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RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team is set to host a pair of Ohio Valley Conference twin bills this weekend, welcoming in Tennessee State and Belmont University.
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EKU will take on TSU on Friday starting at 3 p.m. and Belmont on Sunday with game one at 1 p.m.
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EKU Softball pop-sockets will be given away prior to Friday's contest.
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LAST TIME OUT
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-EKU (23-14, 5-1 OVC) split games with Western Kentucky on Tuesday, dropping game one, 6-3, but taking game two, 8-4.
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Brooke Harrison collected her first collegiate home run while
Hannah Clark and
Paige Murphy each blasted two. The squad broke the single-season home run record, previously set at 47.
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-Murphy continues to lead EKU offensively with a .432 mark on the season and a .526 average in league play. The senior has racked up nine doubles, a triple and 12 round-trippers.
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Mollie Paulick (9-5) leads the pitching staff with a 2.52 earned run average.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
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TENNESSEE STATE
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-Tennessee State comes into the contest with 3-36 (0-10 OVC) mark on the year.
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-Sarah Snell leads the Tigers in the batter's box with a .287 average.
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-The pitching staff is led by Lauren Powell, who holds a 4.76 ERA.
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BELMONT
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-The Bruins are 21-13 on the season, but just 2-7 in league action. Most recently BU has dropped games to Ole Miss and Middle Tennessee.
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-Lexi Rouse leads the hitting corps with a .376 average while Brooklin Lee is tossing just a 1.52 ERA.
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LIVE STATISTICS AND VIDEO
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Live video will be available for the doubleheader with TSU. Live statistics will be available for each of the four games. Â
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