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MTSU Softball’s walk-off home run evens series against Owls
Story by Quenterious Mabone / Contributing Writer After dropping the first game of the series, the Blue Raiders defeated Florida Atlantic 4-3 after freshman short stop Laura Mealer’s walk off in the seventh inning on Saturday. Middle Tennessee (16-20, 3-5 C-USA) scored in two of the seven innings. Head coach Jeff Breeden wasn’t looking ahead …
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 …
Historic Season Comes to an End for Lady Raiders
Story by Calvin White / Contributing Writer Erasing a 22-point deficit wasn’t enough for the Lady Raiders to pull out a victory as a magical season came to an end in Murfreesboro Thursday night after Seton Hall defeated the Lady Raiders 74-73 in the final four of the WNIT to advance to the championship game …
Blue Raiders Welcome Western Kentucky to Reese Smith Jr. Field
Story by Will Carter / Sports Editor Coming off a series win over the UAB Blazers on the road last weekend and a midweek victory in Cookeville on Tuesday, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (11-13, 3-3) are heating up heading into their Conference USA (C-USA) series with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (9-5, 1-5) – MTSU’s …
Tepe sets new RBI career high as the Blue Raiders fall to Mississippi State 19-14
Story by Britton Barnette / Contributing Writer In a game that was largely impacted by high wind speeds, freshman Ava Tepe led the Blue Raiders to 14 runs against an SEC opponent that hasn’t allowed more than nine runs since early February. “[Ava] Tepe definitely played awesome tonight,” said Blue Raiders head coach Jeff Breeden. …
Lady Raiders Defeat Toledo in Overtime, Set Sights on Semifinals
Story by Ayanna Bronner / Contributing Writer With a back-and-forth, 73-71 overtime win Monday evening, Middle Tennessee (27-7) advanced to the semifinals of the WNIT after answering the relentless pressure of the Toledo Lady Rockets (29-6). “This was a great atmosphere and that’s what you expect when you reach this point of a postseason tournament,” …