Racers Visit Redbirds

Game Information
Dates (Times): Friday, March 22 (11 am CT), Saturday, March 23 (2 pm CT), & Sunday, March 24 (12 pm CT)
Site (Venue): Normal, Ill.
Opponent: Illinois State
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com

The Murray State softball visits Illinois State for their second Missouri Valley Conference weekend, Friday through Sunday.

Notes

The Racers opened MVC play with a 2-1 series win over UIC. They are coming off a 1-7 loss at Belmont.
Jenna Veber is leading the Racers from the circle with a 1.07 ERA and a 10-6 win-lose record.
Veber has made 17 starts through 20 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' scoring with 12 stolen bases through 13 attempts along with 14 scored runs.
Lily Fischer and Parker Holcombe each has home runs this past weekend.
Holcombe hit an inside parker against 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 fourth meeting between the Racers and the Redbirds. Illinois State have won all three of the previous meetings.

Illinois State won their previous meeting 2-0 in Normal.

Scouting Illinois State
Illinois State has a 7-21 overall record and has opened conference play with a 1-2 record. They are 0-1 at home.

Delainey Bryant leads the Redbirds' offense with a .322 batting average while Jayden Standish leads in scoring with 11 RBIs.

Paige McLeod leads the circle with a 2.60 ERA while posting 36 strikeouts and only allowing 80 hits through 335 batters faced.

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Players Mentioned

Lily Fischer

Adison Hicks

Parker Holcombe

Taylor Jackson

Jenna Veber

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