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RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team is set to travel to Tennessee Tech University on Saturday and Jacksonville State on Sunday for conference twin bills.
 
The Colonels ride a 7-game winning streak into the weekend.

First pitch at TTU is slated for 1 p.m. ET, while the contests against JSU are set to begin at 2 p.m. ET.

LAST TIME OUT
 
-EKU (29-14, 11-1 OVC) swept two conference opponents last weekend in the University of Tennessee at Martin and Southeast Missouri State.
 
-The wins put Eastern at the top spot in the league.
 
-The reigning Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week, Paige Murphy, cranked three home runs in the four games to tie the single-season home run record of 16, set by Raquel Howes in 2012.
 
-Murphy is leading the Colonels from the batter's box with a .446 average through 43 contests. The senior has tallied 46 runs, 58 hits, 10 doubles and 43 RBIs.
 
-Mollie Paulick is leading the charge for the pitching staff, tossing a 2.36 earned run average. The sophomore has thrown 109 strikeouts.
 
-After another week of softball the Colonels remain atop the nation in home runs per game.
 
-Murphy sits inside the top 10 in the nation in five categories: sixth in slugging percentage (.908), seventh in home runs (16), eighth in total bases (118), ninth long balls per game (.37) and 10th runs per game (1.07).
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 
TENNESSEE TECH
                                                                                                                               
-The Golden Eagles (16-27, 7-9 OVC) are currently ranked seventh in the league.
 
-TTU has won two of its last four contests, splitting games with both Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
 
-Tennessee Tech is lead offensively by Bayli Cruse with a .305 batting average. Taylor Waldrop leads the pitching staff with a 3.39 ERA and 74 strikeouts on the year.
 
JACKSONVILLE STATE
                                                                                                                               
-JSU (26-19, 13-3) is currently second in the league.
 
-The Gamecocks ride a three-game winning streak into the contest with a win against Georgia Tech (nine innings) and a sweep of Eastern llinois.
 
-Taylor Beshears leads Jacksonville State in the batter's box with a .363 average, while Faith Sims leads defensively with a 2.03 earned run average.
 
 
LIVE STATISTICS AND VIDEO
 
Live statistics will be available for each game. Live video will be available for games against Jacksonville State.