Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Wednesday, April 20
Murfreesboro, TN
5:00 PM
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Middle Tennessee shutout in final midweek contest of the season
4/20/2022 8:47:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Belmont (23-11, 13-4 OVC) starter Alex Clesi allowed just two Middle Tennessee (18-26, 5-10 C-USA) baserunners to reach in the Blue Raiders final midweek game of the season, an effort good enough to give the Bruins a 4-0 win on Wednesday at Blue Raider Softball Field.
Clesi gave up a single to Middle Tennessee first baseman Anyce Harvey to leadoff the second inning and she walked catcher Ava Tepe to leadoff the third. Following Tepe's leadoff walk, Clesi retired seven straight before giving way to Delayna Bryant in the sixth inning, who earned the save.
Belmont scored the game's first run on a one-out sacrifice fly by catcher Audrey Lyle. An inning later, Bruin second baseman Kristen Green added on to the lead with a solo home run to right-center field to make it a 2-0 ballgame.
Middle Tennessee starter Claire Woods went 4.2 innings, allowing just two earned runs with a pair of strikeouts. Fresh off her first career complete game this past Sunday, Danielle Taitt came in with one on and one out in the fifth and got Kristen Green to ground into a 5-4-3 double play on her first pitch out of the bullpen.
Belmont tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the seventh, bringing Taitt's final line to three innings, allowing two runs on five hits allowed.
Up Next
Middle Tennessee hits the road this weekend for a matchup with UTEP. First pitch from El Paso is set for Friday at 7:00 p.m. CT.
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Clesi gave up a single to Middle Tennessee first baseman Anyce Harvey to leadoff the second inning and she walked catcher Ava Tepe to leadoff the third. Following Tepe's leadoff walk, Clesi retired seven straight before giving way to Delayna Bryant in the sixth inning, who earned the save.
Belmont scored the game's first run on a one-out sacrifice fly by catcher Audrey Lyle. An inning later, Bruin second baseman Kristen Green added on to the lead with a solo home run to right-center field to make it a 2-0 ballgame.
Middle Tennessee starter Claire Woods went 4.2 innings, allowing just two earned runs with a pair of strikeouts. Fresh off her first career complete game this past Sunday, Danielle Taitt came in with one on and one out in the fifth and got Kristen Green to ground into a 5-4-3 double play on her first pitch out of the bullpen.
Belmont tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the seventh, bringing Taitt's final line to three innings, allowing two runs on five hits allowed.
Up Next
Middle Tennessee hits the road this weekend for a matchup with UTEP. First pitch from El Paso is set for Friday at 7:00 p.m. CT.
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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Clesi, ALex (5-1)
L: Woods, Claire (2-8)
S: Bryant, Delayna (1)
Batting:
2B: Cockrill, Emily 1
HR: Green, Kristen 1
RBI: Green, Kristen 1 ; Barnes, Emma 1 ; Ledbetter, Abi 1 ; Lyle, Audrey 1
SF: Barnes, Emma 1 ; Lyle, Audrey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cavanaugh, Cheyenne 1 ; Green, Kristen 1 ; Cockrill, Emily 1 ; Cockrill, Indy 1
SB: Ledbetter, Abi 1 ; Cockrill, Emily 1 ; Givers, Gabrielle 1
CS: Cockrill, Emily 1
HBP: Green, Kristen 1
Batting:
SH: Rodriguez, Lani 1 ; Herring, Jaya 1
Base Running:
SB: Harvey, Anyce 1
Game Leaders
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