Box Score MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Tennessee State softball team dropped the mid-week matchup against Middle Tennessee State.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Middle Tennessee State 6 (W: Corrina Dodd, 6-3), Tennessee State 2 (L:
Caitlyn Manus, 5-4)
Records: Tennessee State Tigers (9-17, 0-3 OVC), MTSU Blue Raiders (15-15, 2-1 CUSA)
Location: Blue Raider Softball Field || Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
BOT 2ND: The Blue Raiders notched the first run of the game on an RBI single from Shelby Sargent. ||
MTSU, 1-0
BOT 3RD: After a lead-off walk, Laura Mealer clubbed a two-run home run to extend the MTSU lead. ||
MTSU, 3-0
BOT 4TH: With two outs and two runners on, Kelci Hill increased the advantage with a two-run single. ||
MTSU, 5-0
TOP 5TH: Kayli Mothershed led off the inning with a free-pass.
Analeigh Coursey pinch-ran for
Mothershed and stole second base. After a walk and a base hit,
Meaghan Lewis lasered an RBI base-knock back at the pitcher. || M
TSU, 5-2
BOT 6TH: With two outs, Amaya Harris singled to right-center field. Hill tied her career-high with an RBI double down the left-field line. ||
MTSU, 6-2
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Meaghan Lewis recorded her second RBI of the season on a laser up the middle.
- TSU logged four walks in the contest.
- MTSU's Kelci Hill matched her career-high with three RBI.
UP NEXT: Tennessee State will host Eastern Illinois this weekend for the first conference series at home, with a doubleheader scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and a single game at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
