Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, April 26
Murfreesboro, TN.
6:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
16-26, 0
1
vs
7
Southern Miss
27-13, 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Southern Miss
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
7
14
0
Middle Tennessee
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Powell, Walker (5-2)
L: Lester, Carson (1-5)
Batting:
2B: Slater, Hunter 1
HR: Wallner, Matt 1
RBI: Montenegro, Gabe 1 ; Guidry, Matthew 1 ; Slater, Hunter 1 ; Wallner, Matt 1 ; Donaldson, Cole 1 ; McGillis, Will 2
SF: Guidry, Matthew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Montenegro, Gabe 1 ; Slater, Hunter 1 ; Wallner, Matt 1 ; LeBlanc, Hunter 2 ; Lynch, Danny 1 ; McGillis, Will 1
HBP: Montenegro, Gabe 1
Batting:
HR: Thomas, Brycen 1
RBI: Thomas, Brycen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thomas, Brycen 1
SB: Christian, Myles 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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IF
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RHP
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RHP
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MT falls in first game against Southern Miss
4/26/2019 9:00:00 PM | Baseball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A big inning proved to be Middle Tennessee's downfall Friday night.
In the first of a three-game series against visiting Southern Miss (27-13, 15-4), the Blue Raiders (16-26, 9-10) battled for most of the game but fell 7-1 after allowing a five-run sixth inning.
For the game's first five innings, MT senior starter Carson Lester held the high-powered Golden Eagle offense at bay. He surrendered just a single run heading into the sixth before Conference USA's third-highest scoring team found its stride.
The visitors benefited from a solo home run then two run-scoring singles, a sacrifice fly and RBI double, plating five runs in the frame to break open a 6-1 advantage.
Before Southern Miss' outburst, the game was knotted at 1 thanks to Middle Tennessee sophomore Brycen Thomas.
With the blue and white trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the second, the big first baseman put a charge into an 0-1 pitch, sending it over the wall in left for his third blast of the season.
Thomas' home run was one of six hits in the game for the Blue Raiders against USM starter Walker Powell, who went a complete game. Myles Christian, Nick Carnevale, Aaron Antonini, Blake Benefield and JT Mabry had the other hits.
On the bump, Lester lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on 11 hits while striking out one batter and walking one. Junior Grant Williams came in for 3 2/3 innings of relief, allowing six hits and an earned run.
Middle Tennessee will try to take down the C-USA-leading Golden Eagles in the second game of the weekend series on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Reese Smith Jr. Field.
In the first of a three-game series against visiting Southern Miss (27-13, 15-4), the Blue Raiders (16-26, 9-10) battled for most of the game but fell 7-1 after allowing a five-run sixth inning.
For the game's first five innings, MT senior starter Carson Lester held the high-powered Golden Eagle offense at bay. He surrendered just a single run heading into the sixth before Conference USA's third-highest scoring team found its stride.
The visitors benefited from a solo home run then two run-scoring singles, a sacrifice fly and RBI double, plating five runs in the frame to break open a 6-1 advantage.
Before Southern Miss' outburst, the game was knotted at 1 thanks to Middle Tennessee sophomore Brycen Thomas.
With the blue and white trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the second, the big first baseman put a charge into an 0-1 pitch, sending it over the wall in left for his third blast of the season.
Thomas' home run was one of six hits in the game for the Blue Raiders against USM starter Walker Powell, who went a complete game. Myles Christian, Nick Carnevale, Aaron Antonini, Blake Benefield and JT Mabry had the other hits.
On the bump, Lester lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on 11 hits while striking out one batter and walking one. Junior Grant Williams came in for 3 2/3 innings of relief, allowing six hits and an earned run.
Middle Tennessee will try to take down the C-USA-leading Golden Eagles in the second game of the weekend series on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Reese Smith Jr. Field.
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