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MTSU Softball Splits Doubleheader, Eyes First C-USA Series Win
By Steven Johnson/Contributing Writer HATTIESBURG, Miss. – While the Blue Raiders’ bats struggled to generate offense in game one of their doubleheader against Southern Miss Sunday, they certainly came to life in game two. The win in game two gave MTSU (16-24, 3-17 C-USA) a 5-2 victory over its conference foe, and most importantly, it …

MTSU Softball Holds on for Win Over Belmont
By Rickey Fuquay, Jr.//Contributing Writer NASHVILLE – Middle Tennessee used an efficient offensive performance to escape past Belmont 6-5 Wednesday night at Rose Park. Samantha Nieves led the way on offense as she went a perfect 3-for-3 on the night with two RBI. Lauren Riddell also went perfect on the night, going 2-for-2. Cor’Nisha Birdsong, …

MTSU Softball Swept by UTSA in Doubleheader
MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee (12-16, 1-10 C-USA) continued its struggles in conference play, dropping both games in its doubleheader with Texas-San Antonio (23-13, 7-5 C-USA) Saturday. UTSA’s offense was too much for MTSU, as it lost the first game, 11-8, and the second game, 13-5. Game 1 The first two innings of the opener went …

MTSU Softball Earns Split in Doubleheader with UT Martin
By Rickey Fuquay, Jr.//Contributing Writer MURFREESBORO – Looking to rebound from this past weekend’s woes at FAU, Middle Tennessee’s softball team (12-14) earned a split of its home doubleheader with UT Martin Wednesday. The Blue Raiders dropped the first game, 7-2. They rebounded with a 6-2 victory in the nightcap. Game 1 The Blue Raiders …

MTSU Softball Splits Doubleheader with FIU
MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee’s softball team (11-10, 1-5 C-USA) splits its doubleheader with Florida International (18-11, 3-3 C-USA) Sunday, winning the first game 7-6, and dropping the series finale 8-4. The win in the first game was MTSU’s 11th of the season, giving them more wins this season than they had all of last season. …

MTSU Softball Drops Home Opener to FIU
MURFREESBORO – The home opener for the Middle Tennessee softball team (10-9, 0-4 C-USA) got rained on in more ways than one Saturday, as the Blue Raiders dropped their first game at Blue Raider Softball Field 8-0 to Florida International. The start time for the game was originally set for 2 p.m. CST, but inclement …