Murray State University Athletics
Racers Close Out Home Stand With SIU
4/10/2018 5:47:00 PM | Softball
Date & Time: Apr. 11 (4 p.m.)
Opponent: Southern Illinois
Site (Venue): Murray, Ky. (Racer Field)
Video: OVCDigitalNetwork.com
Audio: None
Live Stats: GoRacersLive.com
MUR Record (Streak): 10-26, 0-8 OVC (Lost 4)
SIU Record (Streak): 20-15, 4-6 MVC (Lost 3)
All-Time Series vs. SIU (Streak): SIU leads 5-3 (Lost 1)
MSU Next Games: Apr. 14 vs. Tennessee Tech (1 p.m.)
MSU Next Home: Apr. 28 vs. Eastern Ill. (1 p.m.)
The Game
The Murray State softball team welcomes Southern Illinois to Racer Field Wednesday to close out an eight game home stand. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Last Time Out
Despite tallying 20 hits Monday, the Racers scored just two runs and fell in both games of a doubleheader to UT Martin, 3-2 in eight innings and 4-0. On Sunday, the Racers lost a pair of late leads and fell in heartbreaking fashion to Southeast Missouri twice, 8-7 and 11-8.
The Southern Illinois Series
Murray State split with SIU earlier this season at the Coach B Classic with Murray State winning game one, 5-3, and the Salukis taking game two, 8-0, in six innings. With the split, Murray State now trails the all-time series with SIU, 5-3, but is 1-1 in game in Murray.
Scouting The Salukis
The Salukis dropped all three games in the series with Drake last weekend and are now 20-15 overall and 4-6 in the Missouri Valley. SIU will enter Wednesday hitting .270 as a team, allowing opponents to hit .259 against them and have a staff ERA of 2.97. Katelyn Massa leads the way for SIU at the plate with a .350 average and a team-high 36 RBI, while Maddy Vermejan follows closely behind at .344. In the circle, Brianna Jones is 16-4 in 27 appearances with a 1.98 ERA. She currently allows opponents to hit .239 against her and has a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.6 with 131 strikeouts and 36 walks.
Free For All
Currently, Sunday's and Monday's games are scheduled to be broadcast on OVCDigitalNetwork.com. As always, all games broadcast on the OVCDN are free of charge. Please note that coverage is subject to change without notice due to weather conditions.
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OK, What's Next?
Murray State hit the road to continue OVC play to take on Tennessee Tech in a doubleheader Saturday, followed by Morehead State Sunday.
