive struggles from game one in a big way, by putting up six runs on 11 hits en route to a shutout victory over Evansville. The 6-0 win marks the second time in three games that the Racers have shutout their opponent.
The game began slowly for MSU, as they did not score in the opening frame, despite a hit by Mo Ramsey. However, the bats came alive for the Racers in the second and it began with Levins reaching on a walk. One batter later, Morgan Harrell sent her first double of the season down the left field line, moving to Levins to third. After a walk by Erica Howard loaded the bases, Miller made it 2-0 with her own double that scored Levins and Harrell.
In the third, Alexa Becker led off the inning with a single and was joined on the bases two batters later by Jessica Twaddle, who walked. After the two runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Maggie Glass, Levins brought the duo home with her second triple of the season. Just nine games into her collegiate career, Levins is now just the 10th player in program history to hit at least two triples in their tenure at Murray State. Levins would make it 5-0 during Harrell's at bat when she scored on error by the Purple Aces (2-3).
The Racers would add one more run in the fifth and that began with a single by Harrell, her second hit of the game. Miller moved Harrell to second later in the inning and she was brought home one batter after that on a single to right by Ramsey. Murray State did not score in the final two innings and held on for the 6-0 win.
Seven Racers tallied hits in the games, with Becker, Harrell, Miller and Ramsey leading the way with two each.Leslie Bridges, Levins and Twaddle also came up with hits in the game to give MSU 11 in the contest, marking its third10-plus hit performance of the young season.
While much could be said of the MSU offense in the contest, the pitching was equally impressive. Mason Robinson tossed six shutout innings for Murray State, allowing no runs on six hits with no walks and three strikeouts. In the seventh, Francis came into finish the game for Robinson and struck out the side for her second effective outing of the afternoon.
The Racers will continue play in the Blues City Classic on Saturday with games at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. First up for MSU will be Ball State, followed by Loyola Chicago. Live stats will be available for all games at the Blues City Classic with links posted at GoRacers.com
The Murray State softball team split a pair of games on the opening day of the 2014 Blues City Classic host by Memphis at Greenbrook Park in Southaven, Miss. Murray State struggled in the first game, falling to Appalachian State, 5-0, but bounced back in game two with its own 6-0 win over Evansville.
Game 1 – Appalachian State 5, Murray State 0
Appalachian State (2-6) jumped on the Racers (6-3) early, tallying two runs in opening inning. Cynthia Gomez, Sarah Warnock and Lindsay Loudermilk each seemed to have MSU's number in the game, with each getting a hit in their first look at Murray State pitcher CheyAnne Gaskey. They would continue their hot streak throughout the game as Gomez ended the day with three hits, while Warnock and Loudermilk had two, each to go along with a RBI for all three. The Mountaineers finished the game with nine hits and went on to add two more runs in the third and one in the sixth.
While the ASU offense flourished, the Murray state offense struggled to find its footing. Murray State did not record its first, and only, hit in the game until the sixth on a single by Cayla Levins. The Racers were only able to muster six base runners in the contest using a hit, three walks, an error and a fielder's choice to get aboard.
Murray State's best chance in the game came in the sixth after Shelbey Miller replaced Levins on the base paths with a fielder's choice and stole second to give MSU its first runner in scoring position of the afternoon. Alexa Becker gave the Racers' two on with two outs two batters later with a walk. However, Murray State was unable to push the runners across the plate and fell, 5-0.
Gaskey fell to 3-2 on the season with the loss after giving up four earned runs on five hits, despite fanning seven batters and walking just three. J.J. Francis entered the game in the sixth and gave the Racers two solid innings in which she allowed no runs, no walks and just one hit.
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Game 2 – Murray State 6, Evansville 0
In game two, the Racers responded to their offensive struggles from game one in a big way, by putting up six runs on 11 hits en route to a shutout victory over Evansville. The 6-0 win marks the second time in three games that the Racers have shutout their opponent.
The game began slowly for MSU, as they did not score in the opening frame, despite a hit by Mo Ramsey. However, the bats came alive for the Racers in the second and it began with Levins reaching on a walk. One batter later, Morgan Harrell sent her first double of the season down the left field line, moving to Levins to third. After a walk by Erica Howard loaded the bases, Miller made it 2-0 with her own double that scored Levins and Harrell.
In the third, Alexa Becker led off the inning with a single and was joined on the bases two batters later by Jessica Twaddle, who walked. After the two runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Maggie Glass, Levins brought the duo home with her second triple of the season. Just nine games into her collegiate career, Levins is now just the 10th player in program history to hit at least two triples in their tenure at Murray State. Levins would make it 5-0 during Harrell's at bat when she scored on error by the Purple Aces (2-3).
The Racers would add one more run in the fifth and that began with a single by Harrell, her second hit of the game. Miller moved Harrell to second later in the inning and she was brought home one batter after that on a single to right by Ramsey. Murray State did not score in the final two innings and held on for the 6-0 win.
Seven Racers tallied hits in the games, with Becker, Harrell, Miller and Ramsey leading the way with two each.Leslie Bridges, Levins and Twaddle also came up with hits in the game to give MSU 11 in the contest, marking its third10-plus hit performance of the young season.
While much could be said of the MSU offense in the contest, the pitching was equally impressive. Mason Robinson tossed six shutout innings for Murray State, allowing no runs on six hits with no walks and three strikeouts. In the seventh, Francis came into finish the game for Robinson and struck out the side for her second effective outing of the afternoon.
The Racers will continue play in the Blues City Classic on Saturday with games at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. First up for MSU will be Ball State, followed by Loyola Chicago. Live stats will be available for all games at the Blues City Classic with links posted at GoRacers.com
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Robinson, Mason (2-0)
L: Gurski, Megan (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Twaddle, Jessica 1 ; Harrell, Morgan 1
3B: Levins, Cayla 1
RBI: Miller, Shelbey 2 ; Ramsey, Mo 1 ; Levins, Cayla 2
SH: Bridges, Leslie 1 ; Glass, Maggie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Becker, Alexa 1 ; Twaddle, Jessica 1 ; Levins, Cayla 2 ; Harrell, Morgan 2
SB: Ramsey, Mo 1 ; Richardson, Mallory 1
Game Leaders
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