Box Score By Kevin Farr
Murray State Sports Information
In spite of illness and injuries sidelining several Murray State starters, the second-ranked Lady Aggies had plenty still in the tank to post a convincing sweep of Division I 17^th rated Hutchinson College in Tishomingo on Friday afternoon.

The Lady Aggies exploded to an 18-2 run-rule victory in the opener and followed with an 8-0 blanking of the Kansas visitors to run their record to 10-0 on the season. Murray State will be back in action at home on Saturday for a noon twinbill with another Kansas opponent in Seward County.

Coach Aaron Mullens' club rode a couple of early home runs from Kenzie Tuck and Brylea Russell to a 4-2 advantage before breaking it wide open during a monster nine-run third frame. Shallen Mershon smacked a two-run double for the key blow with Rayna Rock adding two singles and driving in a pair. Tuck, Jadyn Hook, Karsyn York and K.J. Morgan also had hits in the Murray uprising.

Murray State tacked on five more runs one stanza later to help end it early as Chesnie Hewitt smacked a two-run homer and Tuck added her second roundtripper of the contest to plate three more.

Christina Clark was the benefactor of the massive run support, working five innings in the circle while yielding two runs on two hits for the win. Tuck ended with three hits and five RBI as Morgan, Mershon, Rock and York all had two hits.

Ileana Lucio got the pitching assignment in game two and twirled another gem as she fired five shutout frames, scattering three hits along with five strikeouts.

The Lady Aggies plated the only run they would actually need just two batters into the bottom of the first stanza as Morgan doubled home Hewitt, who had led off with a walk. Hewitt again got in on the offensive action in the second frame, highlighting a five-run offensive burst by driving in three more runs with a home run. Tuck also tossed in her third homer of the day while chipping in two RBI.

Rock doubled and came around to score the eventual game-ending run in the fifth.