FRANKFORT, Ky. – An eight run third inning by the Kentucky State softball team led to a 12-0 win over LeMoyne-Owen after five innings in a chilly 26 degree midday contest inside State Stadium in Frankfort, Kentucky. 
 
After a 3-0 sweep of SIAC opponent LeMoyne-Owen, Head coach David Morton said, "I'm super proud of the team. It was good to play at home after so many weeks on the road, Our pitchers and defense did a great job of getting three shutouts and our hitting is starting to come around. These wins put us on the right track heading into conference series play"
 
The first runs of the afternoon came on a single by Taylor Floyd sent both Brooklyn Black and Neomi Thomas home and gave the Thorobreds a 2-0 lead after one inning. 
 
Tanisha Valdez singled deep into right center to bat in Black and Kayla West and extend the Kentucky State lead to 4-0 at the end of the second inning. 
 
West reached on an error allowing Aaliyah Yates and Floyd to score; she would go on to score on a wild pitch and extend Kentucky State 7-0 lead in the bottom of the third. 
 
Tamaya Davis doubled to left field to send Kamaria Hurse. Black followed with a single to right field that sent Davis home. 
 
Tanisha Valdez homered into left field to send Black and herself across home plate and give the Thorobreds an 11-0 lead in the third inning. 
 
Maleah Murphy singled to right field and batted in Theresa Pelland as she scored the final run and secured a 12-0 victory after five innings.
 
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Softball will head to Lincoln Memorial for a doubleheader on Wednesday, March 22 in Harrogate, Tennessee.