Murray State University Athletics
Friday, March 4
Carbondale, Ill.
12:15 p.m.
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Photo by: Justine Ertl - Murray State Athletics
Racers Split Opening Day at Coach B Classic
3/4/2022 7:33:00 PM | Softball
The Racers mercy-ruled Ball State 8-0 before falling 1-0 to Northern Kentucky
Murray State softball (10-6) have won nine of their last 12 games, splitting the opening day at SIU's Coach B Classic mercy-ruling Ball State (4-8), 8-0 in six innings, before being shut out by the Northern Kentucky Norse (8-8), 1-0 on Friday in Carbondale, Illinois.
Game One – Murray State 8, Ball State 0 (6)
The Racers used a five-run sixth and Hannah James' two-hit performance to help the Racers win their fourth straight.
Logan Braundmeier put the Racers up 1-0 in the first, scoring on an overthrow at third base.
In the fourth, Lindsey Carroll smacked her third triple of the season over the head of the right fielder on the hit-and-run as Gracie Osbron and Sierra Gilmore came around to score from first and second.
A great catch at the wall by Jensen Striegel kept the Cardinals off the board in the fifth.
After Gilmore walked to leadoff the sixth, Osbron crushed a two-run shot over the wall in dead center to extend the lead to 5-0. Back-to-back singles and a walk loaded the bases for Striegel who beat out an infield single, plating one. Next batter, Isabella Wilson was hit by the pitch to score another and Braundmeier ended the game with an RBI single to left field.
James was dominate in the circle throwing all fivsixe innings. She struck out five in the two-hitter.
Game Two – Murray State 3, NKU 1
The bats were quiet in the night cap against Northern Kentucky as neither team could muster much offensively. There were seven three-up-three-down half innings as the Racers were held to one hit while the Norse held to two hits.
The only run to score was an unearned run by the Norse in the bottom of the fifth.
Jenna Veber took the loss, despite not allowing an earned run. She threw 5.1 innings striking out five while Emma Olejniczak replaced Veber in the bottom of the six to throw 0.2 innings.
The Racers continue at the Coach B Classic facing Big Ten foe Northwestern tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Carbondale, Illinois.
Game One – Murray State 8, Ball State 0 (6)
The Racers used a five-run sixth and Hannah James' two-hit performance to help the Racers win their fourth straight.
Logan Braundmeier put the Racers up 1-0 in the first, scoring on an overthrow at third base.
In the fourth, Lindsey Carroll smacked her third triple of the season over the head of the right fielder on the hit-and-run as Gracie Osbron and Sierra Gilmore came around to score from first and second.
A great catch at the wall by Jensen Striegel kept the Cardinals off the board in the fifth.
After Gilmore walked to leadoff the sixth, Osbron crushed a two-run shot over the wall in dead center to extend the lead to 5-0. Back-to-back singles and a walk loaded the bases for Striegel who beat out an infield single, plating one. Next batter, Isabella Wilson was hit by the pitch to score another and Braundmeier ended the game with an RBI single to left field.
James was dominate in the circle throwing all fivsixe innings. She struck out five in the two-hitter.
Game Two – Murray State 3, NKU 1
The bats were quiet in the night cap against Northern Kentucky as neither team could muster much offensively. There were seven three-up-three-down half innings as the Racers were held to one hit while the Norse held to two hits.
The only run to score was an unearned run by the Norse in the bottom of the fifth.
Jenna Veber took the loss, despite not allowing an earned run. She threw 5.1 innings striking out five while Emma Olejniczak replaced Veber in the bottom of the six to throw 0.2 innings.
The Racers continue at the Coach B Classic facing Big Ten foe Northwestern tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Carbondale, Illinois.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: James, Hannah (4-2)
L: JONES, Deborah (0-3)
Base Running:
CS: GIBSON, Kaitlyn 1
Batting:
2B: Gilmore, Sierra 1 ; Fischer, Lily 1
3B: Carroll, Lindsey 1
HR: Osbron, Gracie 1
RBI: Braundmeier, Logan 1 ; Osbron, Gracie 2 ; Carroll, Lindsey 2 ; Striegel, Jensen 1 ; Wilson, Isabella 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Braundmeier, Logan 1 ; Gilmore, Sierra 2 ; Osbron, Gracie 2 ; Carroll, Lindsey 1 ; Caple, Jordan 1 ; CROSLIN, Brea 1
CS: Osbron, Gracie 1
HBP: Wilson, Isabella 1
Game Leaders
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