Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, April 28
Murfreesboro, TN
6:00 PM CT
Middle Tennessee
vs
UTSA
Softball hosts UTSA in final home series
4/27/2023 12:05:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee softball (30-15, 9-8 C-USA) will host UTSA (8-35, 3-14) for a three-game series at Blue Raider Softball Field this weekend starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 28.
This weekend's series will be live streamed on CUSA.tv here. Live stats for the weekend series can be found here on the schedule.
Quick Hits
· Middle Tennessee is 9-8 in conference play and ranked seventh in the standings.
· MTSU leads C-USA in team batting average at .305 on the year.
· Laura Mealer's 62 hits on the year have her tied for seventh in nation.
· Gretchen Mead is sixth overall in career strikeouts in MTSU program history with 194.
Series History
The Roadrunners lead the all-time series 7-3 and won the last matchup, in the 2021 Conference USA Championship.
Scouting the Competition
UTSA has lost eight out of its last 10 games and rank ninth in C-USA standings. The Roadrunners rank last in the conference in team batting average at .245 and last in team ERA at 6.02. UTSA won its last conference game on April 7 against Western Kentucky. Offensively the Roadrunners are led by Kat Ibarra batting .361 with 52 hits and 11 doubles. Her 52 hits rank sixth in C-USA and 11 doubles are tied for fourth.
Last time out vs. Tennessee State
The Blue Raiders won their series in Miami against FIU after sweeping a doubleheader on Saturday. Julia Garcia and Ansley Blevins led the way with 13 combined hits and 20 total bases on the weekend. Kamryn Carcich pitched a complete game in game two giving the Blue Raiders the win and came in for a save in game one earning C-USA Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. Carcich's four saves on the season lead the conference.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (Blue Raider Softball), Twitter (@MT_Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
This weekend's series will be live streamed on CUSA.tv here. Live stats for the weekend series can be found here on the schedule.
Quick Hits
· Middle Tennessee is 9-8 in conference play and ranked seventh in the standings.
· MTSU leads C-USA in team batting average at .305 on the year.
· Laura Mealer's 62 hits on the year have her tied for seventh in nation.
· Gretchen Mead is sixth overall in career strikeouts in MTSU program history with 194.
Series History
The Roadrunners lead the all-time series 7-3 and won the last matchup, in the 2021 Conference USA Championship.
Scouting the Competition
UTSA has lost eight out of its last 10 games and rank ninth in C-USA standings. The Roadrunners rank last in the conference in team batting average at .245 and last in team ERA at 6.02. UTSA won its last conference game on April 7 against Western Kentucky. Offensively the Roadrunners are led by Kat Ibarra batting .361 with 52 hits and 11 doubles. Her 52 hits rank sixth in C-USA and 11 doubles are tied for fourth.
Last time out vs. Tennessee State
The Blue Raiders won their series in Miami against FIU after sweeping a doubleheader on Saturday. Julia Garcia and Ansley Blevins led the way with 13 combined hits and 20 total bases on the weekend. Kamryn Carcich pitched a complete game in game two giving the Blue Raiders the win and came in for a save in game one earning C-USA Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. Carcich's four saves on the season lead the conference.
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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