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Tennessee State University

3
Winner Middle Tennessee MT 31-18
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Tennessee State TSU 3-42
Winner
Middle Tennessee MT
31-18
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Final
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Tennessee State TSU
3-42
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Middle Tennessee MT 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 7 3
Tennessee State TSU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0

W: BALDWIN, Amber (9-7) L: HART, Tori (0-12)

Game Recap: Softball |

Tigers Fall to Middle Tennessee, 3-1

GAME 45: Middle Tennessee 3, Tennessee State 1
RECORDS: TSU (3-42), MT (31-18)
FIELD: Tiger Field
LOCATION: Nashville, Tenn.
WEATHER: Cloudy, 70

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee State softball program earned an early lead on Wednesday evening versus Middle Tennessee, but the advantage would be short lived. The Blue Raiders responded with a pair of runs in their next at bat and added an insurance run to claim a 3-1 win at Tiger Field.

Reese Weber earned the lone hits for the Tigers with a single in the first and an RBI double in the third. Weber drove a ball to the fence in right field to chase home Bri Vire for the early 1-0 lead.

The Blue Raiders responded with two runs on two hits and a walk off starter Tori Hart. The sophomore pitcher tossed a complete game and scattered seven hits and a walk on the evening.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Reese Weber finished 2-for-3 with a double.
  • Weber reached base in all three plate appearances, the final via a fielding error.
  • Sarah Snell and Ariel Johnson each earned walks.
  • Johnson stole her fifth base of the season.

THE GAME 

  • Tori Hart surrendered a lead off single before retiring the 10 batters, including a strikeout for the final out.
  • Sarah Snell opened the game with a walk for the Tigers and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Bri Vire.
  • Reese Weber singled through the left side of the infield, moving Snell to third, before being stranded.
  • Ariel Johnson opened the third with a walk and moved 60 feet on a Snell sacrifice bunt.
  • Johnson was caught between third and home as Bri Vire reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second on the play.
  • Weber followed with her second hit of the game, a double to the fence in right field, plating Vire.
  • The Blue Raiders responded with two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth.
  • The defense shined in the seventh inning throwing two runners at home plate.
  • Katie Schneider gunned down the first runner at the plate on a ground ball to first.
  • Two pitches later, the Tigers thwarted a double steal attempt as Sarah Snell cut a ball to second and fired home to Whitney Ennis to cut down the would be base stealer.

UP NEXT

TSU returns to the road for a pair of Ohio Valley Conference double headers. The Tigers travel to Cape Girardeau to take on Southeast Missouri before heading for a pair of games at UT Martin.

NOTES

  • The Tigers wore their all white uniforms with the blue stirups with horizontal red and white stripes
  • First pitch of game one was at 6:01 p.m.
  • Game duration was 1:33
  • Sarah Snell earned a walk in the first inning, the 46th of her career
  • The base on balls moves Snell into a tie for 7th all-time at TSU, matching Tayler Shimizu (2012-15)
  • TSU has dropped 26 straight games

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