Murray State University Athletics
Tuesday, April 21
Evansville, Ind.
3 p.m.
Murray State
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Evansville
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Photo by: Patti Twaddle
Racers Head to Evansville For Mid-Week DH
4/20/2015 7:26:00 PM | Softball
Opponent: Evansville
Date (Time): Apr. 20 (DH) (3 p.m.)
Site (Venue): Evansville, Ind. (Cooper Stadium)
Audio: WUEV 91.5 FM (Online Only)
Video: OVCDigitalNetwrk.com
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersSoftball
MUR Record (Streak): 27-16 (W2)
UE Record (Streak): 10-36 (ZL2)
All-Time Series vs. UE (Streak): Â 6-6 [2-4 in Evansville] (W4)
MUR Next Games: Apr. 25-26 vs. Austin Peay
MUR Next Home: Apr. 25-26 vs. Austin Peay
Tuesday's Action
With just one day's rest, Murray State will travel to Evansville for its penultimate non-conference series of the season.
Last Time Out
The Racers dropped the first two games of the weekend at Jacksonville State Saturday, but bounced back with two wins on Sunday at Tennessee Tech. At Tennessee Tech, the Racers won game one, 4-0, with CheyAnne Gaskey posting her fourth shutout of the season with no runs on five hits with strikeouts over seven innings. Jessica Twaddle was 2-for-3 in the contest with a home run and accounted for three of MSU's four RBIs.
In game two, MSU jumped out to a early 4-0 lead, only to have the Golden Eagles battle back in the bottom of the sixth with five runs after an 82 minute rain delay. Murray State then exploded for 10 runs on 11 hits in the top of the seventh for the 14-5 win. Twaddle was a career-high 4-for-5 in the game, while Mo Ramsey and Erica Howard had three hits each.
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Series History vs. Evansville
The Racers have been roll as of late against Evansville, winning the last four meetings to even the series at 6-6. Murray State won each of three meetings last season, two in Murray and one in Memphis, and won the back end of a doubleheader at Evansville in 2013. The win at Cooper Stadium in 2013 by Murray State was one of just two all-time wins against the Purple Aces in Evansville.
Scouting The Purple Aces
Evansville has struggled at times this season and will enter Tuesday at 10-36 overall and 2-17 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Purple Aces lost both games of a MVC doubleheader at home this past weekend to Northern Iowa and have now won just three of their last 10 games.
Danielle Freeman leads UE this season with a .357 average with 10 home runs and 22 RBIs, while Chandra Parr follows at .311 with 20 RBIs. In the circle, Amanda Blankenship has served as the ace and is 6-22 with a 6.08 ERA and 104 strikeouts so far this season.
As a team, Evansville has a combined batting average of .258, while opponents are hitting .324 against them. The Purple Aces also have a staff ERA of 6.27, are averaging 3.7 strikeouts per seven innings and have a strikeout to walk ratio of 0.9:1.
It's A 10
The 10 runs Murray State scored in the top of the seventh in game two at Tennessee Tech last Sunday is the second most in school history. The record is 11 and was score on Apr. 10, 2011 at Austin Peay.
Straight To The Top
The 18 hits in game two at Tennessee Tech last Sunday is now tied for the most in a game in program history. The first time the feat was accomplished was on May 5, 2013 at home against Austin Peay.
Four To Score
In the final game last Sunday against Tennessee Tech, Jessica Twaddle became just the fifth Racers to tally four hits in a game. The record stands at five and was accomplished by Shelbey Miller on May 5, 2013 against Austin Peay.
Next Up
The Racers host Austin Peay in their final home conference games of the season. Both Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's single game are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
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Date (Time): Apr. 20 (DH) (3 p.m.)
Site (Venue): Evansville, Ind. (Cooper Stadium)
Audio: WUEV 91.5 FM (Online Only)
Video: OVCDigitalNetwrk.com
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersSoftball
MUR Record (Streak): 27-16 (W2)
UE Record (Streak): 10-36 (ZL2)
All-Time Series vs. UE (Streak): Â 6-6 [2-4 in Evansville] (W4)
MUR Next Games: Apr. 25-26 vs. Austin Peay
MUR Next Home: Apr. 25-26 vs. Austin Peay
Tuesday's Action
With just one day's rest, Murray State will travel to Evansville for its penultimate non-conference series of the season.
Last Time Out
The Racers dropped the first two games of the weekend at Jacksonville State Saturday, but bounced back with two wins on Sunday at Tennessee Tech. At Tennessee Tech, the Racers won game one, 4-0, with CheyAnne Gaskey posting her fourth shutout of the season with no runs on five hits with strikeouts over seven innings. Jessica Twaddle was 2-for-3 in the contest with a home run and accounted for three of MSU's four RBIs.
In game two, MSU jumped out to a early 4-0 lead, only to have the Golden Eagles battle back in the bottom of the sixth with five runs after an 82 minute rain delay. Murray State then exploded for 10 runs on 11 hits in the top of the seventh for the 14-5 win. Twaddle was a career-high 4-for-5 in the game, while Mo Ramsey and Erica Howard had three hits each.
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Series History vs. Evansville
The Racers have been roll as of late against Evansville, winning the last four meetings to even the series at 6-6. Murray State won each of three meetings last season, two in Murray and one in Memphis, and won the back end of a doubleheader at Evansville in 2013. The win at Cooper Stadium in 2013 by Murray State was one of just two all-time wins against the Purple Aces in Evansville.
Scouting The Purple Aces
Evansville has struggled at times this season and will enter Tuesday at 10-36 overall and 2-17 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Purple Aces lost both games of a MVC doubleheader at home this past weekend to Northern Iowa and have now won just three of their last 10 games.
Danielle Freeman leads UE this season with a .357 average with 10 home runs and 22 RBIs, while Chandra Parr follows at .311 with 20 RBIs. In the circle, Amanda Blankenship has served as the ace and is 6-22 with a 6.08 ERA and 104 strikeouts so far this season.
As a team, Evansville has a combined batting average of .258, while opponents are hitting .324 against them. The Purple Aces also have a staff ERA of 6.27, are averaging 3.7 strikeouts per seven innings and have a strikeout to walk ratio of 0.9:1.
It's A 10
The 10 runs Murray State scored in the top of the seventh in game two at Tennessee Tech last Sunday is the second most in school history. The record is 11 and was score on Apr. 10, 2011 at Austin Peay.
Straight To The Top
The 18 hits in game two at Tennessee Tech last Sunday is now tied for the most in a game in program history. The first time the feat was accomplished was on May 5, 2013 at home against Austin Peay.
Four To Score
In the final game last Sunday against Tennessee Tech, Jessica Twaddle became just the fifth Racers to tally four hits in a game. The record stands at five and was accomplished by Shelbey Miller on May 5, 2013 against Austin Peay.
Next Up
The Racers host Austin Peay in their final home conference games of the season. Both Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's single game are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
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