Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, April 14
Murfreesboro, TN
6:00 PM CT
Middle Tennessee
vs
Western Kentucky
Softball hosts Western Kentucky in C-USA series
4/13/2023 12:34:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee softball (25-13, 5-6 C-USA) will host Western Kentucky this weekend starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 14.
This week's game will be live streamed on CUSA.tv here, while Saturday's game is on ESPN+ here. Live stats for the weekend series can be found on the schedule page.
Quick Hits
· Middle Tennessee is 5-6 in conference play and ranked sixth in the standings.
· MTSU leads C-USA in team batting average at .302 on the year.
· Laura Mealer leads C-USA in batting average (.435), on base percentage (.524), runs scored (47), hits (54), and RBIs (39).
Series History
The Lady Toppers lead the all-time series 46-31 after sweeping last season's series in Bowling Green.
Scouting the Competition
Western Kentucky is led offensively by fifth year senior, Faith Hegh batting .398 and starting in all 37 games. Batting .300 as a team the Lady Toppers are among the top of the conference. Katie Gardner leads in the circle with 148 innings pitched this season. Garder has an ERA of 3.53 and allowed 69 runs so far. As a team, the pitching staff has a 4.20 ERA coming into this weekend. Western Kentucky is currently ranked third in the C-USA standings at 22-15 overall and 7-4 in conference play.
Last time out vs. Austin Peay
The Blue Raiders won in Clarksville 7-3 led by Laura Mealer with two home runs and four RBIs.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (Blue Raider Softball), Twitter (@MT_Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
This week's game will be live streamed on CUSA.tv here, while Saturday's game is on ESPN+ here. Live stats for the weekend series can be found on the schedule page.
Quick Hits
· Middle Tennessee is 5-6 in conference play and ranked sixth in the standings.
· MTSU leads C-USA in team batting average at .302 on the year.
· Laura Mealer leads C-USA in batting average (.435), on base percentage (.524), runs scored (47), hits (54), and RBIs (39).
Series History
The Lady Toppers lead the all-time series 46-31 after sweeping last season's series in Bowling Green.
Scouting the Competition
Western Kentucky is led offensively by fifth year senior, Faith Hegh batting .398 and starting in all 37 games. Batting .300 as a team the Lady Toppers are among the top of the conference. Katie Gardner leads in the circle with 148 innings pitched this season. Garder has an ERA of 3.53 and allowed 69 runs so far. As a team, the pitching staff has a 4.20 ERA coming into this weekend. Western Kentucky is currently ranked third in the C-USA standings at 22-15 overall and 7-4 in conference play.
Last time out vs. Austin Peay
The Blue Raiders won in Clarksville 7-3 led by Laura Mealer with two home runs and four RBIs.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (Blue Raider Softball), Twitter (@MT_Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
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