Racers Host Bruins in Midweek MVC Clash

Date (Time): Apr. 25 (3 p.m.)
Site (Venue): Murray (Racer Field)
Opponents: Indiana State
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Overall (Streak): 24-8 (W3)
In Murray (Streak): 12-2
In Nashville (Streak): 8-3
At Neutral Sites (Streak): 19-2
Last 5 vs. Belmont: WWWLW
First Meeting: W 10-2 (3/14/2010 at Nashville)
Last Meeting: W 3-2 (3/22/2023 at Murray)Biggest MSU Win: 10-0 (2/19/2012 at Oxford,
Miss.)
Biggest MSU Loss: 5-12 (4/9/2022 at Nashville)
Amundson vs. Belmont: Amundson leads 18-7
Amundson vs. Matthews: Amundson leads 7-3

In a Nutshell
Murray State softball will host Belmont for their third matchup of the season in a midweek clash, Wednesday. Last time the two teams met, Hannah James and Maya Johnson went on a pitchers battle. James threw nine perfect innings to lead the Racers and win the game ans series, while Johnson broke Belmont's program record with 22 strikeouts in a game.

Scouting Belmont
Belmont is coming off a 0-3 series loss at Missouri State, last weekend. They lost 5-8 in game three and are currently seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference standings.

Emily Cockrill and Kristen Green leads the Bruins' offense with a .336 batting average. Green also has 19 RBIs through the season with .868 OPS. Cockrill has 18 RBIs and .878 OPS.

Star pitcher Maya Johnson leads from the circle with a 2.36 ERA. Johnson has 199 strikeouts and .991. She set a new Bruin record the last the played the Racers with 22 strikeouts.

Series at Glance
This will the 33rd meeting of the longtime rivals. Murray is leading the series 24-8, winning the two meetings earliers this season.

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Players Mentioned

Hannah James

Murray State University Athletics