SATURDAY'S SCORES
#3 Eastern Kentucky 5, #1 Eastern Illinois 1
#5 UT Martin 7, #2 SIUE 1
#6 Jacksonville State 2, #4 Murray State 1
#5 UT Martin 4, #3 Eastern Kentucky 3
EASTERN KENTUCKY 5, EASTERN ILLINOIS 1
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Third-seeded Eastern Kentucky upset top-seeded Eastern Illinois, 5-1, in the elimination game of the 2013 OVC Softball Championship. The Colonels will play the winner of the SIUE/UT Martin game this evening at approximately 5:30 p.m.
The Colonels held the Panthers to just three hits in the game. Bailey O'Dell, Haylee Beck and Abby Wood each recorded a hit for Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky was led by Raquel Howes, who went a perfect a 3-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. Christiana Cloak drove in a pair of runs.
Leanna Pittsenbarger picked up the win in the circle, tossing 6.0 innings and striking out nine. Stephanie Maday took the loss, fanning three.
UT MARTIN 7, SIUE 1
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Fifth-seeded UT Martin defeated No. 2 SIUE in the elmination game of the 2013 OVC Softball Championship. The Skyhawks will play the Colonels later this evening.
The Skyhawks recorded 12 hits in the game and scored in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings. Kenz Tate hit a three-run shot in the third inning. It was her 12th homer of the season. Deven Wilson hit a solo shot in the fifth. Wilson went 2-for-4 on the day.
SIUE got on the board in the bottom of the seventh as Samantha Stanicek hit an RBI double.
Casey Vincent earned the win as she threw 5.0 innings of shutout ball. Erin Greenwalt was tagged with the loss.
JACKSONVILLE STATE 2, MURRAY STATE 1
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Sixth-seeded Jacksonville State defeated No. 4 Murray State, 2-1, to advance to the championship game of the 2013 OVC Softball Tournament.
The Racers scored the first run of the game in the top of the third as Mo Ramsey hit an RBI single that scored Erica Howard.
The Gamecocks answered with a pair of runs in their half of the third. Jessica Guy hit a double that scored Krystal Ruth for JSU's first run of the inning. Guy later scored on a Sara Borders sacrifice fly.
Tiffany Harbin struck out six to earn her 16th win of the season while Shelby Kosmecki fanned a pair and took the loss.
UT MARTIN 4, EASTERN KENTUCKY 3
CHARELSTON, Ill. - Fifth-seeded UT Martin defeated No. 3 Eastern Kentucky, 4-3, in an elmination game of the 2013 OVC Softball Championship. The Skyhawks will face No. 4 Murray State tomorrow at 9 a.m. CT
The Skyhawks got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning as Kayla Wade hit a two-run shot. It was her second of the tournament and third of the season. UT Martin would add another run in the bottom of the third to extend its lead to 3-0.
The Colonels tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the fourth. Raquel Howes started the scoring with her 11th home run of the year. Lauren Mitchell hit an RBI single for the second run of the inning, scoring Shannon McQueen. Mitchell scored off a Meliss Costa single to tie the game.
UT Martin took the lead in its half of the fourth as EKU walked in Lindsey Feigl.
Kenzi Tate picked up her 19th win of the season, striking out five Colonels on the day. Hayley Flynn took the loss for Eastern Kentucky.