MURRAY, Ky. – Illinois State softball (9-14) completed a Saturday sweep of Youngstown State (7-13) and Murray State (14-9) on the final day of the Racer Classic to go undefeated in the Redbirds' last preseason tournament prior to the start of the conference season.
In the first game of the day, the Redbirds beat the Penguins 5-2 with freshman Hannah Meshnick starting in the circle. Meshnick and senior Amanda Fox, who entered in relief, held Youngstown State to three hits over 7.0 innings while sophomore Abby Knight led the Redbirds' offense going 3-for-3 with a double, RBI and run scored.