TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Cassie Thomerson’s two-out base hit to left field scored pinch-runner Morgan Goodrich to lift Indiana State over Murray State, 1-0, in 12 innings on Friday afternoon at Price Field.
Indiana State (23-21, 11-7 MVC) got 12 shutout innings from Lexi Benko, her second extra-inning complete game of the season. Benko struck out nine Racers while throwing 181 pitches.
The Racers (28-16, 12-6 MVC) started Hannah James who gave up one hit across four innings followed by Jenna Veber who gave up one run in 7.2 innings of relief.
The Sycamores finished with six hits while Murray State had 11 on the afternoon.
The same two teams will continue their series Saturday and Sunday afternoon.