Racers Visit Bruins in Midweek Matchup

Game Information
Dates (Times): Tuesday, March 19 2024 (4 pm CT)
Site (Venue): Nashville, Tenn.
Opponent: Belmont
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com

The Murray State softball visits Belmont for a midweek matchup, Tuesday.

Notes

The Racers opened MVC play with a 2-1 series win over UIC.
Jenna Veber is leading the Racers from the circle with a 0.95 ERA and a 10-5 win-lose record.
Veber has made 16 starts through 19 appearances while posting seven complete games, three shutouts and one no-hitter.
Catcher Taylor Jackson two away from being the all-time program leader in caught stealing by.
Adison Hicks leads the Racers offense with .290 batting average. She ahs 12 stolen bases through 13 attempts.
Lily Fischer and Parker Holcombe each has home runs this past weekend.
Holcombe hit an inside parker against UIC.
The Racers take their conference-opener series with a 2-1 win over UIC.
They dropped the first game 1-2 as they struggled to find offense but came back to dominantly won the second and third games, 9-2 and 6-0 respectively.
MSU is now 6-2 at home.
Catcher Taylor Jackson leads the nation with 13 caught stealing by while the Racers are 24th in the nation in double plays per game (.52)
The Racers will visit Belmont in a midweek conference matchup, Tuesday, and will spend the weekend in Normal, Illinois, for a series against the Redbirds.
Murray State placed fourth in the regular season of their inaugural campaign at the Missouri Valley Conference last season. They are picked sixth in the preseason polls.

Series at a Glance
This will be the Racers 34th meeting with the Bruins. MSU leads the series 25-8 and have win their previous meeting 1-0.

Last time in Nashville, the Races and Bruins went 10 innings. Lily Fischer the winning home run in the top of the tenth.

Scouting Belmont
Belmont has a 15-9 overall record and has opened conference play with a 3-2 record.

Nicole Hughes leads their offesne with a .416 batting average, 1.158 OPS, 32 hits, 21 RBIs and four home runs.

Maya Johnson leads the circle with 1.87 ERA while posting 80 strikeouts and has two shutouts.

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Players Mentioned

Lily Fischer

Adison Hicks

Parker Holcombe

Taylor Jackson

Jenna Veber

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