Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, May 5
Denton, TX
6:00 PM CT
Middle Tennessee
at
North Texas
Softball travels to North Texas in final C-USA series
5/4/2023 12:20:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee softball (33-15, 12-8 C-USA) will travel to North Texas (29-20, 14-7) for a three-game series at Lovelace Stadium this weekend starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 5.
This weekend's series will be live streamed on ESPN+ here. Live stats for the weekend series can be found here on the schedule.
Quick Hits
· Middle Tennessee is 12-8 in conference play and ranked fourth in the standings after sweeping UTSA.
· MTSU leads C-USA in team batting average at .303 on the year.
· Laura Mealer's 65 hits on the year rank her 18th nationally and is a program record in a single season for MTSU.
Series History
The Mean Green lead the all-time series 23-18 and won the last series in 2019 2-1 in Denton, Texas.
Scouting the Competition
North Texas ranks third in the C-USA standings just a game and a half ahead of MTSU. As a team the Mean Green are batting .250 and led by Junior Kailey Gamble who is batting .331 on the year. In the circle, North Texas is led by C-USA Preseason Pitcher of the Year Ashley Peters. Peters enters the weekend with an impressive 1.65 ERA and 123 innings pitched. The team ERA is 2.30 and is the third lowest in the conference.
Last time out vs. UTSA
The Blue Raiders won their series against UTSA in dominating fashion winning all three games last weekend. Gretchen mead pitched a complete game on Sunday to give The Blue Raiders the 3-1 victory and her 13th win of the season. Laura Mealer led the way offensively batting .500 with a double, a triple and a home run on the weekend.
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 ESPN+ here. Live stats for the weekend series can be found here on the schedule.
Quick Hits
· Middle Tennessee is 12-8 in conference play and ranked fourth in the standings after sweeping UTSA.
· MTSU leads C-USA in team batting average at .303 on the year.
· Laura Mealer's 65 hits on the year rank her 18th nationally and is a program record in a single season for MTSU.
Series History
The Mean Green lead the all-time series 23-18 and won the last series in 2019 2-1 in Denton, Texas.
Scouting the Competition
North Texas ranks third in the C-USA standings just a game and a half ahead of MTSU. As a team the Mean Green are batting .250 and led by Junior Kailey Gamble who is batting .331 on the year. In the circle, North Texas is led by C-USA Preseason Pitcher of the Year Ashley Peters. Peters enters the weekend with an impressive 1.65 ERA and 123 innings pitched. The team ERA is 2.30 and is the third lowest in the conference.
Last time out vs. UTSA
The Blue Raiders won their series against UTSA in dominating fashion winning all three games last weekend. Gretchen mead pitched a complete game on Sunday to give The Blue Raiders the 3-1 victory and her 13th win of the season. Laura Mealer led the way offensively batting .500 with a double, a triple and a home run on the weekend.
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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