Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee
28-14
Tennessee State
15-21-1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mead, Gretchen (11-3)
L: H. Ayala (4-9)
Batting:
2B: Mealer, Laura 3
HR: Sargent, Shelby 1
RBI: Echols, Shelby 1 ; Mealer, Laura 2 ; Tepe, Ava 1 ; Gilmore, Riley 1 ; Czajkowski, Claire 1 ; Garcia, Julia 1 ; Sargent, Shelby 2 ; Blevins, Ansley 1 ; Harris, Amaya 1
SH: Tepe, Ava 1 ; Sargent, Shelby 1 ; Harris, Amaya 1
SF: Echols, Shelby 1 ; Gilmore, Riley 1 ; Sargent, Shelby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Echols, Shelby 1 ; Mealer, Laura 3 ; Tepe, Ava 1 ; Czajkowski, Claire 1 ; Garcia, Julia 1 ; Sargent, Shelby 1 ; Coffman, Bryanna 1 ; Jacoway, Ashlee 1 ; Harris, Amaya 1
SB: Mealer, Laura 1
Batting:
RBI: A. Baker-Row 1 ; J. Blackburn 1
SF: A. Baker-Row 1
Base Running:
RUNS: P. Fointno 1 ; M. Duke 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Blue Raiders win 11-2 in Nashville
4/19/2023 8:55:00 PM | Softball
The Blue Raiders scored the first run of the game in the top of the first to get out to an early lead. Ava Tepe drove in Laura Mealer with an RBI single after Mealer's double into right center. The Tigers tried to quickly respond in the bottom of the first with two outs and two runners on-base before being struck out by Gretchen Mead to end the inning.
In the top of the third, Amaya Harris and Shelby Echols had back-to-back hits to allow for a two-run double by Laura Mealer. Ava Tepe then bunted Mealer over to third for Riley Gilmore to get the RBI on a sacrifice fly and increase the lead to 4-0.
Shelby Sargent started off the fourth inning with a lead-off home run, her second of the season. Gretchen Mead started the game with three scoreless innings for MTSU. After the Tigers scored a pair of runs in the fifth with bases loaded and nobody out, MTSU brought in Kamryn Carcich, who held the Tigers scoreless for three innings to give MTSU the 11-2 victory.
By the Numbers
14: Laura Mealer hit three doubles on the day for her 14th of the season to put her in a tie for 12th in the nation.
14: Total hits for the Blue Raiders during Wednesday's win over the Tigers.
Quote from Head Coach Jeff Breeden
"We were solid today, Mealer was big with her three doubles and all our pitchers pitched well. This was a tune up for FIU and I think we're ready to get back into conference."
Quote from Laura Mealer
"I was focused on trying to see the ball all the way in and hit hard line drives. I know if I do those two things the rest will fall into place."
Up Next
MTSU will travel to Miami, Florida for a conference matchup with FIU on April 21-23.
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