Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, April 11
Racer Field
1 p.m.
Murray State
23-14, 0
4
vs
3
Southeast Missouri
10-19, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Mo. St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Murray St. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Photo by: Patti Twaddle
Softball Walks-Off Twice In DH Sweep of SEMO
4/11/2015 7:24:00 PM | Softball
A walk-off walk from Cayla Levins and a walk-off single from Alexa Becker, helped propel the Murray State softball team to a pair of wins, 4-3 and 6-5, over Southeast Missouri on Saturday afternoon at Racer Field.
In game one, after Murray State (24-14, 11-5 OVC) went ahead early when Shelbey Miller scored on a Southeast Missouri error in the second, India Davis answered for the Redhawks (10-20, 5-9 OVC) in the fourth with an RBI-single to tie the game at one.
Murray State looked to be cruising towards the win after they added two run on a RBI-single from Jessica Twaddle in the fifth and a sacrifice fly from Kaylyn Zierke that scored Miller in the sixth. However, SEMO was able to tie the game at three in the seventh on a two-run single from Taylor McDannold.
Despite being forced to play the bottom half of the inning, Murray State responded well by loading the bases with no outs on a walk by Mo Ramsey, a pitch that hit Twaddle and a single from Jocelynn Rodgers. With the Redhawks, retiring the next two batters, Cayla Levins answered the call and stared at a 3-1 pitch to draw the game-winning base on balls.
Shelbey Miller led the Racers in the opener by going 3-for-4 with a pair of runs, while Twaddle followed at 2-for-3 with a run and a RBI. CheyAnne Gaskey improved to 12-7 on the season by allowing three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts over 6.1 innings. Haven Campbell closed out the game for MSU and earned her second save of the season by allowing just one hit and striking out one in three batters faced.
In game two, the Racers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first with a single from Jocelynn Rodgers that scored two and a single from Cayla Levins that drove in Rodgers. However, Lindsey Patterson erased the lead in the top of the fifth when she homered for the fifth time this season with two on board to tie the game at three.
In the bottom of the inning, Murray State responded by adding a pair of runs on another RBI-single from Levins and a ball put in play for a fielder's choice by Mallory Young that allowed Maggie Glass to cross the plate and make the score 5-3. However, just like the first  game, the Redhawks tied the game in the top of the seventh, this time on a double from Meaghan Touchette.
In the bottom of the frame, Miller led off the inning with a single and was joined on the base paths two batters later by Mallory Richardson, who was hit by a pitch. With extra innings looming once again and two outs on the board, Alexa Becker drove a ball up the middle that allowed Miller to score from second and gave MSU the 6-5 win.
Twaddle was 3-for-4 in the game with a run, while Becker, Rodgers, Glass, Miller and Levins all followed with two hits each. J.J. Francis earned the relief win for Murray State to improve to 1-1 on the season, after she allowed just two runs on two hits over 2.2 innings.
The Racers and Redhawks will return to Racer Field Sunday for the final game of the series. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
In game one, after Murray State (24-14, 11-5 OVC) went ahead early when Shelbey Miller scored on a Southeast Missouri error in the second, India Davis answered for the Redhawks (10-20, 5-9 OVC) in the fourth with an RBI-single to tie the game at one.
Murray State looked to be cruising towards the win after they added two run on a RBI-single from Jessica Twaddle in the fifth and a sacrifice fly from Kaylyn Zierke that scored Miller in the sixth. However, SEMO was able to tie the game at three in the seventh on a two-run single from Taylor McDannold.
Despite being forced to play the bottom half of the inning, Murray State responded well by loading the bases with no outs on a walk by Mo Ramsey, a pitch that hit Twaddle and a single from Jocelynn Rodgers. With the Redhawks, retiring the next two batters, Cayla Levins answered the call and stared at a 3-1 pitch to draw the game-winning base on balls.
Shelbey Miller led the Racers in the opener by going 3-for-4 with a pair of runs, while Twaddle followed at 2-for-3 with a run and a RBI. CheyAnne Gaskey improved to 12-7 on the season by allowing three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts over 6.1 innings. Haven Campbell closed out the game for MSU and earned her second save of the season by allowing just one hit and striking out one in three batters faced.
In game two, the Racers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first with a single from Jocelynn Rodgers that scored two and a single from Cayla Levins that drove in Rodgers. However, Lindsey Patterson erased the lead in the top of the fifth when she homered for the fifth time this season with two on board to tie the game at three.
In the bottom of the inning, Murray State responded by adding a pair of runs on another RBI-single from Levins and a ball put in play for a fielder's choice by Mallory Young that allowed Maggie Glass to cross the plate and make the score 5-3. However, just like the first  game, the Redhawks tied the game in the top of the seventh, this time on a double from Meaghan Touchette.
In the bottom of the frame, Miller led off the inning with a single and was joined on the base paths two batters later by Mallory Richardson, who was hit by a pitch. With extra innings looming once again and two outs on the board, Alexa Becker drove a ball up the middle that allowed Miller to score from second and gave MSU the 6-5 win.
Twaddle was 3-for-4 in the game with a run, while Becker, Rodgers, Glass, Miller and Levins all followed with two hits each. J.J. Francis earned the relief win for Murray State to improve to 1-1 on the season, after she allowed just two runs on two hits over 2.2 innings.
The Racers and Redhawks will return to Racer Field Sunday for the final game of the series. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gaskey, CheyAnne (12-7)
L: KRUMREY, Madeline (7-7)
S: Campbell, Haven (2)
Batting:
2B: CARPENTER, Savannah 1
RBI: MCDANNOLD, Taylor 2 ; DAVIS, India 1
SH: HAYES, Riley 2
Base Running:
RUNS: CARPENTER, Savannah 1 ; FORTNER, Kayla 1 ; WERNIG, Claire 1
CS: ECCLES, Shelby 1
Batting:
2B: Miller, Shelbey 1
RBI: Twaddle, Jessica 1 ; Levins, Cayla 1 ; Zierke, Kaylyn 1
SH: Ramsey, Mo 1 ; Levins, Cayla 1
SF: Zierke, Kaylyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Becker, Alexa 1 ; Twaddle, Jessica 1 ; Miller, Shelbey 2
SB: Miller, Shelbey 1
HBP: Twaddle, Jessica 1
Game Leaders
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2
H
3
RBI
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3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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