2014MURRAYSTATESOFTBALLQuickFacts MURRAYSTATEUNIVERSITY Nickname: Racers (not Lady Racers or Lady Breds) Location: Murray, Ky. Founded: 1922 Enrollment: 10,943 Conference/Affiliation: Ohio Valley/NCAA Division I Colors: Navy & Gold Interim President: Dr. Tim Miller Athletics Director: Allen Ward Senior Woman Administrator: Velvet Milkman Stadium/Capacity: Racer Field/500 RacersCOACHINGSTAFF Head Coach (Alma Mater): Kara Amundson (DePaul, 2007) Record at Murray State/Years: 25-28, 2nd Season Career Racord/Years: 25-28, 2nd Season Office Phone: (270) 809-3748 E-Mail: kamundson@murraystate,edu Assistant Coach (Alma Mater): Ashley Gilland (Western Illinois, 2007) Office Phone: (270) 809-6629 E-Mail: agilland@murraystate.edu Assistant Coach (Alma Mater): Ashley McClain (Florida International, 2012) Office Phone: (270) 809-7018 E-Mail: amcclain7@murraystate.edu THE2014ROSTER 2013 Letterwinners Returning (12): Alexa Becker, Leslie Bridges, Katie Bunch, Casey Castile, J.J. Francis, CheyAnne Gaskey, Morgan Harrell, Erica Howard, Shelbey Miller,, Mallory Richardson, Brianne Sanders Lost (5): Sarah Anderson, Chrisitan Cox, Shelby Kosmecki, Ellyn Troup, Audrey Woodby 2013 Starters Returning (6): Alexa Becker, Leslie Bridges, Casey Castile, Erica Howard, Shelbey Miller, Lost (4): Sarah Anderson, Chrisitan Cox, Shelby Kosmecki, Ellyn Troup 2014 Newcomers (7): Maggie Glass, Cayla Levins, Taylor Odom, Mason Robinson, Jocelynn Rodgers, Jessica Twaddle, Mallory Young 2013RESULTS 2013 Record: 25-28 (.472) Home: 7-7 Away: 11-13 Neutral: 7-8 2013 OVC Record/Finish: 14-10/4th Home: 5-5 Away: 9-5 2013 OVC Championship Finish: 3rd Place RacersHISTORY First Varsity Season: 2010 Overall Record: 105-106 (.498)/5th Season OVC Overall Record (Regular Season): 43-37 (.548) OVC Tournament: 5-8 (.385), 4 Appearances NCAA Tournament: 0-0 (.000), 0 Appearances ATHLETICMEDIARELATIONS Softball Contact/Media Relations Assistant: Parker Griffith Office: (270) 809-3351 Cell: (662) 341-0979 E-Mail: pgriffith2@murraystate.edu Asst. AD Athletic Media Relations: Dave Winder Office: (270) 809-4271 Cell: (270) 293-0566 E-Mail: dwinder@murraystate.edu Media Relations Assistant: John Brush Office: (270) 809-7044 Cell: (270) 293-0590 E-Mail: jbrush@murraystate.edu Media Relations Intern: Joe Hoffmann Office: (270) 809-7051 Cell: (631) 835-1755 E-Mail: jhoffmann2@murraystate.edu Media Relations Intern: Sarah Marshall Office: (270) 809-6184 Cell: (330) 691-0218 E-Mail: smarshall8@murraystate.edu
2014MURRAYSTATESOFTBALLRoster No. Player Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Jessica Twaddle IF R/R 5-6 Fr. Franklin, Tenn. (Independence HS) 2 Shelbey Miller IF R/R 5-4 So. Goreville, Ill. (Goreville HS) 5 Brianne Sanders OF R/R 5-3 So. Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Notre Dame HS) 7 Taylor Odom IF R/R 5-10 Fr. Goreville, Ill. (Goreville HS) 8 Cayla Levins OF/U S/R 5-8 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Bolles HS) 9 Mallory Richardson OF R/R 5-8 Jr. Owensboro, Ky. (Owensboro Catholic HS) 10 J.J. Francis P R/R 5-10 So. Louisville, Ky. (Mercy Academy HS) 11 Erica Howard IF L/R 5-4 So. Paducah, Ky. (Reidland HS) 12 Leslie Bridges IF R/R 5-9 Sr. Murphysboro, Ill. (Murphysboro HS) 13 Katie Bunch IF L/L 5-11 Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Eastern HS) 14 OF L/R 5-9 Jr. Pinckneyville, Ill. (Pinckneyville Comm. HS) 17 Mason Robinson P L/R 6-2 Fr. Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy Orange HS) 18 Jocelynn Rodgers C R/R 5-8 Fr. Cypress, Calif. (Cypress HS) 19 Casey Castile OF R/R 6-1 Jr. Hopkinsville, Ky. (Christian County HS) 20 Alexa Becker IF R/R 5-9 Jr. Breese, Ill. (Mater Dei Catholic HS) 21 Mallory Young OF R/R 5-5 Fr. Benton, Ky. (Marshall Country HS) 22 Maggie Glass IF R/R 5-6 Fr. Hopkinsville, Ky. (Christian County HS) 24 CheyAnne Gaskey P R/R 5-8 Jr. Morgantown, Ky. (Butler County HS) 25 Morgan Harrell C R/R 5-6 Sr. Calvert City, Ky. (UT Martin) Head Coach: Kara Amundson (DePaul, 2007), 2nd Season Assistant Coaches: Ashley Gilland (Western Illinois, 2007), 2nd Season; Ashley McClain (Florida International, 2012), 2nd Season PRONUNCIATIONS BYCLASS BYPOSITION Casey CASTILE...Cas-teal CheyAnne Gaskey...Shy-ann Kara Amundson...Ahm-und-son Seniors (2) Leslie Bridges Morgn Harrell Juniors (6) Alexa Becker Katie Bunch Casey Castile CheyAnne Gaskey Mallory Richardson Sophomores (4) J.J. Francis Erica Howard Shelbey Miller Brianne Sanders Freshman (7) Maggie Glass Cayla Levins Taylor Odom Mason Robinson Jocelynn Rodgers Jessica Twaddle Mallory Young Catchers (2) Morgan Harrell Jocelynn Rodgers Infielders (8) Alexa Becker Leslie Bridges Katie Bunch Maggie Glass Erica Howard Shelbey Miller Taylor Odom Jessica Twaddle Outfielders (6) Casey Castile Cayla Levins Mallory Richardson Brianne Sanders Mallory Young Pitchers (3) J.J. Francis CheyAnne Gaskey Mason Robinson
2014MURRAYSTATESOFTBALLSCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Location Feb. 7-8 TigerClassic Baton Rouge, La. Feb. 7 Central Arkanas 9 a.m. Feb. 7 Minnesota 3 p.m. Feb. 8 Oklahoma St. 3 p.m. Feb. 8 LSU 7 p.m. Feb. 15-16 PhyllisRafterMemorialTournament K kennesaw, Ga. Feb. 15 Akron 12 p.m. Feb. 15 Kennesaw St. 2 p.m. Feb. 16 Southeastern Louisiana 10 a.m. Feb. 16 Northern Kentucky 12 p.m. Feb. 21-23 BluesCityClassic Southaven, Miss. Feb. 21 Appalachian St. 12 p.m. Feb. 21 Evansville 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 Ball St. 10 a.m. Feb. 22 Loyola Chicago 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23 Lipscomb 12 p.m. Mar. 2-3 COACHBClassic carbondale, Ill. Mar. 1 Miami (OH) 10 a.m. Mar. 1 Kansas 4 p.m. Mar. 2 Western Illinois 11 a.m. Mar. 2 Southern Illinois 5 p.m. Mar. 8-9 EVANSVILLEINVITATIONAL Evansville, Ind. Mar. 8 Evansville 1 p.m. Mar. 8 IPFW 3 p.m. Mar. 9 IPFW 11 a.m. Mar. 9 Evansville 3 p.m. Mar. 15 UT Martin* (DH) 3 p.m. Racer Field Mar. 16 UT Martin* 2 p.m. Racer Field Mar. 19 Auburn (DH) 3 p.m. Auburn, Ala. Mar. 20 UAB 4 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. Mar. 22 Tennessee St.* (DH) 1 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Mar. 23 Belmont* (DH) 1 p.m. Racer Field Mar. 26 Western Kentucky 4 p.m. Racer Field Mar. 29 Eastern Illinois* (DH) 1 p.m. Racer Field Mar. 30 Eastern Illinois* 1 p.m. Racer Field Apr. 5 Tennessee Tech* (DH) 1 p.m. Racer Field Apr. 6 Jacksonville St.* (DH) 1 p.m. Racer Field Apr. 9 Evansville (DH) 3 p.m. Racer Field Apr. 12 Austin Peay* (DH) 12 p.m. Clarksville, Tenn. Apr. 13 Austin Peay 12 p.m. Clarksville, Tenn. Apr. 18 Eastern Kentucky* (DH) 12 p.m. Richmond, Ky. Apr. 19 Morehead St.* (DH) 11 a.m. Morehead, Ky. Apr. 26 SIU Edwardsville* (DH) 1 p.m. Racer Field Apr. 27 SIU Edwardsville* 1 p.m. Racer Field Apr. 30 Memphis 4 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. May 3 Southeast Missouri* (DH) 1 p.m. Cape Girardeau, Mo. May 3 Southeast Missouri* 1 p.m. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Mar. 7-10 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament TBD TBD Home games are in BOLD. All times Central & subject to change. * - Ohio Valley Conference games
2013MURRAYSTATEFINALSTATISTICS 2013 Murray State Softball Statistics Summary for Murray St. (as of Dec 12, 2013) (All games) Record: 25-28 Home: 7-7 Away: 11-13 Neutral: 7-8 OVC: 14-10 Date Opponent Score #2/15 vs Western Ky. L 1-9 #2/16 vs Northwestern St. W 5-4 #2/17 vs Northwestern St. L 2-3 #2/17 at Mississippi St. L 1-4 ^2/22 vs Saint Louis L 6-9 ^2/23 at Arkansas L 0-8 ^2/23 vs La.-Monroe W 4-1 ^2/24 vs Saint Louis W 7-4 ^2/24 vs La.-Monroe W 10-2 &3/1 vs South Alabama L 0-1 &3/2 vs South Alabama L 6-8 &3/3 vs Nicholls St. W 3-2 &3/3 at UAB L 0-2 %3/9 vs Bowling Green L 0-1 %3/9 at Evansville L 1-3 %3/10 vs Bowling Green W 6-4 %3/10 at Evansville L 2-8 *3/16 SOUTHEAST MO. ST. L 3-9 *3/16 SOUTHEAST MO. ST. W 8-1 3/19 at #8 Tennessee L 0-7 3/20 at Chattanooga L 4-5 *3/22 at Tennessee Tech W 3-2 *3/22 at Tennessee Tech W 2-0 *3/24 at Jacksonville St. W 7-6 *3/24 at Jacksonville St. W 6-5 3/27 at Evansville L 0-3 3/27 at Evansville W 6-3 *3/29 at Eastern Ill. L 0-1 *3/30 at Eastern Ill. L 4-7 *3/30 at Eastern Ill. L 1-4 *4/6 EASTERN KY. L 4-5 *4/6 EASTERN KY. L 8-12 *4/7 MOREHEAD ST. L 2-9 *4/7 MOREHEAD ST. W 9-4 4/10 BETHEL (TN) W 6-0 4/10 BETHEL (TN) W 12-1 *4/13 at UT Martin L 0-1 *4/13 at UT Martin W 4-1 *4/14 at UT Martin W 3-2 *4/20 TENNESSEE ST. L 3-5 *4/20 TENNESSEE ST. W 7-1 *4/21 at Belmont W 4-2 *4/21 at Belmont L 2-3 *4/28 at SIU Edwardsville W 2-1 *4/28 at SIU Edwardsville W 3-1 5/1 MEMPHIS L 4-5 5/1 MEMPHIS L 4-5 *5/5 AUSTIN PEAY W 6-4 *5/5 AUSTIN PEAY W 10-9 +5/8 vs UT Martin W 2-1 +5/10 at Eastern Ill. W 3-1 +5/11 vs Jacksonville St. L 1-2 +5/12 vs UT Martin L 4-5 Player avg slug ob% g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb cs e BECKER, Alexa.311.589.408 52 151 33 47 6 0 12 32 15 22 9 0 10 MILLER, Shelbey.305.397.339 51 174 24 53 12 2 0 13 6 22 10 5 12 RAMSEY, Mo.275.291.309 52 182 21 50 1 1 0 9 9 29 12 6 0 TROUP, Ellyn.268.430.375 53 149 23 40 9 0 5 21 18 35 3 2 4 CASTILE, Casey.247.452.278 53 166 29 41 10 0 8 30 7 44 4 3 0 ANDERSON, Sarah.229.376.258 53 157 14 36 8 0 5 22 5 31 2 2 5 COX, Christian.216.261.327 53 134 18 29 6 0 0 13 19 18 1 0 6 BRIDGES, Leslie.214.327.265 53 159 9 34 6 0 4 23 11 15 0 0 5 -------------------- SANDERS, Brianne.500.500.500 26 2 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 HARRELL, Morgan.241.379.290 13 29 4 7 1 0 1 1 2 5 3 0 0 WOODBY, Audrey.234.255.294 20 47 3 11 1 0 0 6 3 17 0 0 0 HOWARD, Erica.233.326.298 24 43 6 10 1 0 1 2 3 7 0 0 1 RICHARDSON, Mal.120.360.353 22 25 6 3 0 0 2 2 5 14 0 0 1 BUNCH, Katie.077.077.077 9 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 FRANCIS, J.J..000.000.000 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KOSMECKI, Shelby.000.000.000 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GASKEY, CheyAnn.000.000.000 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.254.380.317 53 1431 201 363 61 3 38 175 103 267 46 20 44 Opponents.286.430.360 53 1415 206 405 72 4 41 185 151 284 73 11 57 LOB - Team (294), Opp (362). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp (12). CI - Team (1), TROUP 1. IBB - Team (2), BECKER 2, Opp (1). Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so avg hr GASKEY, CheyAnne 2.53 13-9 38 21 15 0 6 169.0 169 82 61 69 148.258 12 KOSMECKI, Shelby 3.67 11-18 34 31 12 1 0 168.0 207 102 88 68 126.308 20 -------------------- FRANCIS, J.J. 6.78 1-1 12 1 0 0 0 21.2 29 22 21 14 10.322 9 Totals 3.32 25-28 53 53 27 2 6 358.2 405 206 170 151 284.286 41 Opponents 3.18 28-25 53 53 24 8 2 365.1 363 201 166 103 267.254 38 PB - Team (11), TROUP 10, HARRELL 1, Opp (13). Pickoffs - Team (1), TROUP 1. SBA/ATT - TROUP (73-84), KOSMECKI (42-50), GASKEY (21-23), FRANCIS (10-11). Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Murray St. 34 36 25 38 29 18 13 4 4 201 Opponents 25 21 31 27 33 44 16 9 0 206 Win-loss breakouts: Day 23-26; Night 2-2; vs Left 3-4; vs Right 22-24; 1-run games 9-12; 2-run games 6-4; 5+run games 6-6; Extra inns 4-3; Shutouts 2-8. Current streak: Lost 2; Longest winning streak: 4; Longest losing streak: 6. Attendance: Home 1738 (avg 124); Away 7953 (avg 209); Total 9691 (avg 186). * = Conference game # = Bulldog Battle (Starkville, Miss.) ^ = Arkansas Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.) & = Magic City Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) % = Evansville Invitational (Evansville, Ind.) + = 2013 OVC Softball Championship (Charleston, Ill.)
2013MURRAYSTATEFALLSTATISTICS 2013 Murray State Fall Softball Statistics Summary for Murray St. (as of Dec 12, 2013) (All games) Record: 8-0 Home: 6-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 2-0 OVC: 0-0 Date Opponent Score 9/15 ST. CATHARINE W 2-0 9/15 ST. CATHARINE W 7-4 9/20 vs Saint Louis W 12-0 9/20 vs John A. Logan W 15-1 10/4 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN W 7-0 10/4 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN W 7-3 10/10 LAKE LAND W 7-2 10/10 LAKE LAND W 5-2 Player avg slug ob% g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb cs e FRANCIS, J.J. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MILLER, Shelbey.519.778.552 8 27 9 14 3 2 0 4 1 2 5 1 1 BRIDGES, Leslie.450.750.476 8 20 4 9 3 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 BECKER, Alexa.433.800.469 8 30 14 13 6 1 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 GLASS, Maggie.368.789.381 6 19 5 7 5 0 1 9 1 3 2 0 1 ODOM, Taylor.364.364.500 8 11 3 4 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 HARRELL, Morgan.357.571.357 4 14 2 5 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 RAMSEY, Mo.346.346.357 8 26 6 9 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 YOUNG, Mallory.333.333.333 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 CASTILE, Casey.320.520.357 8 25 5 8 1 2 0 8 2 3 1 0 0 RODGERS, Jocelyn.308.462.286 4 13 1 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 LEVINS, Cayla.300.300.364 7 10 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 TWADDLE, Jessica.286.643.444 8 14 5 4 2 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 RICHARDSON, Mal.143.143.250 8 14 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 HOWARD, Erica.071.071.133 8 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 Totals.353.548.396 8 241 62 85 25 5 4 51 18 24 13 1 4 Opponents.193.233.282 8 202 12 39 5 0 1 10 19 52 3 2 15 LOB - Team (55), Opp (48). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (1). Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so avg hr GASKEY, CheyAnne 0.00 4-0 5 3 0 0 0 16.0 5 0 0 5 18.102 0 ROBINSON, Mason 0.00 1-0 5 3 0 0 1 15.0 9 1 0 4 14.176 0 BRIDGES, Leslie 1.40 0-0 4 0 0 0 2 10.0 6 2 2 3 6.167 0 FRANCIS, J.J. 3.27 3-0 4 2 0 0 0 15.0 19 9 7 7 14.288 1 Totals 1.12 8-0 8 8 0 3 3 56.0 39 12 9 19 52.193 1 Opponents 6.86 0-8 8 8 3 0 0 50.0 85 62 49 18 24.353 4 PB - Team (4), HARRELL 3, RODGERS 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - GASKEY (1-3), RODGERS (2-3), HARRELL (1-2), BRIDGES (1-1), FRANCIS (1-1). Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Murray St. 20 8 8 6 11 6 3 62 Opponents 4 0 0 4 2 2 0 12 Win-loss breakouts: Day 6-0; Night 2-0; vs Left 1-0; vs Right 7-0; 1-run games 0-0; 2-run games 1-0; 5+run games 4-0; Extra inns 0-0; Shutouts 3-0. Current streak: Won 8; Longest winning streak: 8; Longest losing streak: 0. Attendance: Home 840 (avg 140); Away 400 (avg 200); Total 1240 (avg 155).