The Eastern softball team has a 15-2 conference record and a nine-game win streak after they swept Morehead State in the three-game series on Friday and Saturday. They beat Morehead 8-0 in the first game on Friday and then 3-1 in the second game Friday. On Saturday, they secured the sweep with a 4-0 win..
The Eastern softball team will stay atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings after sweeping SIUE 1-0 and 5-2 in a doubleheader at its home opener Sunday afternoon at Williams Field. The team moved to 5-0 in conference and 16-12 overall. After having multiple adjusted starting times and cancellations, the Panthers were finally able to host.
Eagle freshman Bree Sexton pitched six strong innings in the first game of Sunday's Morehead State-Eastern Illinois softball twin bill at Williams Field in Charleston, Ill. She kept the Panther batters at bay for most of the afternoon before the hosts scored twice in the fifth, en route to claiming a 4-0 victory.