<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.goracers.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Murray State University Athletics</title><link>https://admin.goracers.com/rss.aspx?path=softball</link><description>Latest news items for Murray State University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.goracers.com/rss?path=softball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Softball Season Comes to an End in MVC Finals</title><link>https://goracers.com/news/2026/5/9/softball-season-comes-to-an-end-in-mvc-finals</link><guid>https://goracers.com/news/2026/5/9/softball-season-comes-to-an-end-in-mvc-finals</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 MVC Championship Final" 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CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>9</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22976</s:story_id></item><item><title>Racers Advance to MVC Finals</title><link>https://goracers.com/news/2026/5/8/softball-racers-advance-to-mvc-finals</link><guid>https://goracers.com/news/2026/5/8/softball-racers-advance-to-mvc-finals</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Karlye Graber" src="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/8/8E0A1318.jpg" /><br /><br />The Murray State Racers (29-22, 17-9 MVC) move on to the final round of the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Championship after falling to the Belmont Bruins (39-11, 21-5 MVC) and defeating the Southern Illinois Salukis (34-17, 21-6 MVC) on Friday in Carbondale, Illinois.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/8/8E0A1318.jpg" /><media:content 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/><pubDate>Thu, 7 May 2026 19:06:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>9</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22971</s:story_id></item><item><title>Racers Run Away With Opening Round Victory</title><link>https://goracers.com/news/2026/5/6/softball-racers-run-away-with-opening-round-victory</link><guid>https://goracers.com/news/2026/5/6/softball-racers-run-away-with-opening-round-victory</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 MVC First Round vs Evansville" src="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/6/0O6A4416.JPG" /><br /><br />The Murray State Racers (27-21, 17-9 MVC) defeated the Evansville Purple Aces (21-29, 12-15 MVC) in run-rule fashion to claim a victory in the opening round of the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Softball Championship in Carbondale, Illinois.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Minor</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/5/8E0A9331-2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 5 May 2026 11:57:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>9</s:sport_id><s:story_id>22965</s:story_id></item><item><title>Murray State Athletics Announces Baseball/Softball Performance Center</title><link>https://goracers.com/news/2023/4/4/murray-state-athletics-announces-baseball-softball-performance-center</link><guid>https://goracers.com/news/2023/4/4/murray-state-athletics-announces-baseball-softball-performance-center</guid><category>Baseball, Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Baseball/Softball" src="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/4/4/04-04-23_baseball_softball_Indoor_release.jpg" /><br /><br />Murray State Athletics announced a monumental step forward for the Racer baseball and softball programs as plans to build the Baseball/Softball Performance Center have been finalized. The indoor space, to be completed by the start of the 2023 fall semester, marks the first of its kind for either program.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/4/4/04-04-23_baseball_softball_Indoor_release.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/4/4/04-04-23_baseball_softball_Indoor_release.jpg"><media:title>Baseball/Softball</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/4/4/04-04-23_baseball_softball_Indoor_release.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 4 Apr 2023 10:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>20513</s:story_id></item><item><title>Waldron Named MVC Freshman of the Week</title><link>https://goracers.com/news/2026/5/5/softball-waldron-named-mvc-freshman-of-the-week</link><guid>https://goracers.com/news/2026/5/5/softball-waldron-named-mvc-freshman-of-the-week</guid><category>Softball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Allie Waldron " src="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/5/8E0A9465-2.jpg" /><br /><br />Catcher Allie Waldron of Murray State softball was named the Missouri Valley Freshman of the Week as announced by the league office in St. Louis on Tuesday morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/5/8E0A9465-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.goracers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/5/8E0A9465-2.jpg"><media:title>Allie Waldron </media:title></media:content><enclosure 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