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Games 20-22: Tennessee State (5-14, 1-10) at Murray State (12-14, 9-2)
Date: Friday, Mar. 26 - Saturday, Mar. 27, 2021
Friday: 3:00 / 5:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 PM
Location: Murray, Ky.
Venue: Racer Field
Friday Forecast: Mostly Sunny, 67
Saturday Forecast: Mostly Sunny, 75
Live Stats: GAME 1 | GAME 2 | GAME 3
Video: ESPN+ GAME 1 | GAME 2 | GAME 3


Tigers (5-14, 1-10)
2020: 7-11

Tennessee State takes to the road in the midst of its 10 games in 10 days. The Tigers begin a fiv game road trip road, including three at OVC opponent Murray State.

Over the last seven games, Bri Vire is 12-of-21, batting .571 with a double and three walks. On the season, Vire leads the squad at .351 with three doubles, nine walks, seven RBI and four stolen bases. Anayah Baker-Rowell is batting .339 with 10 runs, three doubles, two triples and two home runs. Ivory Jones returned to the lineup on Wednesday against Belmont after missing five games. Jones is 11-of-36 for a .306 average on the year and is second on the team with eight RBI, behind Savanah Wallace with nine.

Raven Loveless struck out four batters on Wednesday, claiming 10th in the TSU record books with 120. Francys King worked five innings against Belmont and struck out nine of the 15 outs she recorded. King has fanned 17 batters in 12.0 innings pitched.


Top Statistical Tigers:
Avg.: Bri Vire - .351
OBP: Ivory Jones - .444
Runs: Anayah Baker - 10
Hits: Anayah Baker, Bri Vire - 20
Doubles: Savanah Wallace - 4
Triples: Renae Spears, Anayah Baker - 2
Home Runs: Anayah Baker, Kennedy McCurry - 2
RBI: Savanah Wallace - 9
Stolen Bases: Bri Vire - 4
Base On Balls: Bri Vire - 9
Hit by Pitch: Ivory Jones - 3
ERA: Raven Loveless - 2.28
Wins: Lauren Powell, Raven Loveless - 2
Saves: NA
Innings Pitched: Raven Loveless - 58.1
Strikeouts: Lauren Powell - 39


Murray State (12-14, 9-2)
2020 Record: 12-10
Conference: OVC

The Racers are 10-3 in their last 13 games and have started 9-2 in OVC play. Logan Braundmeier is fifth on the team with a .259 batting average, but is hitting .459 (17-of-37) ib conference play and has scored 15 runs with three doubles and two home runs. On the season Lily Fischer leads the unit at a .288 clip with six doubles, a triple and two bombs. Jensen Striegel (.270) is the leading threat on the base paths with 10 of the teams 34 stolen bases.

The MSU pitching staff has combined for a 2.29 ERA. Hannah James has started 14 games and appeared in 18 while compiling a 2.22 ERA with a 5-6 record. James is holding opponents to a .192 batting average and has struck out 85 batters in 78.2 innings. Jenna Veber has worked 66.2 frames and is 4-6 on the year with three saves and a 2.62 ERA.

Career - Individual
Hit by Pitch
T8. Tedra Alford (2010-13), 10
T8. Tayler Shimizu (2012-15), 10
T8. Jennifer Givens (2012-13), 10
 --   Savanah Wallace (2019-Present), 8

Wins
3. Amanda Vaught (2007-08), 27
4. Caitlin Eaton (2008-11), 21
5. Shannon Hicks (2001-04), 17
T6. Lauren Powell (2016-Present), 16
T6. Raven Loveless (2019-Present), 16

Appearances
1. Shea Morris (2012-14), 118
2. Lauren Powell (2016-Present), 109
3. Teresa Onry (1995-98), 106
4. Olivia Gamache (2011-14), 104
5. Caitlin Eaton (2008-11), 99

Starts
1. Shea Morris (2012-14), 76
2. Sarah Davis (1997-2000), 75
3. Lauren Powell (2016-Present), 74
4. Teresa Onry (1995-98), 70
T5. Caitlin Eaton (2008-11), 68
T5. Tarah Evanisko (2002-05), 68
7. Olivia Gamache (2011-14), 65

Innings Pitched
1. Shea Morris (2012-14), 551.3
2. Lauren Powell (2016-Present), 446.1
3. Teresa Onry (1995-98), 436.3
4. Amanda Vaught (2007-08), 432.6
5. Tarah Evanisko (2002-05), 420.3

Strike Outs
1. Shea Morris (2012-14), 529
2. Amanda Vaught (2007-08), 438
3. Lauren Powell (2016-Present), 299
4. Caitlin Eaton (2008-11), 274
5. Olivia Gamache (2011-14), 214
6. Candace Hildebrand (2006-07), 178
7. Tarah Evanisko (2002-05), 166
8. Shannon Hicks (2001-04), 147
9. Lauren Weber (2006-08), 138
10. Raven Loveless (2019-Present), 120
11. Justine Jontz (2003-04), 116

Saves
1. Shea Morris (2012-14), 8
2. Amanda Vaught (2007-08), 6
3. Shannon Hicks (2001-04), 4
T4. Tarah Evanisko (2002-05), 3
T4. Justine Jontz (2003-04), 3
T4. Megan Hedrick (2009-10), 3
T4. Jasmine Matchen (2015), 3
T4. Raven Loveless (2019-Present), 3

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