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Baseball: Wigginton’s heroics lift Blue Raiders past Racers in extra innings
Photo courtesy of Devin Grimes / MT Athletics Story by Trevor Aldridge / Contributing Writer Middle Tennessee State (10-18) snapped a two-game skid on Tuesday night by defeating the Murray State Racers (11-14) by a score of 8-5 in 13 innings at Reese Smith Jr. Field. The meeting was the first between the two schools …
Baseball: Blue Raiders finish season strong against UAB
Photo by David Chamberlain / MTSU Sidelines Archive The Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, this weekend to play their last conference series of the season against the University of Alabama-Birmingham. The Blue Raiders took the series two games to one, as they earned wins in the first and third games. MTSU …
Baseball: Blue Raider bats ignite late offense in 10-4 win
Photo by Delaney Dickey / MTSU Sidelines Following a disappointing weekend series that saw the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders get swept by the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, MTSU (21-20-1) looked to get back on track against the Austin Peay Governors (23-18). After falling behind early, the Blue Raiders used a six-run eighth inning to pull away late and …
Baseball: Blue Raiders dominated by Southern Mississippi in doubleheader
Photo by Delaney Dickey / MTSU Sidelines It was a rough day for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (20-20-1), as they were not only forced to play a doubleheader on Saturday, but they were handed easy losses in both games against Southern Mississippi. They were held to just two runs and were completely shut in the final …
Baseball: Blue Raiders tie with Rice following late comeback
Photo by Delaney Dickey / MTSU Sidelines Following a day off after their Saturday game was rescheduled, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders played their final series game against Rice on Sunday afternoon. The game ended in a 5-5 tie due to NCAA regulations that place a curfew on Sunday games. This prevented the game from going …
Baseball: MTSU splits doubleheader with Rice, wins extra-inning affair in game 2
Photo by Delaney Dickey / MTSU Sidelines Following their 14-2 loss to Tennessee Tech on Wednesday, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (19-17, 6-8) looked to bounce back and improve their standing in the conference. Due to inclement weather forecasted on Saturday, the Blue Raiders were forced to play a doubleheader against the Rice Owls on Friday. …