Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Saturday, March 19
Murfreesboro, TN
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Middle Tennessee drops second game of series to Southern Miss
3/19/2022 6:36:00 PM | Softball
Murfreesboro, Tenn.—After taking the loss yesterday, Southern Mississippi (18-10, 1-1 CUSA) made the decision to send yesterday's starter Morgan Leinstock back into the circle on Saturday. That decision proved to be a good one by the Golden Eagle coaching staff, as Leinstock threw a complete game and allowed just two runs in Southern Mississippi's 6-2 win over Middle Tennessee (13-15, 1-1 CUSA).
"(Leinstock) didn't really do anything much different than she did yesterday," said Middle Tennessee Head Coach Jeff Breeden. "We got ourseleves down by six runs. Everybody knows we're down big. We were able to get runners into scoring position in those first two innings and we could've had a couple hits to get back in the game and we didn't do that."
A pair of three-run innings to open the game for Southern Mississippi put Middle Tennessee in a hole it couldn't climb out of. Starter Claire Woods lasted just 1.2 innings, surrendering five earned runs on six hits allowed. Blue Raider reliever Keri Munn gave up a two-run home run to the first batter she faced, Golden Eagle catcher Hannah Bolden in the top of the second to make it a 6-0 ballgame.
Following the Bolden home run, Munn went through six Southern Mississippi hitters before surrendering another hit. The Manchester, Tennessee, native tossed 5.1 innings out of the bullpen, giving up one earned run on four hits with two strikeouts. Through her first nine appearances of this season, Munn has a 2.95 ERA with 22 strikeouts to 16 walks.
Offensively, the Blue Raiders were able to muster a couple of opportunities throughout the game but were unable to cash in on enough of them, leaving nine runners on base.
Middle Tennessee got itself on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning when designated player Anyce Harvey hit her first career home run, a line drive that snuck just over the wall and under the bottom of the scoreboard in left-center field.
Laura Mealer drove in the second and final Blue Raider run of the game on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the seventh, picking up her second RBI of the weekend.
The Blue Raiders were led individually at the plate by Kelci Hill, who finished the game 2-for-4 at the dish. Hill's season numbers have steadily began to climb, as the sophomore centerfielder is now hitting .258 with three doubles and four RBIs.
Middle Tennessee welcomes Southern Miss back to the Blue Raider Softball Stadium tomorrow at 12:00 for the rubber match.
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"(Leinstock) didn't really do anything much different than she did yesterday," said Middle Tennessee Head Coach Jeff Breeden. "We got ourseleves down by six runs. Everybody knows we're down big. We were able to get runners into scoring position in those first two innings and we could've had a couple hits to get back in the game and we didn't do that."
A pair of three-run innings to open the game for Southern Mississippi put Middle Tennessee in a hole it couldn't climb out of. Starter Claire Woods lasted just 1.2 innings, surrendering five earned runs on six hits allowed. Blue Raider reliever Keri Munn gave up a two-run home run to the first batter she faced, Golden Eagle catcher Hannah Bolden in the top of the second to make it a 6-0 ballgame.
Following the Bolden home run, Munn went through six Southern Mississippi hitters before surrendering another hit. The Manchester, Tennessee, native tossed 5.1 innings out of the bullpen, giving up one earned run on four hits with two strikeouts. Through her first nine appearances of this season, Munn has a 2.95 ERA with 22 strikeouts to 16 walks.
Offensively, the Blue Raiders were able to muster a couple of opportunities throughout the game but were unable to cash in on enough of them, leaving nine runners on base.
Middle Tennessee got itself on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning when designated player Anyce Harvey hit her first career home run, a line drive that snuck just over the wall and under the bottom of the scoreboard in left-center field.
Laura Mealer drove in the second and final Blue Raider run of the game on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the seventh, picking up her second RBI of the weekend.
The Blue Raiders were led individually at the plate by Kelci Hill, who finished the game 2-for-4 at the dish. Hill's season numbers have steadily began to climb, as the sophomore centerfielder is now hitting .258 with three doubles and four RBIs.
Middle Tennessee welcomes Southern Miss back to the Blue Raider Softball Stadium tomorrow at 12:00 for the rubber match.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (/BlueRaiderSoftball), Twitter (MT_Softball) and Instagram (MT_Softball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Leinstock, Morgan (11-4)
L: Woods, Claire (1-4)
Batting:
HR: Brown, Destini 1 ; Borden, Hannah 1
RBI: Brown, Destini 1 ; Lee, Jana 1 ; Borden, Hannah 2 ; Dittmer, Alexis 1 ; Smith, Maria 1
SF: Borden, Hannah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Destini 2 ; Davis, Alyssa 2 ; Borden, Hannah 2
SB: Brown, Destini 1
Batting:
HR: Harvey, Anyce 1
RBI: Mealer, Laura 1 ; Harvey, Anyce 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harvey, Anyce 1 ; Sargent, Shelby 1
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