THIS WEEKEND:
Eastern Kentucky (15-18, 5-4 OVC) was scheduled to take on both Austin Peay (7-20, 3-7) and Murray State (18-12, 4-3) this weekend, but impending inclement weather has forced the APSU doubleheader to be rescheduled. The Colonels will now face the Govs on Wednesday, April 22. The Racers downed EKU in last year's OVC Tournament on the way to reaching the championship game against SIUE. Last weekend, Murray State took one of three games against Eastern Illinois.
 
There will be LIVE STATS and LIVE VIDEO at both Murray State games on Saturday.
 
For in-game updates, follow @EKU_Softball on Twitter.
  
OPPONENT AND CONFERENCE LINKS:
 
MURRAY STATE | OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE

NOTES ON THE COLONELS:

• LAST WEEK
After dropping the first two games against Morehead State last Saturday, the Colonels responded with a dominating 10-0 win over the Eagles on Sunday. Senior Shannon McQueen went 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored in that win. On Tuesday, EKU posted another 10-0 victory, this time at Miami (Ohio). Senior Katie Tackett and sophomore Amber Murray combined for seven RBIs versus the Redhawks.
 
• ON DECK
Eastern keeps its map handy for another road game as the Colonels travel to Knoxville, Tennessee on Tuesday, April 7 to take on No. 11 Tennessee. EKU already has one win over a nationally-ranked team this season as the Colonels took out No. 23 South Alabama on Feb. 7, 1-0. The Colonels are 0-7 all-time against UT.
 
• LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD
Eastern Kentucky has scored at least 10 runs in two straight games and six times in 2015. Meanwhile, Murray State leads the OVC in batting average (.311) and runs scored (180).
 
• CURRENT STREAKS
Freshman Sarah Jackson has tallied a hit in six straight games. She leads the team in home runs (six), RBIs (28) and ranks second in slugging (.516). Jackson notched two home runs and five RBIs in a win over Eastern Illinois on March 22. Fellow freshman Paige Murphy has scored a run in three straight games and five of the last six contests overall.
 
• IN OVC GAMES
Six players are batting at least .300 against league pitching – Shannon McQueen (.462), Krislyn Campos (.400), Amber Murray (.370), Sarah Fobbs (.353), Katie Tackett (.320) and Sarah Jackson (.300).
 
• STRIKEOUT RECORD
Senior Leanna Pittsenbarger passed former Colonel Jonelle Csora (2000-03) as EKU's all-time strikeout leader with three punch outs against Wright State on Feb. 28. Pittsenbarger has 817 career strikeouts entering this weekend and ranks fourth in the OVC with 90 strikeouts in 2015.