Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Wednesday, April 19
Nashville, TN
5:00 PM CT
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Softball travels to Nashville to face Tennessee State
4/18/2023 2:08:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee softball (27-14, 7-7 C-USA) will travel to Nashville for a midweek matchup with Tennessee State (15-20-1, 6-8 OVC) starting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19.
This week's game will be live streamed on ESPN+ here and live stats can be found here.
Quick Hits
· Middle Tennessee is 7-7 in conference play and ranked seventh in the standings.
· MTSU leads C-USA in team batting average at .298 on the year.
· Laura Mealer's 57 hits on the year leads C-USA and ranks 14th nationally.
Series History
The Blue Raiders lead the all-time series over the Tigers 49-8 and have won the last six matchups.
Scouting the Competition
Tennessee State as a team is hitting .241 on the year led by freshman Onnika Spencer who is a Murfreesboro native. In the circle, the Tigers have two pitchers with over 100 innings pitched and a combined ERA of 4.18. In total, the Tigers have allowed 140 runs and scored 142. Tennessee State ranks fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference and split their series 1-1 with Southeast Missouri State. At home this season the Tigers are 3-7 after getting swept by Eastern Illinois in their last conference home series.
Last time out vs. WKU
The Blue Raiders won the series over WKU 2-1 after a complete game shutout from Gretchen Mead in game three.
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 ESPN+ here and live stats can be found here.
Quick Hits
· Middle Tennessee is 7-7 in conference play and ranked seventh in the standings.
· MTSU leads C-USA in team batting average at .298 on the year.
· Laura Mealer's 57 hits on the year leads C-USA and ranks 14th nationally.
Series History
The Blue Raiders lead the all-time series over the Tigers 49-8 and have won the last six matchups.
Scouting the Competition
Tennessee State as a team is hitting .241 on the year led by freshman Onnika Spencer who is a Murfreesboro native. In the circle, the Tigers have two pitchers with over 100 innings pitched and a combined ERA of 4.18. In total, the Tigers have allowed 140 runs and scored 142. Tennessee State ranks fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference and split their series 1-1 with Southeast Missouri State. At home this season the Tigers are 3-7 after getting swept by Eastern Illinois in their last conference home series.
Last time out vs. WKU
The Blue Raiders won the series over WKU 2-1 after a complete game shutout from Gretchen Mead in game three.
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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