Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee
22-21-1, 0
UTSA
23-18, 0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DRESSLER, Steven (5-2)
L: Lester, Carson (3-5)
Batting:
2B: ESTRADA, Chris 1
HR: STACY, Ryan 1 ; BROOKOVER, Ben 1
RBI: STACY, Ryan 2 ; BOWLES, Trent 2 ; BROOKOVER, Ben 2 ; ROCK, Dylan 1 ; BEAM, Tony 4
SF: BEAM, Tony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: ARIAS, Bryan 1 ; STACY, Ryan 2 ; BOWLES, Trent 3 ; BROOKOVER, Ben 2 ; ROCK, Dylan 1 ; ESTRADA, Chris 1 ; LAMB, Joshua 1
SB: ROCK, Dylan 1
CS: ARIAS, Bryan 1
HBP: ARIAS, Bryan 1 ; BEAM, Tony 1
Batting:
2B: Benefield, Blake 1
HR: Kemp, Ryan 1
RBI: Kemp, Ryan 1
SH: Prewett, Darien 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kemp, Ryan 1
Game Leaders
Raiders drop game two against Roadrunners
4/28/2018 6:50:00 PM | Baseball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee struggled at the plate to get production on the way to a 11-1 loss to UTSA on a sunny Saturday in Reese Smith Jr. Field.
The loss for the Blue Raiders evens the weekend series at one game apiece.
The Roadrunners struck first in the opening frame, hitting a home run on the third pitch of the game off Carson Lester. They jumped out to a three run lead in the third, before Middle Tennessee scored their first run.
Lester finished the day tossing 1-1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits against 10 batters faced.
In the bottom of the fourth, senior second baseman Ryan Kemp cut into the UTSA lead with a solo home run of his own to left field, scoring the only run of the game for Middle Tennessee and trimming the deficit to 3-1.
"After we hit the home run, it stayed 3-1 for a long time and it was a manageable game," said head coach Jim McGuire. "But we could never bunch anything together, and their starter did a good job preventing that."
However, the wheels came off for MT in the sixth as the Roadrunners scored six runs, taking a 9-1 lead.
"We weren't great offensively, and then we gave up the big inning," said McGuire. "That's what really hurt us."
While the MT bats recorded nine hits as a team, junior left fielder Blake Benefield had a strong day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double.
Andy Wright pitched extremely well in his outing out of the bullpen. The redshirt sophomore out of Chattanooga threw a spotless ninth inning, including two strikeouts.
The rubber match between the Blue Raiders and Roadrunners is scheduled for 1:00 p.m in Reese Smith Jr. Field. Fans who cannot attend are encouraged to tune into the Blue Raider Network on 101.9/100.5 WGNS.
