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Winner Valparaiso VALPO 10-12, 1-2 MVC
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Murray State MURRAY 9-13, 1-2 MVC
Winner
Valparaiso VALPO
10-12, 1-2 MVC
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Final
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Murray State MURRAY
9-13, 1-2 MVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Valparaiso VALPO 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 1
Murray State MURRAY 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 1

W: Lopez, Azalya (2-3) L: Graber, Karlye (3-4)

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Valparaiso VALPO 10-13, 1-3 MVC
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Winner Murray State MURRAY 10-13, 2-2 MVC
Valparaiso VALPO
10-13, 1-3 MVC
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Final
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Murray State MURRAY
10-13, 2-2 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Valparaiso VALPO 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6 9 2
Murray State MURRAY 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 7 12 2

W: Graber, Karlye (4-4) L: McDermott, Sydney (7-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Beacons Split MVC Twinbill at Murray State

It was a pair of one-run decisions in Missouri Valley Conference play for the Valpo softball team Friday in a doubleheader at Murray State, as the Beacons took down the host Racers, 3-2, in the opener before MSU took a back-and-forth game in extra innings, 7-6, in the nightcap. Madison Vrastil (Oak Forest, Ill./Andrew) tied the program record for runs scored in a game in the nightcap, crossing the plate four times.
 
How It Happened – Game One
  • Valpo opened the scoring in the top of the third, as Kayden Krug (Milford, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) led off the frame with a single and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly from Kim Rodas (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon).
  • A solo homer for the Racers evened the score in the bottom of the fourth.
  • The Beacons answered immediately in their next turn at the plate, as with two in scoring position and two outs, Rodas delivered again, driving in both with a base knock up the middle.
  • Murray State got a runner to third with two outs in the fifth and with one out in the sixth, but both times, Valpo was able to escape without a run scoring.
  • The Racers connected on another solo homer with one out in the seventh to cut the Beacons' lead to one run. A subsequent double put the potential tying run in scoring position with one out, but a fly ball and a strikeout closed out the Valpo win.
 
How It Happened – Game Two
  • Valpo struck immediately in the top of the first, as Vrastil led off the game with a single and scored on a home run by Mack Gallagher (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East [MSU Moorhead]).
  • Vrastil crossed the plate again in the third inning, scoring on a sac fly from Rodas after leading off the inning with a single to make it 3-0 Valpo.
  • The Racers plated three in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game.
  • It was Vrastil and Rodas teaming up again for a run in the top of the fifth, as the latter's single brought home the former to restore the Beacons' lead.
  • Murray State took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the fifth and added another in the bottom of the sixth to carry a two-run lead into the final inning of regulation.
  • Rodas plated Vrastil again in the top of the seventh thanks to an RBI double, and a subsequent sacrifice fly from Gallagher brought home Marissa Jackson (Willis, Mich./Huron) to tie the game at 6-6.
  • Valpo still had a runner on second with one out in the top of the seventh, while Murray State had the same in the bottom of the seventh and the Beacons had a leadoff double from Krug in the top of the eighth, but neither team was able to take advantage of those situations.
  • Murray State walked off in the bottom of the eighth on a single with the bases loaded and one out.
 
Inside the Games
  • Valpo's win over Murray State in the opener was the first in program history, as the Beacons were 0-5 against the Racers (all of which came in series in 2023 and 2024) entering the day.
  • The Beacons went to extra innings for the first time this season in the nightcap.
  • Gallagher extended her on-base streak to open the season to 23 straight games, as she drew a walk in the opener before going 1-for-2 with a homer and a sac fly in the nightcap. Her 23-game on-base streak is tied for third-longest by a Valpo player in the last two decades.
  • Gallagher's home run in the nightcap was her team-best fourth of the year. She also tallied three RBIs in the second game of the day, her second three-RBI game of the season.
  • Vrastil tallied four runs in the second game of the day, matching a program single-game record which had been accomplished 11 times previously.
  • The sophomore notched multiple hits in both games, giving her ten multi-hit games on the season. She also swiped two bases in the opener, giving her 17 steals this year — tied with her output last year for tenth-best in a single season in program history.
  • After entering the day with just three games of three RBIs or better in her collegiate career, Rodas hit the three-RBI mark in both games Friday. The senior went 2-for-3 at the plate to hit the three-RBI mark in the nightcap, her fifth multi-hit game of the year.
  • Krug reached base three times in the opener, tallying a pair of hits as she scored two runs — her fourth multi-hit game and first multi-run game of the season.
  • Azalya Lopez (Corona, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt [MSU Moorhead]) improved to 2-3 on the season as she tossed 3.2 innings of one-run relief in the opener. Sydney McDermott (Stout, Ohio/Portsmouth West) took the loss in relief in the nightcap, falling to 7-5.
 
Next Up
Valpo (10-13, 1-3 MVC) goes after the series victory Saturday afternoon with a single game at 1 p.m.
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