Racers Visit Bradley for First Road MVC Series

Dates (Times): Fri., Mar. 24 (2 p.m.). Sat., Mar. 25 (2 p.m.). Sun., Mar. 26 (12 p.m.)
Site (Venue): Murray, Ky. (Racer Field)
Opponent: Bradley
TV: ESPN+ (Friday and Sunday). ESPN3 (Saturday)
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Overall (Streak): Murray leads 1-0 (Won 1)
In Murray (Streak): -
In Peoria (Streak): -
At Neutral Sites (Streak): 1-0 (Won 1)
Last 5 vs. Bradley: -
Next Game: Mar. 29 vs. Austin Peay
Next Home Game: Mar. 29 vs. Austin Peay

In A Nutshell
Murray State softball will travel to Peoria to play at Bradley for their second Missouri Valley Conference series of the season, Friday through Saturday.

Series At a Glance
This will be the second meeting of the two teams. The Racers won their last meeting 7-1 in 2015.

Scouting Bradley
Belmont is 10-18 on the season and 2-1 in conference play. They are coming off a midweek 1-5 loss to Illinois. They went 2-1 against Evansville in the past weekend.

Notes

Murray State are coming off a 3-2 win in extra innings over longtime rivals Belmont, Wednesday.
Matchup features the Racers' defense against the Braves' offense.
Gracie Osbron leads the Races in on base and slugging percentage with .402 and .583, respectively. She also leads in batting average with .345.
Hannah James leads the Racers from the circle with a 1.97 ERA, 103 strikeouts and .957 WHIP.
Murray State and Bradley will enter the weekend's series at 148 and 190, respectively, in the latest NCAA DI RPI. Southern Illinois currently boasts the highest RPI in the Missouri Valley at 59.
Murray State pitchers are currently striking out 3.81 batters for every batter walked this season, a number that ranks them 13th in strikeout-to-walk ratio nationally. Individually, Hannah James is 23rd in the nation in the category, as she currently has a K/BB of 7.36.

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Players Mentioned

Hannah James

Gracie Osbron

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