Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, February 12
Leesburg, FL
10:00 AM
Middle Tennessee
vs
New Mexico State
Blue Raiders to begin 2021 season at The Spring Games
2/11/2021 11:00:00 AM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The wait is over for Middle Tennessee's softball team. The Blue Raiders are set to start the 2021 season with five games at The Spring Games in the Sunshine State.
MT fans can watch this weekend's games on FloSoftball. Live stats will not be available for The Spring Games, but Blue Raider fans can get up-to-date information on the games by following the team's Twitter feed (@MT_Softball).
Games 1-5: Middle Tennessee (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) at The Spring Games (Leesburg, Fla.)
» Friday, Feb. 12 | 10 a.m. CT | vs. New Mexico State
» Friday, Feb. 12 | 12:30 p.m. CT | vs. (RV) Liberty
» Saturday, Feb. 13 | 9 a.m. CT | vs. Pittsburgh
» Saturday, Feb. 13 | 11:30 a.m. CT | vs. New Mexico State
» Sunday, Feb. 14 | 9 a.m. CT | vs. (RV) Liberty
About the Blue Raiders
» Graduate students Summer Burgess and Lexi Cushing are back for a fifth year in Murfreesboro after the COVID-19 pandemic cut short their senior season. Burgess and Cushing were both named to the All-Conference USA Preseason Team.
» Senior Amber Baldwin heads up a deep and talented pitching staff that will also put four juniors and a freshman in the circle this season.
» Sophomores Kelci Hill and Kaylee Richetto burst onto the scene last season and will be expected to produce in their second collegiate season. Hill was fifth nationally among freshmen in hits with 32, while Richetto led all C-USA freshmen in batting average (.450), slugging percentage (.825) and on base percentage (.560).
» MT Head Coach Jeff Breeden and staff signed C-USA's best 2020 recruiting class, and that highly anticipated group of Blue Raiders will get the chance to make an impact at the next level beginning this weekend.
» Corner infielders Lexi Cushing and Jocelynn De La Cruz were fifth nationally in home runs as a duo (18) last season.
» The Blue Raiders hope to take advantage of their team speed in 2021. The headliner for MT's speed is junior Savannah Freeman. Freeman is currently third in program history with a .912 career stolen base percentage.
» Outfielder Claire Smith and catchers Brooke McClure and Ryan King join Baldwin and De La Cruz in beginning their senior season on Friday.
All-time vs. The Spring Games field
» MT leads the all-time series against New Mexico State, 21-6. The Blue Raiders are 1-0 against the Aggies in the Breeden era.
» The Blue Raiders are 3-1 against Liberty all-time, including an 8-7 victory in the most recent meeting between the two teams (2015).
» Saturday's game between MT and Pittsburgh will be the first meeting between the two teams.
Scouting The Spring Games field
» New Mexico State was 4-1 against Power 5 programs in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, including a 2-0 victory over No. 17 Arizona State.
» Liberty played 15 games against Power 5 opponents last season, including wins over No. 6 Michigan and No. 21 Ole Miss. The Flames received a vote in the 2021 preseason USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll.
» Pitt will face MT as its first Conference USA opponent since Charlotte run-ruled the Panthers in Pitt's last game of the shortened 2020 season.
Next Time Out
» The Blue Raiders will head back on the road next weekend for five games at the Alabama State Classic in Montgomery, Alabama.
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Softball), Facebook (Blue Raider Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
MT fans can watch this weekend's games on FloSoftball. Live stats will not be available for The Spring Games, but Blue Raider fans can get up-to-date information on the games by following the team's Twitter feed (@MT_Softball).
Games 1-5: Middle Tennessee (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) at The Spring Games (Leesburg, Fla.)
» Friday, Feb. 12 | 10 a.m. CT | vs. New Mexico State
» Friday, Feb. 12 | 12:30 p.m. CT | vs. (RV) Liberty
» Saturday, Feb. 13 | 9 a.m. CT | vs. Pittsburgh
» Saturday, Feb. 13 | 11:30 a.m. CT | vs. New Mexico State
» Sunday, Feb. 14 | 9 a.m. CT | vs. (RV) Liberty
About the Blue Raiders
» Graduate students Summer Burgess and Lexi Cushing are back for a fifth year in Murfreesboro after the COVID-19 pandemic cut short their senior season. Burgess and Cushing were both named to the All-Conference USA Preseason Team.
» Senior Amber Baldwin heads up a deep and talented pitching staff that will also put four juniors and a freshman in the circle this season.
» Sophomores Kelci Hill and Kaylee Richetto burst onto the scene last season and will be expected to produce in their second collegiate season. Hill was fifth nationally among freshmen in hits with 32, while Richetto led all C-USA freshmen in batting average (.450), slugging percentage (.825) and on base percentage (.560).
» MT Head Coach Jeff Breeden and staff signed C-USA's best 2020 recruiting class, and that highly anticipated group of Blue Raiders will get the chance to make an impact at the next level beginning this weekend.
» Corner infielders Lexi Cushing and Jocelynn De La Cruz were fifth nationally in home runs as a duo (18) last season.
» The Blue Raiders hope to take advantage of their team speed in 2021. The headliner for MT's speed is junior Savannah Freeman. Freeman is currently third in program history with a .912 career stolen base percentage.
» Outfielder Claire Smith and catchers Brooke McClure and Ryan King join Baldwin and De La Cruz in beginning their senior season on Friday.
All-time vs. The Spring Games field
» MT leads the all-time series against New Mexico State, 21-6. The Blue Raiders are 1-0 against the Aggies in the Breeden era.
» The Blue Raiders are 3-1 against Liberty all-time, including an 8-7 victory in the most recent meeting between the two teams (2015).
» Saturday's game between MT and Pittsburgh will be the first meeting between the two teams.
Scouting The Spring Games field
» New Mexico State was 4-1 against Power 5 programs in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, including a 2-0 victory over No. 17 Arizona State.
» Liberty played 15 games against Power 5 opponents last season, including wins over No. 6 Michigan and No. 21 Ole Miss. The Flames received a vote in the 2021 preseason USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll.
» Pitt will face MT as its first Conference USA opponent since Charlotte run-ruled the Panthers in Pitt's last game of the shortened 2020 season.
Next Time Out
» The Blue Raiders will head back on the road next weekend for five games at the Alabama State Classic in Montgomery, Alabama.
Follow the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Softball), Facebook (Blue Raider Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
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