Live Stats: Game 1 I Game 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team travels to Nashville this Easter-weekend to take on Tennessee State University in a Friday twinbill.
 
EKU (16-23, 4-5 OVC) is coming off of a midweek split at Dayton, losing game one 6-5, but winning game two 8-0 in five innings.
 
The Tigers (9-27, 1-9 OVC) are on a six game skid and have won only one of their last 13 games. They most recently dropped both games of a doubleheader at Tennessee on Wednesday.
 
AT THE PLATE
- Rachel Minogue continues to lead the offensive effort for EKU with a .404 batting average. She has 24 runs 46 hits, 14 doubles, three round-trippers and 28 runs batted on the season.
 
- The Colonel 4-5-6 hitters – Johnkyria Alston, Hannah Clark and Paige Murphy – combined to go 8-for-9 with seven RBI and six runs in game two at Dayton.
 
- Clark has gone yard in two of the last three games EKU has played. She leads the team and ranks seventh in the OVC with eight home runs on the year.
 
- On the base paths, Mia Sanchez has stolen a team-best 16 bags this season.  
 
IN THE CIRCLE
- Freshman Mollie Paulick (7-8) pitched her second straight complete game at Dayton. She only gave up six hits over five scoreless innings and struck out four batters. The Centerville, Ohio native has surrendered only one run in her last 13.2 innings of work.   
 
THE OPPONENT
- Selena Crafton leads TSU at the dish with a .321 batting average. She has collected 35 hits this season.
 
- Lauren Woodard is leading the Tiger pitching staff with a 4.43 ERA.
 
UP NEXT
 - The Colonels will travel to Northern Kentucky for a midweek game on Tuesday, April 18. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.