Racers Sweep Evansville in Mid-Week DH

Thursday, April 10

Racer Field

3 p.m.

Murray State

20-18

Evansville

15-20

Evansville

Murray St.

Photo by: Sam Sheffer

4/10/2014 9:53:00 PM | Softball

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The Murray State softball team swept a doubleheader with regional rival Evansville Thursday at Racer Field with identical 9-3 scores in each game.

Evansville (15-21) jumped out to an early 3-1 lead in game one, but Murray State all but put the game away in the third when it scored seven runs on six hits. A seven-spot was also the Racers' key to game two, this time accomplishing it in the second, as they won the second by the same score as the first, 9-3.

Murray State (21-18) outhit the Purple Aces, 18-17, on the afternoon including posting its 11^th 10-plus hit performance of the season in game two with 11. The Racers also had a flawless day in the field as they committed no errors, compared to three by Evansville.

Mo Ramsey had a big afternoon for MSU, as she went 5-for-7 on the day, including a perfect 3-for-3 in game two. She also finished the day with two RBIs, two runs, a walk and a stolen base.

Two Racers went yard on the afternoon with Jessica Twaddle launching her third of the season in the first game and Mallory Young getting her first collegiate home run in the second. Other MSU players with notable performances were Alexa Becker, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a walk and a stolen base in the opener, and Casey Castile, who was 2-for-4 with a run and a RBI in the finale.

J.J. Francis picked up both wins for Murray State on the afternoon, improving to 6-2 the season by tossing the final four frames of each game. She gave up just one run on six hits with five strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .214 average over eight full innings.

Murray State will return to OVC action on the weekend when it travels to Clarksville to take on Austin Peay in a three-game set. First pitch is scheduled for Noon on both Saturday and Sunday, with the second game on Saturday set to begin immediately following the first.