Amundson Gets Win 350 - Racers Split on Opening Day - Murray State University Athletics

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Amundson Gets Win 350 - Racers Split on Opening Day

2/6/2026 9:18:00 PM | Softball

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Murray State beats Nicholls and falls to Northern Kentucky.

By: Charlie Williams

The Murray State Racers (1-1, 0-0 MVC) split a pair of opening-day games at the Stinger Classic in Montgomery, Alabama.

Game One
The Racers opened the day with a game against the Nicholls Colonels. In the opening inning, Erin Krause put the Colonels on top as she scored after Laylin Sturm was hit by a pitch. Adison Hicks delivered the answer for the Racers in the top of the third with a two RBI double to center field that scored Ava Ozment and Parker Holcombe and put Murray State ahead 2-1.

The Colonels answered right back in the bottom of the inning as Gabby Higbee tied the game with an RBI double.

Following three deadlocked innings, Parker Holcombe put the Racers back in front with a single that scored Kynadee Warner and allowed Allie Waldron to score as Holcombe advanced on the throw. Adison Hicks expanded the lead to 5-2 with another RBI, this time a single that scored Parker Holcombe.

Raylee Roby got the win in the circle for the Navy & Gold, pitching five scoreless innings. The Owensboro, Kentucky native picked up three strikeouts across 16 batters faced. Karlye Graber pitched two innings as the starter, allowing two earned runs and striking out four.

Adison Hicks led the way at the plate in her return, going 3-3 with three RBI and a walk. Kynadee Warner went 2-4 with a run scored in her Murray State debut, and Parker Holcombe went 1-2 with an RBI and a walk. Katy Hules, Ava Ozment, and Ailey Schyck all had one hit.

The win gave head coach Kara Amundson her 350th career win. Amundson has spent 14 seasons at the helm of Racer softball and has the most wins as head coach in program history.

Game Two
The nightcap against Northern Kentucky started out quietly as neither team was able to put a run on the board through the first two innings.

Emma Ginn got the scoring started for the Norse in the third inning with a two RBI double. Northern Kentucky added to its lead in the fourth, scoring five runs to push the lead to 7-0 as Ginn added another pair of RBI and Kenzie Gulley, Jena Rhoades, and Brielle DiMemmo each had one.

Kenley Minor provided the lone run for the Racers with an RBI triple in the 7th that made the final score 7-1.

Minor went 2-3 on the day with an RBI while Katy Huels and Adison Hicks each recorded a hit as well.

Hailey Brereton got the start in the circle, pitching two and one third innings, allowing two earned runs and collecting two strikeouts. Bre Haislip pitched one and one third innings and allowed five earned runs, and Emily Siurek pitched two and one third while allowing a pair of hits and a pair of walks.

The Racers are back in action at the Stinger Classic on Saturday, February 7 at 9 a.m. CT against Lindenwood. Live streaming will be available at hornetssportsnetwork.com.

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