Racers Host Bruins in MVC Clash

Wednesday, March 22

Murray, Ky.

3 p.m.

Murray State

Belmont

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

3/21/2023 11:20:00 PM | Softball

Game Notes

Long time rivals meet for the 31st time in a new conference.

Date (Time): Wed., Mar. 22 (3 p.m.)
Site (Venue): Murray, Ky. (Racer Field)
Opponents: Belmont
TV: ESPN+ (PxP: Todd Hamilton)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Overall (Streak): Murray leads 22-8 (Won 1)
In Murray (Streak): UNI leads 11-2 (Lost 1)
Nashville (Streak): Murray leads 7-4 (Won 1)
At Neutral Sites (Streak): 4-2 (Won 1)
Last 5 vs. UNI: 3-2 (LWWLW)
First Meeting: W 10-2 (3/14/10 at BEL)
Last Meeting: W 5-2 (5/14/22 at Oxford, Ala.)

Fast Facts

Murray State is 15-12 after a weekend series loss to UNI.
Bailey Broemmer went 2-for-3 in game one with Murray State's lone RBI, a fourth-inning single that scored Lilly Fischer of the weekend.
Lindsey Carroll got the lone Racer hit in game two, a single in the Racers' second at-bat of the game.
Murray State scattered just three hits across seven innings with no runs in the series finale. It marked the second consecutive game that the Murray State bats were kept mostly silent by Samantha Heyer, who struck out 23 Racers over a combined 12.0 innings of work.

Scounting Belmont
Belmont is 14-11 on the season and 1-1 in conference play. They are coming off a 1-2 week with a loss against Indiana and going 1-1 in their series against Illinois State.

Kristen Green currently leads the Bruins with a .359 batting average, whille Nicole Hughes and Brenna Blume leads in RBIs with 15 each. Maya Johnson leads the Bruins in the circle with a 9-4 record, a 2.35 ERA and 111 strikeouts.

Series at Glance
This will be the 30th meeting of the longtime rivalry. Their last meeting was for the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in 2022, where the Racers won 5-2 to win the championship.