Belmont softball experienced many ups and down in its most recent series vs Indiana State University. Welcoming the Sycamores to E.S. Rose Park, the Bruins dropped the series’ opener and finale dropping their record to 22-17 on the season, including an 8-8 record in the Missouri Valley Conference. Game One Saturday’s series opener looked promising at the start for the Bruins as redshirt freshman Maya Johnson started as pitcher once again. Johnson started the first inning strong with two back-to-
Softball takes two of three over Belmont
Posted By: Simon Elfrink
April 22, 2021
Jakob Milani
jmilani@murraystate.edu
After some recent struggles, the Murray State softball team came within one game of a three-game sweep over the Belmont Bruins on April 17 and 18.
Despite dominating in the first two games of the series, the Bruins took the final game with back-to-back home runs in the tenth inning, eliminating the Racers’ chance for the sweep.
Game One
The Racers got the series started with junior right-hander Hannah James on the mound. She made a quick impact for the Racers, striking out the first batter she faced and forcing the next two batters into groundouts. She allowed just two hits from the Bruins through the next three innings, giving the Racers a huge boost on defense.