Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Wednesday, April 20
Murfreesboro, TN
5:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
vs
Belmont
Middle Tennessee Softball hosts Belmont for its final midweek matchup of the regular season on Wednesday
4/19/2022 2:47:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee Softball (18-25, 5-10 C-USA) hosts the Belmont Bruins (22-11, 13-4 OVC) on Wednesday, April 20 for its final regular season midweek matchup. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. at Blue Raider Softball Field.
Wednesday's contest will be broadcast on CUSA.TV and fans can also follow along with live stats.
Quick Hits
Middle Tennessee enters Wednesday's contest with an 18-25 overall record and a 5-10 mark in C-USA play. The Blue Raiders are most recently coming off their series against Charlotte, in which the Blue Raiders fell 2-1 against the 49ers. In their series finale, the Blue Raiders rallied from a 2-0 deficit to score three unanswered runs and take the 3-2 win over the 49ers.
Freshman Laura Mealer and sophomore Amaya Harris have led the Blue Raiders this season. Mealer has batted a team-best .354 and has posted a slugging average of .638. She leads the Blue Raiders with 46 hits this season, including a team-best nine home runs, two triples, and a tied for second-best six doubles. Mealer has also scored a team-leading 29 runs and knocked in a team second-best 26 RBIs in 43 games this season. Harris is second on the team batting .336 and slugging .414. She has connected on a team second-best 43 hits, tying for second in home runs with two and tying for fourth on the team with four doubles.
In the circle, the Blue Raiders have been led by seniors Corrina Dodd and Gretchen Mead. Dodd boasts a team-leading 2.76 ERA and leads the Blue Raiders with a 6-4 record in 14 appearances this season. Mead boasts a 3.83 ERA and holds a 4-7 record in 21 appearances this season. Mead has thrown a team-leading 71.1 innings, while Dodd has pitched 71.0 innings. Dodd has allowed 29 runs, 28 of which were earned, on 52 hits, while Mead has allowed 43 runs, 39 of which were earned, on 74 hits during the 2022 campaign.
Scouting the Bruins
Belmont is in its second season under head coach Laura Matthews, leading the Bruins to a 37-37 overall record during her pair of seasons in Nashville. The Bruins are just coming off a 3-0 series sweep over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles this past week.
The Bruins have been led by Cheyenne Cavanaugh, Kristen Green, and Baie Ensio. Cavanaugh is batting a team-leading .411, while connecting on a team-best 44 hits, tying for the team-lead with six doubles and two home runs. She also leads the Bruins in runs scored with 29 and has knocked in a team third-best 19 RBIs in 33 games this season. Green ranks second on the team with a .380 batting average but leads the Bruins in slugging with a .640. She has connected on a team second-best 38 hits, including a team-leading six home runs and is tied for the team lead with six doubles. She has also plated a team-leading 33 RBIs and is tied for a team second-best with 24 runs scored. Ensio is the third Bruin breaking .300 with a .347 batting average this season. She is third on the team with 34 hits, connecting on three doubles, and has knocked in 11 RBIs this season.
Belmont has been led in the circle this season by Emma Summers. Summers boasts a team-best 2.02 ERA and leads the team with a 9-6 record in 21 appearances this season. She has pitched a team-leading 93.2 innings, and has allowed just 37 runs, 27 of which were earned, on 81 hits this season. Summers leads the Bruins with 11 complete-game performances, including one complete-game shutout against North Alabama.
Series History
Middle Tennessee leads the all-time series against Belmont, 28-6, including an impressive 14-2 record for contests in Murfreesboro. The Blue Raiders currently hold a four-game winning streak over the Bruins, dating back to April 19, 2017. In the last meeting between the two programs, the Blue Raiders earned a 4-3 win over the Bruins on March 13, 2019.
Selfie Ring Giveaway
The first 50 fans in attendance at Wednesday's game against Belmont will receive a free selfie ring!
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will hit the road again as they head to the Lone Star State to take on the UTEP Miners on April 22-24. The series opener against the Miners is set for Friday, April 22 with a 7 p.m. CT scheduled first pitch.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (/BlueRaiderSoftball), Twitter (MT_Softball) and Instagram (MT_Softball).
Wednesday's contest will be broadcast on CUSA.TV and fans can also follow along with live stats.
Quick Hits
- Sophomore Jaya Herring had a career day in the Blue Raiders series finale against the 49ers. Herring went 2-for-3 at the plate, connecting on her first career double and tied her career-high with two runs scored.
- Sophomore Danielle Taitt had the best performance of her career this past Saturday, pitching her first-career complete game against the Charlotte 49ers, while also tying her career-high with two strikeouts in the Blue Raiders' 3-2 win.
- Freshman Laura Mealer had a phenomenal performance in the series opener against the 49ers, going 4-for-4 at the plate and connecting on her ninth home run of the season. She also recorded two runs and pushed across an RBI.
- Blue Raider head coach Jeff Breeden boasts an all-time record of 208-294 and won his 200th career game as a head coach earlier this season against UT Martin during the Blue Raiders' MTSU Invitational on March 10. Coach Breeden is currently in his 10th season as the head coach of the Blue Raiders.
- Prior to the season, senior Corrina Dodd and junior Kelci Hill were named to the preseason C-USA All-Conference Team on Tuesday, February 8.
Middle Tennessee enters Wednesday's contest with an 18-25 overall record and a 5-10 mark in C-USA play. The Blue Raiders are most recently coming off their series against Charlotte, in which the Blue Raiders fell 2-1 against the 49ers. In their series finale, the Blue Raiders rallied from a 2-0 deficit to score three unanswered runs and take the 3-2 win over the 49ers.
Freshman Laura Mealer and sophomore Amaya Harris have led the Blue Raiders this season. Mealer has batted a team-best .354 and has posted a slugging average of .638. She leads the Blue Raiders with 46 hits this season, including a team-best nine home runs, two triples, and a tied for second-best six doubles. Mealer has also scored a team-leading 29 runs and knocked in a team second-best 26 RBIs in 43 games this season. Harris is second on the team batting .336 and slugging .414. She has connected on a team second-best 43 hits, tying for second in home runs with two and tying for fourth on the team with four doubles.
In the circle, the Blue Raiders have been led by seniors Corrina Dodd and Gretchen Mead. Dodd boasts a team-leading 2.76 ERA and leads the Blue Raiders with a 6-4 record in 14 appearances this season. Mead boasts a 3.83 ERA and holds a 4-7 record in 21 appearances this season. Mead has thrown a team-leading 71.1 innings, while Dodd has pitched 71.0 innings. Dodd has allowed 29 runs, 28 of which were earned, on 52 hits, while Mead has allowed 43 runs, 39 of which were earned, on 74 hits during the 2022 campaign.
Scouting the Bruins
Belmont is in its second season under head coach Laura Matthews, leading the Bruins to a 37-37 overall record during her pair of seasons in Nashville. The Bruins are just coming off a 3-0 series sweep over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles this past week.
The Bruins have been led by Cheyenne Cavanaugh, Kristen Green, and Baie Ensio. Cavanaugh is batting a team-leading .411, while connecting on a team-best 44 hits, tying for the team-lead with six doubles and two home runs. She also leads the Bruins in runs scored with 29 and has knocked in a team third-best 19 RBIs in 33 games this season. Green ranks second on the team with a .380 batting average but leads the Bruins in slugging with a .640. She has connected on a team second-best 38 hits, including a team-leading six home runs and is tied for the team lead with six doubles. She has also plated a team-leading 33 RBIs and is tied for a team second-best with 24 runs scored. Ensio is the third Bruin breaking .300 with a .347 batting average this season. She is third on the team with 34 hits, connecting on three doubles, and has knocked in 11 RBIs this season.
Belmont has been led in the circle this season by Emma Summers. Summers boasts a team-best 2.02 ERA and leads the team with a 9-6 record in 21 appearances this season. She has pitched a team-leading 93.2 innings, and has allowed just 37 runs, 27 of which were earned, on 81 hits this season. Summers leads the Bruins with 11 complete-game performances, including one complete-game shutout against North Alabama.
Series History
Middle Tennessee leads the all-time series against Belmont, 28-6, including an impressive 14-2 record for contests in Murfreesboro. The Blue Raiders currently hold a four-game winning streak over the Bruins, dating back to April 19, 2017. In the last meeting between the two programs, the Blue Raiders earned a 4-3 win over the Bruins on March 13, 2019.
Selfie Ring Giveaway
The first 50 fans in attendance at Wednesday's game against Belmont will receive a free selfie ring!
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will hit the road again as they head to the Lone Star State to take on the UTEP Miners on April 22-24. The series opener against the Miners is set for Friday, April 22 with a 7 p.m. CT scheduled first pitch.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (/BlueRaiderSoftball), Twitter (MT_Softball) and Instagram (MT_Softball).
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