Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Saturday, March 13
Murfreesboro, TN
2:30 PM
Middle Tennessee
8-9
0
vs
1
Illinois State
10-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Players Mentioned
P
/ Softball
C
/ Softball
SS
/ Softball
1B
/ Softball
SS/2B
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
P/1B
/ Softball
UT
/ Softball
2B
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Day, Morgan (5-3)
L: Marinakis, Mia (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Olson, Emme 1
SH: Kennedy, Dayna 1 ; Coursey, Andrea 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Olson, Emme 1
Batting:
2B: Burgess, Summer 1 ; Marinakis, Mia 1
Base Running:
SB: Herring, Jaya 1
CS: Freeman, Savannah 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Blue Raiders fall twice at MTSU Invitational
3/13/2021 8:19:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Mia Marinakis pitched a gem, and Hailey Bosley slugged her first career home run, but Middle Tennessee (8-10) fell in both games of Saturday's doubleheader and will play in the third place game of the MTSU Invitational Sunday at 10 a.m.
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0, ILLINOIS STATE 1
» Illinois State entered Saturday afternoon's game with the Blue Raiders with a record of 9-4. The Redbirds were beaten in a walk-off by Dayton before beating North Dakota State on Friday.
» The Redbirds threatened in the first inning with a couple of one-out singles, but Kaylee Richetto put an end to the scoring opportunity with a double play by stepping on third base then firing the ball over to Lexi Cushing at first base for the third out.
» MT came close to pushing a run across in the third, as Amaya Harris beat the shortstop's throw for an infield single, followed by a double by Summer Burgess, but the two Blue Raiders were stranded in scoring position.
» Marinakis started in the circle and tossed perfect innings in the second, third, fourth, and sixth.
» The junior from Murrieta, California also hit in the fourth spot of the lineup and produced MT's second scoring threat of the game with a double to left-center in the fifth inning. Jaya Herring checked in to run for Marinakis and stole third.
» The game continued without a score until the seventh inning, when the Redbirds scored on a passed ball with two outs.
» Richetto smoked a single down the left field line, but the Blue Raiders couldn't score in the seventh, so Illinois State earned the first seed in the evening's semifinal games.
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 8
» North Dakota State was the three-seed in the MTSU Invitational semifinal round after a 1-2 showing in the round-robin portion of the weekend.
» The Bison jumped out to an early lead with three runs through just a third of an inning.
» Cushing answered with a double to right-center, but she was stranded in scoring position in the bottom of the first.
» A fielding error by the Blue Raiders led to a pair of unearned runs in the second inning, and North Dakota State led 5-0 before MT could bat for a second time.
» When the Blue Raiders did step up to bat for their second turn at the dish in game two, they cut the Bison lead to two runs, as Hailey Bosley, a junior catcher from Yorba Linda, California making her first start of the season, slugged her first career home run to score three for her team.
» Richetto singled through the left side, then Claire Smith singled on a bunt attempt to set up the three-run blast for Bosley.
» MT withstood a fourth inning threat, as the Bison advanced a runner to third but didn't score. The Blue Raiders followed with a scoring threat of their own with Smith advancing to third on a Lani Rodriguez double, but no runs came across in the frame.
» Kailey Ahlstrom entered in relief in the second inning for the Blue Raiders, and she enjoyed a three-strikeout inning in the fifth.
» North Dakota State added insurance in the top of the seventh with three runs, one of them unearned.
» Burgess singled in the infield, but the MT rally was short-lived, and the Bison advanced to Sunday's MTSU Invitational championship game.
NEXT UP
» Middle Tennessee vs. Dayton — March 14, 10 a.m.
» MTSU Invitational championship game: Illinois State vs. North Dakota State — March 14, 12:30 p.m.
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0, ILLINOIS STATE 1
» Illinois State entered Saturday afternoon's game with the Blue Raiders with a record of 9-4. The Redbirds were beaten in a walk-off by Dayton before beating North Dakota State on Friday.
» The Redbirds threatened in the first inning with a couple of one-out singles, but Kaylee Richetto put an end to the scoring opportunity with a double play by stepping on third base then firing the ball over to Lexi Cushing at first base for the third out.
» MT came close to pushing a run across in the third, as Amaya Harris beat the shortstop's throw for an infield single, followed by a double by Summer Burgess, but the two Blue Raiders were stranded in scoring position.
» Marinakis started in the circle and tossed perfect innings in the second, third, fourth, and sixth.
» The junior from Murrieta, California also hit in the fourth spot of the lineup and produced MT's second scoring threat of the game with a double to left-center in the fifth inning. Jaya Herring checked in to run for Marinakis and stole third.
» The game continued without a score until the seventh inning, when the Redbirds scored on a passed ball with two outs.
» Richetto smoked a single down the left field line, but the Blue Raiders couldn't score in the seventh, so Illinois State earned the first seed in the evening's semifinal games.
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 8
» North Dakota State was the three-seed in the MTSU Invitational semifinal round after a 1-2 showing in the round-robin portion of the weekend.
» The Bison jumped out to an early lead with three runs through just a third of an inning.
» Cushing answered with a double to right-center, but she was stranded in scoring position in the bottom of the first.
» A fielding error by the Blue Raiders led to a pair of unearned runs in the second inning, and North Dakota State led 5-0 before MT could bat for a second time.
» When the Blue Raiders did step up to bat for their second turn at the dish in game two, they cut the Bison lead to two runs, as Hailey Bosley, a junior catcher from Yorba Linda, California making her first start of the season, slugged her first career home run to score three for her team.
» Richetto singled through the left side, then Claire Smith singled on a bunt attempt to set up the three-run blast for Bosley.
» MT withstood a fourth inning threat, as the Bison advanced a runner to third but didn't score. The Blue Raiders followed with a scoring threat of their own with Smith advancing to third on a Lani Rodriguez double, but no runs came across in the frame.
» Kailey Ahlstrom entered in relief in the second inning for the Blue Raiders, and she enjoyed a three-strikeout inning in the fifth.
» North Dakota State added insurance in the top of the seventh with three runs, one of them unearned.
» Burgess singled in the infield, but the MT rally was short-lived, and the Bison advanced to Sunday's MTSU Invitational championship game.
NEXT UP
» Middle Tennessee vs. Dayton — March 14, 10 a.m.
» MTSU Invitational championship game: Illinois State vs. North Dakota State — March 14, 12:30 p.m.
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