TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- Indiana State Softball will travel to Murray, KY for a three-game MVC series this weekend, where play begins Friday, April 5 at 6 p.m ET. All three games will have live stats available and steamed on ESPN+.
The Sycamores (13-18, 2-6) are coming off of an 0-3 weekend where they fell to Belmont in a three-game series. Indiana State is third in the MVC in batting where they have a team average of .262, which consists of 212 hits, 126 runs scored, 34 doubles, 13 home runs, 109 RBIs, and 289 total bases. Indiana State's doubleheader against Illinois scheduled for April 3 was canceled due to weather.
Murray State (16-19, 4-6) is coming off of a 1-2 weekend where they fell to Missouri State in a three-game series. The Racers are fourth in the conference in pitching with a 2.72 ERA in 35 games played.
Murray State leads the all-time series over the Sycamores 3-2 where Indiana State won the most recent matchup in May of the 2023 season in 12 innings to advance to the MVC semifinals. In a three and a half hour game, the No. 5 seed Indiana State knocked off the No.4 seed Murray State and the victory tied the program record for wins in a season, with 31.This win over the Racers was the first time Indiana State had won two games in an MVC Tournament since 2019 and the first time the Sycamores had advanced to the semifinal round since they won the entire tournament in 2015.
Sycamore Standouts:
- Abby Robakowski leads the Sycamores offensively and is ranked fourth in the MVC with a .377 batting average which consists of 26 hits, three doubles, three home runs, six runs scored, and 18 RBIs. Robakowski currently has a three-game hitting streak and a five-game reached base streak.
- Abi Chipps is fourth in the MVC in hits, with 36, and in 102 lead off at bats, Chipps has only four strikeouts in the 2024 season and she recorded her first triple of the season in Sunday's 10-3 loss against Belmont. Chipps leads the Sycamores in stolen bases, with 11.
- Isabella Henning recorded her third home run of the season on Friday afternoon in the 2-1 loss against Belmont. I. Henning is second in the MVC in doubles, where she has 11.
- Seven Sycamores record home runs in the 2024 season, which come from Abby Robakowski, Kennedy Shade, and Isabella Henning each with three, while Danielle Henning, Livi Colip, Haley Webb, and Randi Jo Pryor each record one.
In the circle:
- Hailey Griffin (3-4) leads the Sycamore pitching staff with a .339 ERA where she has struck out 45 batters in the 2024 season.
- Lauren Sackett (6-9) with a 4.24 ERA leads Indiana State's pitching staff with 54 strikeouts in 66.0 innings of work and 18 appearances.
Scouting Murray State:
- Lily Fischer leads the Racers in batting with a .280 average, which consists of 28 hits, six doubles, one triple, one home run, 11 RBIs, and ten runs scored. Fischer recorded her first triple of the season in the 4-3 victory over Missouri State on Saturday followed by a 2 RBI single. Fischer leads the conference in assists, with 105 on the 2024 season.
- Jenner Veber (12-6) leads the pitching staff and is ranked second in the MVC with a 1.33 ERA in 115.2 innings of work. Veber has struck out 60 batters in the 2024 season in 25 appearances.
Up Next:
Indiana State will travel to West Lafayette on Wednesday, April 10 to compete in a non-conference game at 5:30 p.m ET against Purdue University.
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