Late Inning Heroics Lead To Softball Sweep of SEMO

Sunday, April 12

Racer Field

1 p.m.

Murray State

25-14, 0

Southeast Missouri

10-21, 0

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

Photo by: Patti Twaddle

4/12/2015 4:17:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

A third consecutive walk-off, and second in a row by Alexa Becker, helped lift the Murray State softball team to a three-game sweep of Southeast Missouri via a 2-1 win over the Redhawks on Sunday afternoon at Racer Field in Murray.

Murray State (25-14, 12-5 OVC) was able to produce five hits in the first six innings of Sunday's finale, but were unable to push any of those across the plate. The Racers had three runners in scoring position during that span, including two runners at third, but the closest they were able to get to a run was Mo Ramsey being thrown out at home in the first on a botched steal attempt.

While Murray State had trouble producing runs, Southeast Missouri (10-21, 5-10 OVC) could not produce a hit off of MSU pitcher Haven Campbell in the first six innings. Campbell carried her no-hit bid all the way to the seventh, where it was broken up in heart wrenching fashion on a leadoff home run by Kayla Fortner.

After Campbell retired the next better and the Racers allowed a base runner with an error, CheyAnne Gaskey came in to try and finish off the Redhawks and give her team a chance at the win. Gaskey, who advanced to 13-7 on the year with win, did exactly that and struck out the final two batters to send her team back to the plate.

Shelbey Miller led off the inning with single down the first base line and would go on to steal second in the next at bat. With one out, Kaylyn Zierke got on board on a walk and was followed by Taylor Odom, who reached on an infield single. Becker then closed the door on the Redhawks for good with a double to the left center wall that allowed Miller and Zierke's pinch runner, Brianne Sanders, to score for the 2-1 win.

Cayla Levins led Murray State by going 2-for-3 on Sunday, while Becker, Ramsey, Twaddle, Miller, Odom each tallied one hit in the contest.

With no mid-week action this week, the Racers now turn their attention to next weekend's trip to Alabama and Tennessee. On Saturday, the Racers play at Jacksonville State, followed by a Sunday trip to Tennessee Tech. Saturday's doubleheader in Jacksonville is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start, while Sunday's doubleheader in Cookeville will begin at Noon.