Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee
9-8, 0
Western Kentucky
14-5, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | 12 | 14 | 2 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Patrick (1-0)
L: MESARIS, Dalton (1-1)
S: Sells, James (2)
Batting:
2B: GILROY, Aidan 1 ; LIEBERT, Kirk 1
HR: FARRIS, Lukas 1
RBI: GILROY, Aidan 2 ; GARCIA, Tristin 1 ; LIEBERT, Kirk 1 ; FARRIS, Lukas 1 ; FIECHTER, AJ 3
Base Running:
RUNS: CRITTENBERGER, Ty 2 ; GARCIA, Tristin 1 ; BATUSICH, Ty 1 ; FARRIS, Lukas 2 ; ROSS, Camden 2
SB: CRITTENBERGER, Ty 1
CS: GILROY, Aidan 1
Batting:
3B: Jennings, Gabe 1
RBI: Boyd, Jeremiah 1 ; Rutter, Briggs 3 ; Galloway, Jackson 1 ; Wright, DJ 3 ; Jennings, Gabe 2 ; Vinson, Luke 1
SH: Johnson, Kam 1 ; Vetetoe, Jared 1 ; Vinson, Luke 1
SF: Wright, DJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mabry, JT 3 ; Coker, Brett 2 ; Boyd, Jeremiah 1 ; Symlar, Bryce 1 ; Rutter, Briggs 2 ; Galloway, Jackson 1 ; Jennings, Gabe 1 ; Snider, Eston 1
SB: Rutter, Briggs 1
HBP: Coker, Brett 1 ; Boyd, Jeremiah 1 ; Jennings, Gabe 1
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Blue Raiders Rally in Seventh to Defeat WKU
3/17/2023 11:04:00 PM | Baseball
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But just as notably, they now are 1-0 in Conference USA play and 1-0 against its rival from the Bluegrass State.Â
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A pair of leadoff baserunners commenced the home half of the seventh for the Blue Raiders, who trailed 7-6 after leading 6-0 after the second inning. DJ Wright would tie the game on an RBI sacrifice fly, Gabe Jennings drove in a pair with a triple to the left field corner and Luke Vinson's squeeze bunt made it 10-7.Â
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A one-out Briggs Rutter single an inning later drove in Brett Coker and JT Mabry to extend the lead to 12-7, with the only Hilltopper response coming as a singular run in the ninth.Â
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The Skipper Speaks
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"You get six runs early and there is a lot of game left. They brought a guy out of the bullpen who got some zeroes for them to give them a chance to creep back in. I told our guys that it's a character win. We put up six early, they come back and chip away and take the lead, and we came back, strung some good at bats together, got a bunt down, moved some runners, we did some things that go along with winning baseball," said Meyers.
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By the Numbers
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4.2: Starting pitcher Jaden Hamm tossed 4.2 innings on Friday night, striking out five and walking another five while allowing three earned runs.
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2.0: Bryant Beranek came out of the bullpen to toss 2.0 frames, striking out three while giving up a pair of earned runs. Patrick Johnson and James Sells would combine for 2.0 IP as well, with the freshman Johnson earning his first career win.
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5: Five Blue Raiders logged multiple hits in the game. Rutter had a 3-5 night with a trio of RBI. Jennings was 3-4 with two RBI. Mabry, Wight and Jeremiah Boyd each had two hits.Â
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3: MTSU hung three runs in both the first and second inning. Rutter and Wright opened the scoring with RBI singles, with Boyd and Galloway getting the second inning RBI.Â
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Blue Raider Notes
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MTSU has now won three of its past four against WKU, as well as eight of the past 11 matchups.Â
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The Blue Raiders trailed at the latest point in any win in 2023 Friday.Â
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Coach Meyers' team is 4-1 when Hamm starts on the mound.
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Mabry and Coker extend their hitting streaks to 13 and nine games respectively.Â
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Next Up
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The teams will continue the three-game series Saturday at 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ will stream the game and GoBlueRaiders.com and the Varsity Network App will carry the radio broadcast.Â
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