Rally Falls Short - Racers Drop Sunday Game - Murray State University Athletics

Sunday, March 16

Murray, KY

12 p.m.

Murray State

9-14, 1-3

Bradley

11-15, 2-1

Bradley

Murray State

Rally Falls Short - Racers Drop Sunday Game

3/16/2025 3:37:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Murray State Returns Tuesday at Belmont

By: Charlie Williams

The Murray State Racers (9-14, MVC 1-3) fell 4-3 to the Bradley Braves (11-15, 2-1 MVC) in the rubber match on Sunday in Murray, Ky.

Despite the cold weather, the Racer bats warmed up early as Katy Huels hit a stand-up triple in the team's first at-bat of the game. Parker Holcombe got the RBI on the next at-bat, sending Huels home with an infield single.

Trailing by a run, Bradley finally got going in the third inning. Ella Shafer scored a pair of runs on a double to deep center field to put the Braves in front 2-1. They increased their lead to 4-1 in the sixth with another two-RBI double, this time from Abbott Badgley.

Courtney Sandy responded in the bottom of the inning after coming in as a pinch runner for Ava Ozment, following her single. After advancing to second on a wild pitch, Sandy raced all the way home from second base on a sacrifice from Erin Lackey.

Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the second, the Racers looked to be in business following a Rylee Webb lead-off double. Taylor Franzen cut the deficit to just one with another double, scoring Webb. The Racers got the winning run on base with no outs after a single from Huels, however during the next at-bat Franzen was called out after review for leaving second base early on a wild pitch. The Braves got the final two outs on a Parker Holcombe strikeout and a flyout from Kenly Minor, escaping with the 4-3 win.

Sydney Kennedy (6-8) got the win in the circle, pitching all seven innings and striking out seven while allowing three earned runs. Bre Haislip (4-7) took the loss after allowing four earned runs in five innings.

Katy Huels led the team with a pair of hits while Parker Holcombe, Ava Ozment, Rylee Webb, and Taylor Franzen had one each. Holcombe, Franzen, and Erin Lackey each had one RBI.

Abbott Badgley led the Braves with two hits and a pair of RBI and Ella Schafer also had two RBI.

The Racers are back for midweek action against Belmont in Nashville, Tenn. at 3:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, March 18.

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