Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, February 21
Youngsville, LA
1:00 PM CST
Middle Tennessee
vs
McNeese State
Raiders back on the road for Mardi Gras Mambo
2/20/2020 4:00:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee softball will find itself very familiar with the Southland Conference after this weekend's Mardi Gras Mambo, where the Blue Raiders will play five teams from the Southland, including one team MT has already run-ruled this season.
Game 13: Middle Tennessee (5-7, 0-0 C-USA) vs. McNeese State (10-2, 0-0 Southland)
» Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 | 1 p.m. CST | Youngsville, La.
Game 14: Middle Tennessee vs. Southeastern Louisiana (8-3, 0-0 Southland)
» Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 | 3 p.m. CST | Youngsville, La.
Game 15: Middle Tennessee vs. Northwestern State (4-4, 0-0 Southland)
» Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 | 3 p.m. CST | Youngsville, La.
Game 16: Middle Tennessee vs. Nicholls State (4-8, 0-0 Southland)
» Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 | 7 p.m. CST | Youngsville, La.
Game 17: Middle Tennessee vs. Houston Baptist (7-3, 0-0 Southland)
» Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 | 10 a.m. CST | Youngsville, La.
About the Blue Raiders
» First baseman Lexi Cushing's five home runs through the first two weekends places her sixth in the country in homers hit this season. Also, Cushing's 1.09 runs per game is the best mark in Conference USA.
» Jocelynn De La Cruz has also provided a pop in the middle of MT's order, as she is fifth nationally and first in C-USA in sacrifice flies.
» Freshmen Kelci Hill and Kaylee Richetto have continued to impress so far, as Hill is 10th nationally with two triples, and Richetto hit her first two career homers in three starts over the weekend.
» Lani Rodriguez contributed an unsuspecting display of power in Madeira Beach, crushing her first three career home runs, including two in one game against Nicholls State.
» Record watch is in full effect this season, as Summer Burgess and Cushing inch closer towards capturing Blue Raider career records. Burgess is 44 hits shy of becoming MT's all-time hits leader, and Cushing is 9 RBIs away from bringing home the most runs of any Blue Raider hitter.
All-time vs. the Mardi Gras Mambo field
» MT is a combined 7-9 against this weekend's opponents and will play Houston Baptist for the first time in program history.
» The Blue Raiders are most familiar with Nicholls State, which they beat 11-2 with the help of three MT home runs in Madeira Beach.
Next Time Out
» After the Mardi Gras Mambo, MT gets a few days off before heading back on the road for its second tournament in Madeira Beach as the non-conference slate of tournaments concludes.
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Softball), Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
Game 13: Middle Tennessee (5-7, 0-0 C-USA) vs. McNeese State (10-2, 0-0 Southland)
» Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 | 1 p.m. CST | Youngsville, La.
Game 14: Middle Tennessee vs. Southeastern Louisiana (8-3, 0-0 Southland)
» Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 | 3 p.m. CST | Youngsville, La.
Game 15: Middle Tennessee vs. Northwestern State (4-4, 0-0 Southland)
» Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 | 3 p.m. CST | Youngsville, La.
Game 16: Middle Tennessee vs. Nicholls State (4-8, 0-0 Southland)
» Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 | 7 p.m. CST | Youngsville, La.
Game 17: Middle Tennessee vs. Houston Baptist (7-3, 0-0 Southland)
» Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 | 10 a.m. CST | Youngsville, La.
About the Blue Raiders
» First baseman Lexi Cushing's five home runs through the first two weekends places her sixth in the country in homers hit this season. Also, Cushing's 1.09 runs per game is the best mark in Conference USA.
» Jocelynn De La Cruz has also provided a pop in the middle of MT's order, as she is fifth nationally and first in C-USA in sacrifice flies.
» Freshmen Kelci Hill and Kaylee Richetto have continued to impress so far, as Hill is 10th nationally with two triples, and Richetto hit her first two career homers in three starts over the weekend.
» Lani Rodriguez contributed an unsuspecting display of power in Madeira Beach, crushing her first three career home runs, including two in one game against Nicholls State.
» Record watch is in full effect this season, as Summer Burgess and Cushing inch closer towards capturing Blue Raider career records. Burgess is 44 hits shy of becoming MT's all-time hits leader, and Cushing is 9 RBIs away from bringing home the most runs of any Blue Raider hitter.
All-time vs. the Mardi Gras Mambo field
» MT is a combined 7-9 against this weekend's opponents and will play Houston Baptist for the first time in program history.
» The Blue Raiders are most familiar with Nicholls State, which they beat 11-2 with the help of three MT home runs in Madeira Beach.
Next Time Out
» After the Mardi Gras Mambo, MT gets a few days off before heading back on the road for its second tournament in Madeira Beach as the non-conference slate of tournaments concludes.
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Softball), Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
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