Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, May 4
Central Park
5 p.m.
Murray State
vs
Austin Peay
Photo by: Murray State Sports Information
Softball Welcomes Austin Peay for Final Regular Season Series
5/3/2013 5:11:00 PM | Softball
UPDATE: Game times for Saturday's doubleheader have been moved to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m due to weather in the area.
Game Notes
MSU 2013 Record: 21-26 (12-10 OVC, 4th)
This Weekend's Opponent:
Austin Peay: 18-24 (9-15 OVC, 9th) | Live Stats G1 | Live Stats G2 | Live Stats G3
All-Time vs. APSU: 5-4
The Murray State softball team will look to secure the fourth seed in next weekend's OVC Tournament when it hosts Austin Peay in the final three-game series of the season on Saturday and Sunday at Central Park.
The Racers found themselves down 5-1 in the final inning of both games of Wednesday's doubleheader with Memphis. In both games, the Racers rallied in the final half-inning only to fall just short and lose each contest by a 5-4 margin.
In game one, the Tigers jumped out to an early lead when Lelani Bernardino scored on a passed ball in the top of the first. The Racers, however, went on to tie the game in the next inning on a solo home run from Casey Castile, her eighth of the season.
In the third, Memphis surged to 4-1 lead when they were able to capitalize on a pair of throwing errors by the Racers and an RBI single from Bernardino. The Tigers would tack on the would-be game-winner in the sixth when Laura Curtis sent one sailing over the wall in left field.
With her team's back to the wall, Christian Cox got the bottom of the seventh started right when she singled through the right side. Cox came home in the next at bat when Erica Howard made it 5-3 by hitting the first home run of her collegiate career.
Two batters later Alexa Becker made it a one-run game when she went yard for the 12th time this season. That would be as close as the Racers would get, as Memphis reliever Jordan Richwood struck out the next batter to clinch the win for her team.
In game two, the Racers were first on the board in the first inning when Castile scored Mo Ramsey on a sacrifice fly to right field. The score remained 1-0 until the top of the fourth when Curtis hit her second home run of the afternoon to tie the game at one all.
Neither team was able to score in the final three and a half innings, so the game went to extras with the international tie breaker in effect. In the eighth, Memphis was able to score four runs on four hits to take a 5-1 lead to the bottom of the eighth. The Racers picked up three runs in the bottom of the frame on a two-RBI single from Ellyn Troup and a RBI single from Bridges, but once again came up just short and fell 5-4.
The Racers and Lady Govs have met nine previous times, with Murray State holding a 5-4 advantage. The series is tied 3-3 in Murray with Austin Peay winning the first three-game set in 2010, 2-1, and the Racers taking last season's series by the same margin. Murray State gained the one-game advantage in the overall series by taking the only three games in Clarksville in 2011, 2-1.
The Lady Govs are coming off a three-game sweep of Southeast Missouri last weekend and are currently 18-24 on the year and 9-15 in the OVC. Austin Peay is currently ninth in the standings and would need at least two wins this weekend coupled with at least two losses from Morehead State in order to qualify for next weekend's OVC tournament.
Junior Lauren de Castro has been a tour de force for the Lady Govs this season both at the plate and in the circle. Offensively, she currently leads Austin Peay with a team-high .394 average, to go along with 32 RBIs and eight home runs, which are also team-highs. As a pitcher, de Castro also leads her team with 3.55 ERA, a 9-11 record and 70 strikeouts.
This weekend's games will feature two special events, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. On Saturday, the Racers will look to raise awareness for breast cancer by encouraging fans to wear pink to the game and using special pink bases. Also as part of the event, Janet Anderson, a breast cancer survivor and the mother of Murray State senior outfielder Sarah, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
On Sunday, the Racers will honor Anderson, Cox, Troup and Shelby Kosmecki with Senior Day ceremonies before the game. The game will hold special significance for Cox, Troup and Kosmecki as they will go down in the record books as the first four-year letter winners in program history.
Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start time; while Sunday's single game will start at 1 p.m., with the Senior Day activities taking place prior to the game. Live stats will be available for all three games and links can be found at GoRacers.com.
Game Notes
MSU 2013 Record: 21-26 (12-10 OVC, 4th)
This Weekend's Opponent:
Austin Peay: 18-24 (9-15 OVC, 9th) | Live Stats G1 | Live Stats G2 | Live Stats G3
All-Time vs. APSU: 5-4
The Murray State softball team will look to secure the fourth seed in next weekend's OVC Tournament when it hosts Austin Peay in the final three-game series of the season on Saturday and Sunday at Central Park.
The Racers found themselves down 5-1 in the final inning of both games of Wednesday's doubleheader with Memphis. In both games, the Racers rallied in the final half-inning only to fall just short and lose each contest by a 5-4 margin.
In game one, the Tigers jumped out to an early lead when Lelani Bernardino scored on a passed ball in the top of the first. The Racers, however, went on to tie the game in the next inning on a solo home run from Casey Castile, her eighth of the season.
In the third, Memphis surged to 4-1 lead when they were able to capitalize on a pair of throwing errors by the Racers and an RBI single from Bernardino. The Tigers would tack on the would-be game-winner in the sixth when Laura Curtis sent one sailing over the wall in left field.
With her team's back to the wall, Christian Cox got the bottom of the seventh started right when she singled through the right side. Cox came home in the next at bat when Erica Howard made it 5-3 by hitting the first home run of her collegiate career.
Two batters later Alexa Becker made it a one-run game when she went yard for the 12th time this season. That would be as close as the Racers would get, as Memphis reliever Jordan Richwood struck out the next batter to clinch the win for her team.
In game two, the Racers were first on the board in the first inning when Castile scored Mo Ramsey on a sacrifice fly to right field. The score remained 1-0 until the top of the fourth when Curtis hit her second home run of the afternoon to tie the game at one all.
Neither team was able to score in the final three and a half innings, so the game went to extras with the international tie breaker in effect. In the eighth, Memphis was able to score four runs on four hits to take a 5-1 lead to the bottom of the eighth. The Racers picked up three runs in the bottom of the frame on a two-RBI single from Ellyn Troup and a RBI single from Bridges, but once again came up just short and fell 5-4.
The Racers and Lady Govs have met nine previous times, with Murray State holding a 5-4 advantage. The series is tied 3-3 in Murray with Austin Peay winning the first three-game set in 2010, 2-1, and the Racers taking last season's series by the same margin. Murray State gained the one-game advantage in the overall series by taking the only three games in Clarksville in 2011, 2-1.
The Lady Govs are coming off a three-game sweep of Southeast Missouri last weekend and are currently 18-24 on the year and 9-15 in the OVC. Austin Peay is currently ninth in the standings and would need at least two wins this weekend coupled with at least two losses from Morehead State in order to qualify for next weekend's OVC tournament.
Junior Lauren de Castro has been a tour de force for the Lady Govs this season both at the plate and in the circle. Offensively, she currently leads Austin Peay with a team-high .394 average, to go along with 32 RBIs and eight home runs, which are also team-highs. As a pitcher, de Castro also leads her team with 3.55 ERA, a 9-11 record and 70 strikeouts.
This weekend's games will feature two special events, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. On Saturday, the Racers will look to raise awareness for breast cancer by encouraging fans to wear pink to the game and using special pink bases. Also as part of the event, Janet Anderson, a breast cancer survivor and the mother of Murray State senior outfielder Sarah, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
On Sunday, the Racers will honor Anderson, Cox, Troup and Shelby Kosmecki with Senior Day ceremonies before the game. The game will hold special significance for Cox, Troup and Kosmecki as they will go down in the record books as the first four-year letter winners in program history.
Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start time; while Sunday's single game will start at 1 p.m., with the Senior Day activities taking place prior to the game. Live stats will be available for all three games and links can be found at GoRacers.com.
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