Murray State Nips Skyhawks In 10 Innings Tuesday

Tuesday, April 7

Martin, Tenn.

4 p.m.

UT Martin

22-17

Murray State

16-18

Murray St.

UT Martin

Murray State Nips Skyhawks In 10 Innings Tuesday

4/7/2026 8:03:00 PM | Softball

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MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin softball team's early 3-0 lead was not enough Tuesday, as Murray State rallied past the Skyhawks, 4-3, in 10 innings at Bettye Giles Field in Martin.

The Skyhawks were first on the board in the game in the second when Teagan Hayes blasted her first collegiate home run over the wall in left-center. Later in the inning, Carly Ward doubled through the left side to bring home Kyla Harley, who reached on an error in the previous at-bat and then stole second. In the third, Avary Makarewicz led off the inning with a single and was eventually moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt and a groundout, before scoring on a wild pitch.

However, in the fourth, the Racers tied it up with a two-run homer from Bailey Broemmer and an RBI-single from Riley Jestadt. Neither team would score for the next five innings until Kenley Minor homered in the 10th to give Murray State the 4-3 advantage. Hayes and Ward both singled in the bottom of the 10th, but were unable to score, as the Racers held on for the extra-inning win.

Ward led UT Martin on the day with a career-high four hits, while Makarewicz, Hayes and Ava Scott each had two. Payton Hurst made her first collegiate hit count as she tallied a double, while Jordyn Hustey drew two walks. Ashtyn Green took the loss in the circle for the Skyhawks, despite only allowing one run on two hits with no walks and a strikeout over four complete innings.

The Skyhawks return to Bettye Giles Field this weekend for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series with Western Illinois. The two teams will play a doubleheader Saturday at Noon, followed by a single game at Noon Sunday.