Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, March 17
Murfreesboro, TN
6:00 PM CT
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Middle Tennessee
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Blue Raiders Pick up first Conference Win
3/17/2023 9:10:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee softball gets its first conference win of the season after an 8-0, five-inning win.
The Blue Raiders put up six runs in the second inning to get out to an early six-run lead. The rally started with a lead-off double by Anyce Harvey followed by an RBI double by Julia Garcia. Later in the inning, Laura Mealer drove in two more runs with a double of her own making it 5-0. Ava Tepe then extended the lead to six runs with an RBI single to score Mealer.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, MTSU added two more runs coming off a double by Shelby Echols that scored Amaya Harris.
Gretchen Mead threw a five-inning shutout to lead the Blue Raiders in the circle to their first conference victory.
By the Numbers
· Five doubles for MTSU in tonight's game vs. UAB.
· Laura Mealer leads the team with nine doubles on the season.
· Gretchen Mead's ERA is now 1.66 after today's game.
Quote from Head Coach Jeff Breeden
"All the way around it was a good win, I thought we hit the ball well and Gretchen was in control the whole game with good defense behind her."
Quote From Laura Mealer
"We wanted to come out with a lot of energy and get off to a good start in conference to hopefully get our first series win at home."
Up Next
MTSU is back in action again on March 18 at home for game two against UAB. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (Blue Raider Softball), Twitter (@MT_Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
The Blue Raiders put up six runs in the second inning to get out to an early six-run lead. The rally started with a lead-off double by Anyce Harvey followed by an RBI double by Julia Garcia. Later in the inning, Laura Mealer drove in two more runs with a double of her own making it 5-0. Ava Tepe then extended the lead to six runs with an RBI single to score Mealer.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, MTSU added two more runs coming off a double by Shelby Echols that scored Amaya Harris.
Gretchen Mead threw a five-inning shutout to lead the Blue Raiders in the circle to their first conference victory.
By the Numbers
· Five doubles for MTSU in tonight's game vs. UAB.
· Laura Mealer leads the team with nine doubles on the season.
· Gretchen Mead's ERA is now 1.66 after today's game.
Quote from Head Coach Jeff Breeden
"All the way around it was a good win, I thought we hit the ball well and Gretchen was in control the whole game with good defense behind her."
Quote From Laura Mealer
"We wanted to come out with a lot of energy and get off to a good start in conference to hopefully get our first series win at home."
Up Next
MTSU is back in action again on March 18 at home for game two against UAB. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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: Mead, Gretchen (7-2)
L: Olivia Valbak (2-5)
Batting:
2B: Echols, Shelby 1 ; Mealer, Laura 1 ; Harvey, Anyce 1 ; Garcia, Julia 1 ; Harris, Amaya 1
RBI: Echols, Shelby 1 ; Mealer, Laura 2 ; Tepe, Ava 2 ; Garcia, Julia 1 ; Blevins, Ansley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Echols, Shelby 2 ; Mealer, Laura 1 ; Harvey, Anyce 1 ; Garcia, Julia 1 ; Sargent, Shelby 1 ; Harris, Amaya 2
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
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RBI
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AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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