Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
Southern Illinois
Racers Visit Carbondale to Play Salukis
4/27/2023 10:27:00 PM | Softball
Murray State softball will travel to Southern Illinois for MVC clash.
Date (Time):Â Apr. 27-29Â (4Â p.m., 2 p.m., & 12 p.m.)
Site (Venue): Charlotte West Stadium
Opponents:Â Southern Illinois
TV: Friday and Sunday (ESPN+), Saturday (ESPN3)
Live Stats:Â GoRacers.com
Overall (Streak): 4-10-1 (T1)
In Murray (Streak): 1-2-1 (T1)
In Carbondale (Streak): 2-6 (L3)
At Neutral Sites (Streak): 1-2 (L2)
Last 5 vs. Southern Illinois: TLLLL
First Meeting: L 2-4 (5/1/2012 at Carbondale)
Last Meeting:T 6-6 8 Inn. (4/20/2022 at Murray)
Biggest MSU Win: W 5-3 (3/2/2018 at Carbondale)
Biggest MSU Loss: 1-9 (4/1/2014 at Carbondale)
Amundson vs. SIU: 4-9-1
Amundson vs. Sewell: Sewell leads 1-0
In a Nutshell
Murray State softball travels to Carbondale for Missouri Valley Conference series against Southern Illinois. The Racers are coming off a midweek win over Belmont as Gracie Osbron hit a walkoff home run in the seventh inning and sweep the series.
Scouting Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois is coming off a midweek loss to Missouri State following a 1-2 series loss to Bradley in the weekend.
They are currently sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 9-8 conference play record.
Emma Austin is the Salukis' main offesnive force with .368 batting average and .902 OPS. While freshman infielder Jackie Lis is their top scorer with 40 RBIs and 15 home runs.
Madi Eberle leads the Salukis from the circle with 2.33 ERA and 1.47 WHIP. Freshman Elliot Stinson leads in strikeouts with 67.
Series at Glance
This will be the 16th meetin between Murray and Southern Illinois. Their last meeting ended with a tie due to rain after going 7-7 through the eighth inning.Â
Southern Illinois is leading the series 10-4, winning four of the last five meetings.
