Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Thursday, May 18
Charlotte, NC
5:00 PM CT
Middle Tennessee
25-25, 14-14
2
at
3
Charlotte
27-25, 15-12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Middle Tennessee
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
Charlotte
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
X
3
6
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wyatt Hudepohl (5-6)
L: Sells, James (5-4)
S: Donye Evans (2)
Batting:
2B: Mabry, JT 1
HR: Wright, DJ 1
RBI: Wright, DJ 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jennings, Gabe 1 ; Wright, DJ 1
CS: Coker, Brett 1
HBP: Coker, Brett 1 ; Rutter, Briggs 1
Batting:
2B: Brandon Stahlman 1
HR: Cam Fisher 1
RBI: Cam Fisher 1 ; Brandon Stahlman 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Blake Jackson 1 ; Cam Fisher 1 ; Jake Cunningham 1
SB: Blake Jackson 2 ; Cam Fisher 1 ; Dante DeFranco 1
CS: Spencer Nolan 1
HBP: Blake Jackson 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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Blue Raiders Fall to Charlotte to Open Series
5/18/2023 8:31:00 PM | Baseball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Middle Tennessee Baseball mustered just three hits Thursday night against the Charlotte 49ers at Hayes Stadium, and would fall in the pivotal series' opening game, 3-2.
The Blue Raiders now sit at 25-25 and 14-14 in Conference USA play. With a spot in the C-USA Championships already secured, MTSU is playing for seeding in next week's conference tournament, entering the evening as the league's seventh seed.
The 49ers struck first with a run in the bottom of the first. After a scoreless second inning from starting pitcher Eriq Swan, the Blue Raiders answered with a two-run home run off thw bat of DJ Wright to take a 2-1 lead.
Charlotte would tie the contest in the fifth with a two-out double, and retake the lead two innings later on a solo home run.
Swan went four innings Thursday under a steady drizzle, allowing two hits and one earned run while striking out four. Kota Sato came out of the bullpen for 1.1 innings, James Sells gave an inning in relief before Patrick Johnson fished the game with 1.2 frames scoreless.
The Skipper Speaks
"Charlotte's pitcher Wyatt Hudepohl is one of the best in the league, if not the best. He is leading the league in strikeouts or is right up there, and he was on top of his game today. He made it really tough. It was a nip-and-tuck kind of game, and a guy with 23 home runs making the difference for them in taking a 3-2 lead," said head coach Jerry Meyers.
By the Numbers
2: MTSU turned two double plays in the game, including one with runners on the corners to keep a 49er run off the board.
10: The Blue Raiders forced Charlotte to strand 10 of its runners on base Thursday.
.143: Charlotte hit just .143 with runners on base and didn't log a hit with runners oin scoring position.
Blue Raider Notes
Briggs Rutter extended his on-base streak to 11 games.
JT Mabry has now reached base in 10 games in a row and recorded a hit in nine in succession.
With 11-multi RBI games, Wright is now second on the squad in that department after Thursday night.
Next Up
The teams are back for Game 2 of the series on Friday night, with a 5:00 p.m. CT first pitch from Hayes Stadium.
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Stay up to date with the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Baseball), Facebook (Blue Raider Baseball) and Instagram (@MT_Baseball).
The Blue Raiders now sit at 25-25 and 14-14 in Conference USA play. With a spot in the C-USA Championships already secured, MTSU is playing for seeding in next week's conference tournament, entering the evening as the league's seventh seed.
The 49ers struck first with a run in the bottom of the first. After a scoreless second inning from starting pitcher Eriq Swan, the Blue Raiders answered with a two-run home run off thw bat of DJ Wright to take a 2-1 lead.
Charlotte would tie the contest in the fifth with a two-out double, and retake the lead two innings later on a solo home run.
Swan went four innings Thursday under a steady drizzle, allowing two hits and one earned run while striking out four. Kota Sato came out of the bullpen for 1.1 innings, James Sells gave an inning in relief before Patrick Johnson fished the game with 1.2 frames scoreless.
The Skipper Speaks
"Charlotte's pitcher Wyatt Hudepohl is one of the best in the league, if not the best. He is leading the league in strikeouts or is right up there, and he was on top of his game today. He made it really tough. It was a nip-and-tuck kind of game, and a guy with 23 home runs making the difference for them in taking a 3-2 lead," said head coach Jerry Meyers.
By the Numbers
2: MTSU turned two double plays in the game, including one with runners on the corners to keep a 49er run off the board.
10: The Blue Raiders forced Charlotte to strand 10 of its runners on base Thursday.
.143: Charlotte hit just .143 with runners on base and didn't log a hit with runners oin scoring position.
Blue Raider Notes
Briggs Rutter extended his on-base streak to 11 games.
JT Mabry has now reached base in 10 games in a row and recorded a hit in nine in succession.
With 11-multi RBI games, Wright is now second on the squad in that department after Thursday night.
Next Up
The teams are back for Game 2 of the series on Friday night, with a 5:00 p.m. CT first pitch from Hayes Stadium.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Stay up to date with the Blue Raiders on Twitter (@MT_Baseball), Facebook (Blue Raider Baseball) and Instagram (@MT_Baseball).
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