Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, February 7
Fullerton, CA
2:30 PM CST
Middle Tennessee
1-1
7
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5
UC Riverside
0-2
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2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Middle Tennessee
0
1
0
5
1
0
0
7
9
1
UC Riverside
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
5
9
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ahlstrom, Kailey (1-1)
L: Melanie Olmos (0-1)
S: Baldwin, Amber (1)
Batting:
2B: King, Ryan 1 ; Smith, Claire 1 ; Hill, Kelci 1
RBI: McGee, Keely 1 ; Marinakis, Mia 1 ; Smith, Claire 1 ; Rodriguez, Lani 1 ; Hill, Kelci 1
SH: Richetto, Kaylee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Burgess, Summer 1 ; McGee, Keely 1 ; Cushing, Lexi 2 ; McClure, Brooke 1 ; Smith, Claire 2
SB: Burgess, Summer 2
Batting:
2B: Sarah Parten 1 ; Marissa Burk 1
HR: Kennedi Sorensen 1
RBI: Melanie Olmos 1 ; Nadia Witt 1 ; Kennedi Sorensen 1
SH: Sarah Parten 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Emma Ramelot 1 ; Kayla Curtan 1 ; Nadia Witt 1 ; Kennedi Sorensen 2
HBP: Emma Ramelot 1 ; Marissa Burk 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Softball
P
/ Softball
1B
/ Softball
UT
/ Softball
2B/3B
/ Softball
OF/2B
/ Softball
Breeden reaches 150 wins, Baldwin tosses complete game
2/7/2020 8:14:00 PM | Softball
FULLERTON, Calif. — On the second day of the 2020 season, Middle Tennessee softball bounced back from an opening night loss with a pair of wins, and head coach Jeff Breeden earned career wins No. 150 and 151.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, UC RIVERSIDE 5
» UC Riverside got on the board first with a first-inning double to centerfield.
» MT responded in the next half inning, as Lani Rodriguez drew a walk with the bases loaded.
» The Highlanders applied pressure and took back the lead with a three-run third inning.
» MT made UC Riverside pay for a two-out error, scoring five runs in the fourth to take a lead, which the Blue Raiders kept for the remainder of the game.
» All but one Blue Raider in the starting lineup tallied a hit.
» Kailey Ahlstrom bounced back from getting the loss last night to earn a win over the Highlanders. Amber Baldwin faced only one batter in the seventh and earned her first career save.
» Kaylee Richetto made her Blue Raider debut with a sacrifice hit and a groundout.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 9, UTAH STATE 4
» For the third time this season already, MT's opponent scored first on a first-inning fielder's choice.
» Then, to lead off the second inning, Lexi Cushing slugged her 35th career home run to knot the game at one run apiece.
» MT then tacked on two more runs when Claire Smith and Lani Rodriguez delivered with the bases loaded in the fourth inning.
» After the Aggies tied the game up at four runs apiece in the sixth, the Blue Raiders answered with five runs in the seventh, including a two-run homer by Ryan King.
» Amber Baldwin finished a complete game and earned her first win of the season.
QUOTES FROM THE BLUE RAIDERS
» Head Coach Jeff Breeden on reaching 150 career wins at MT: "It's a good milestone. I need to give credit to our administration for sticking with me. I appreciate them for having the confidence in me to keep doing what I love. It's a great place to work, and I love our team. It's a tribute to all the girls that have been here, and hopefully 250 comes a lot sooner than 150 did."
» Coach Breeden on Baldwin's performance in the circle on Friday: "Her problem last night was that she was in her head a little too much with the illegal pitches, but today she fixed it. I thought everybody that pitched today answered the bell and pitched well."
» Pitcher Amber Baldwin on her approach to picking up the save against UC Riverside: "Going into that, I knew I had just one job: to get the out. I was just trying to help our team get out of that game so we could move on to the next game."
» Baldwin on playing in front of friends and family: "It means a lot to me, especially because it's my first weekend coming back from injury."
NEXT UP
» Middle Tennessee vs. Loyola Marymount — Feb. 8, 12 p.m. CT
» Middle Tennessee vs. San Jose State — Feb. 8, 3 p.m. CT
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Softball), Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, UC RIVERSIDE 5
» UC Riverside got on the board first with a first-inning double to centerfield.
» MT responded in the next half inning, as Lani Rodriguez drew a walk with the bases loaded.
» The Highlanders applied pressure and took back the lead with a three-run third inning.
» MT made UC Riverside pay for a two-out error, scoring five runs in the fourth to take a lead, which the Blue Raiders kept for the remainder of the game.
» All but one Blue Raider in the starting lineup tallied a hit.
» Kailey Ahlstrom bounced back from getting the loss last night to earn a win over the Highlanders. Amber Baldwin faced only one batter in the seventh and earned her first career save.
» Kaylee Richetto made her Blue Raider debut with a sacrifice hit and a groundout.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 9, UTAH STATE 4
» For the third time this season already, MT's opponent scored first on a first-inning fielder's choice.
» Then, to lead off the second inning, Lexi Cushing slugged her 35th career home run to knot the game at one run apiece.
» MT then tacked on two more runs when Claire Smith and Lani Rodriguez delivered with the bases loaded in the fourth inning.
» After the Aggies tied the game up at four runs apiece in the sixth, the Blue Raiders answered with five runs in the seventh, including a two-run homer by Ryan King.
» Amber Baldwin finished a complete game and earned her first win of the season.
QUOTES FROM THE BLUE RAIDERS
» Head Coach Jeff Breeden on reaching 150 career wins at MT: "It's a good milestone. I need to give credit to our administration for sticking with me. I appreciate them for having the confidence in me to keep doing what I love. It's a great place to work, and I love our team. It's a tribute to all the girls that have been here, and hopefully 250 comes a lot sooner than 150 did."
» Coach Breeden on Baldwin's performance in the circle on Friday: "Her problem last night was that she was in her head a little too much with the illegal pitches, but today she fixed it. I thought everybody that pitched today answered the bell and pitched well."
» Pitcher Amber Baldwin on her approach to picking up the save against UC Riverside: "Going into that, I knew I had just one job: to get the out. I was just trying to help our team get out of that game so we could move on to the next game."
» Baldwin on playing in front of friends and family: "It means a lot to me, especially because it's my first weekend coming back from injury."
NEXT UP
» Middle Tennessee vs. Loyola Marymount — Feb. 8, 12 p.m. CT
» Middle Tennessee vs. San Jose State — Feb. 8, 3 p.m. CT
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Softball), Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
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