Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Sunday, February 19
Fort Myers, FL
8:30 AM CT
Middle Tennessee
7-3
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Lipscomb
2-5
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7
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E
Middle Tennessee
0
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6
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Lipscomb
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X
7
10
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Blue Raiders fall in final game of tournament
2/19/2023 4:03:00 PM | Softball
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Middle Tennessee softball dropped their final game of tournament to Lipscomb, 7-1, in Fort Myers, Florida.
Lipscomb got out to an early three-run lead in the first inning and the Blue Raiders played catch up the rest of the game. It was not until the fifth inning before MTSU plated their first and only run on the board.
Lipscomb swung the bat the best they have all season long totaling 10 hits and seven runs, both season highs for the Bison.
By the Numbers
· Middle Tennessee is off to the best start to a season since 2017.
· Paige Connors gets her first loss of the season and now sits at 4-1.
· Coach Breeden has now beaten three power five schools: Louisville, Iowa, and Boston College.
Quote from head coach Jeff Breeden
"This isn't the way we wanted to wrap up our weekend but I still love this team and hope they will learn from this moving forward."
Blue Raider Notes
The Blue Raiders record now stands at 7-3 after going 3-2 on the weekend. They lost to Boston College and Lipscomb.
Up Next
MTSU is back in action again on Feb. 24 in Statesboro, GA and will face North Carolina A&T in their first game of the weekend.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (Blue Raider Softball), Twitter (@MT_Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
Lipscomb got out to an early three-run lead in the first inning and the Blue Raiders played catch up the rest of the game. It was not until the fifth inning before MTSU plated their first and only run on the board.
Lipscomb swung the bat the best they have all season long totaling 10 hits and seven runs, both season highs for the Bison.
By the Numbers
· Middle Tennessee is off to the best start to a season since 2017.
· Paige Connors gets her first loss of the season and now sits at 4-1.
· Coach Breeden has now beaten three power five schools: Louisville, Iowa, and Boston College.
Quote from head coach Jeff Breeden
"This isn't the way we wanted to wrap up our weekend but I still love this team and hope they will learn from this moving forward."
Blue Raider Notes
The Blue Raiders record now stands at 7-3 after going 3-2 on the weekend. They lost to Boston College and Lipscomb.
Up Next
MTSU is back in action again on Feb. 24 in Statesboro, GA and will face North Carolina A&T in their first game of the weekend.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (Blue Raider Softball), Twitter (@MT_Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: E.Yakubowski (2-0)
L: Connors, Paige (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Garcia, Julia 1
RBI: Echols, Shelby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Behabetz, Savannah 1
SB: Behabetz, Savannah 1
HBP: Mealer, Laura 1
Batting:
2B: E. Shewmaker 1 ; P. Leebrick 1 ; K. Belding 1 ; K. Rich 2
3B: P. Leebrick 1
RBI: P. Leebrick 2 ; K. Belding 1 ; K. Rich 2 ; M. Kline 1
SF: M. Kline 1
Base Running:
RUNS: K. Belfield 1 ; E. Shewmaker 3 ; P. Leebrick 1 ; K. Belding 2
SB: K. Belfield 1 ; E. Shewmaker 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
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H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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