MTSU Baseball
Ride The Raider Roller Coaster
Story by Will Carter / Sports Editor Posted at the entrance of every roller coaster is a warning sign that lists situations where a person shouldn’t ride it. Usually it says something along the lines of, “you should not ride this roller coaster if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure, are pregnant …
Hamm Halts Roadrunners’ Bats, Blue Raiders Avoid Sweep
Story by Will Carter / Sports Editor Coming into the series finale on Sunday between MTSU and UTSA, the Roadrunners (30-14, 14-7 C-USA) flexed their hitting power and scoring ability by plating 25 combined runs in the first two games of the series, but the Blue Raiders (22-19, 12-9 C-USA) hampered those abilities in the …
Blue Raiders’ bullpen key in win over Bruins
Story by Will Carter / Sports Editor Much like many other games this season, Middle Tennessee’s bats took some time to heat up in their 3-1 win over the visiting Belmont Bruins, but the work from the bullpen gave them some comfort as the game went on by pitching eight scoreless innings combined. Freshman Jack …
Blue Raiders Return to The Reese Against Charlotte: Q&A Preview with Niners’ Writer
Story by Will Carter / Sports Editor After winning three straight and nine of their last 12 games, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (16-5, 7-5 C-USA) are looking to win their fourth Conference USA series this season as they welcome the Charlotte Niners to Reese Smith Jr. Field this weekend. Charlotte (18-14, 4-8 C-USA) is …
Wigginton Works Western, Blue Raiders Claim Series
Story By Will Carter / Sports Editor The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (10-17, 2-7 C-USA) struck first with one run in the second inning in Sunday’s rubber match, but left-hander Peyton Wigginton pitched seven scoreless innings in response to boost the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (13-14, 5-4) to a 5-1 victory and a series win. Wigginton …
Keenan Shines, Blue Raiders Bombard Hilltoppers with Hits
Story by Will Carter / Sports Editor Tensions, emotions, and energy are almost always running high when a conference rival trots into town, and the Blue Raiders were firing on all cylinders on their way to a 10-2 victory over Western Kentucky (9-16, 1-6 C-USA) to start the weekend series off with a bang. It …