Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Sunday, May 7
Denton, TX
12:00 PM CT
Middle Tennessee
34-17, 0
3
at
2
North Texas
32-21, 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
R
H
E
Middle Tennessee
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
12
1
North Texas
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
5
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mead, Gretchen (14-5)
L: McKenzie Wagoner (11-7)
Batting:
2B: Mealer, Laura 1 ; Garcia, Julia 1
3B: Echols, Shelby 1
HR: Blevins, Ansley 1
RBI: Mealer, Laura 1 ; Harris, Amaya 1 ; Blevins, Ansley 1
SF: Mealer, Laura 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Echols, Shelby 2 ; Blevins, Ansley 1
SB: Echols, Shelby 1
HBP: Blevins, Ansley 1
Batting:
HR: Kailey Gamble 1
RBI: Lexi Cobb 1 ; Kailey Gamble 1
SH: Cierra Simon 1
SF: Lexi Cobb 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kailey Gamble 1 ; Tatum Sparks 1
SB: Emma Grahmann 1 ; Katy Truitt 1 ; Rylee Nicholson 1
HBP: Rylee Nicholson 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
2
H
4
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
4
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
C/1B
/ Softball2B
/ SoftballOF/INF
/ Softball
RHP
/ SoftballSS/2B
/ Softball
OF/UTL
/ Softball
Mead goes eight innings in series finale win
5/7/2023 4:27:00 PM | Softball
DENTON, Texas – Middle Tennessee softball (34-17, 13-10 C-USA) won game three of today's pitcher's duel at North Texas (32-21, 16-8) 3-2 today.
The Blue Raiders jumped on the Mean Green ace Ashley Peters early with two hits in the first inning. Laura Mealer hit a double followed by a single from Amaya Harris but were stranded on-base and held scoreless in the first frame. Gretchen Mead was excellent in the circle in her final regular season start giving up just two runs in eight innings.
Shelby Echols led off with a single in the third and a stolen base for her 25th of the season to move into scoring position. Harris delivered the RBI single to give the Blue Raiders the lead and her second hit of the game. North Texas answered with a solo homerun in the fourth inning by the league leader Kailey Gamble to tie the game at one.
Once again Echols led off with a hit in the fifth inning for a triple and her fourth of the year. Mealer got the RBI on a sacrifice fly to recapture the lead. In the bottom half of the inning, North Texas answered with its own sacrifice fly to tie the game at two.
Tied heading into the seventh inning, Harris continued her dominance at the plate with a leadoff single for her fourth of the game. North Texas turned a double play to keep the game tied heading into the bottom of the seventh. A one-two-three inning for Mead sent the game into extra innings where Ansley Blevins hit a solo home run to give the Blue Raiders the 3-2 win in the series finale.
By the Numbers
16: Doubles on the season by Mealer ranks second in C-USA and top-ten in the nation.
5: Consecutive North Texas batters retired by Mead to start the game.
25: Stolen bases for Echols this season for the third most in C-USA.
4: Singles in today's game by Harris.
4: Triples on the year for Echols to tie her for first in C-USA with teammate Shelby Sargent.
Quote from Head Coach Jeff Breeden
"Good win for our team headed into post season! They did an excellent job executing what they were asked to do today. Gretchen was awesome as always throwing just 115 pitches in eight innings. Proud of Blevins hitting the bomb late!
Quote from Ansley Blevins
"I was just focused on making solid contact and finding my way on-base."
Up Next
MTSU will be in Ruston, Louisiana for the Conference USA Championship as a six seed. Game one will be on Wednesday, May 10.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (Blue Raider Softball), Twitter (@MT_Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
The Blue Raiders jumped on the Mean Green ace Ashley Peters early with two hits in the first inning. Laura Mealer hit a double followed by a single from Amaya Harris but were stranded on-base and held scoreless in the first frame. Gretchen Mead was excellent in the circle in her final regular season start giving up just two runs in eight innings.
Shelby Echols led off with a single in the third and a stolen base for her 25th of the season to move into scoring position. Harris delivered the RBI single to give the Blue Raiders the lead and her second hit of the game. North Texas answered with a solo homerun in the fourth inning by the league leader Kailey Gamble to tie the game at one.
Once again Echols led off with a hit in the fifth inning for a triple and her fourth of the year. Mealer got the RBI on a sacrifice fly to recapture the lead. In the bottom half of the inning, North Texas answered with its own sacrifice fly to tie the game at two.
Tied heading into the seventh inning, Harris continued her dominance at the plate with a leadoff single for her fourth of the game. North Texas turned a double play to keep the game tied heading into the bottom of the seventh. A one-two-three inning for Mead sent the game into extra innings where Ansley Blevins hit a solo home run to give the Blue Raiders the 3-2 win in the series finale.
By the Numbers
16: Doubles on the season by Mealer ranks second in C-USA and top-ten in the nation.
5: Consecutive North Texas batters retired by Mead to start the game.
25: Stolen bases for Echols this season for the third most in C-USA.
4: Singles in today's game by Harris.
4: Triples on the year for Echols to tie her for first in C-USA with teammate Shelby Sargent.
Quote from Head Coach Jeff Breeden
"Good win for our team headed into post season! They did an excellent job executing what they were asked to do today. Gretchen was awesome as always throwing just 115 pitches in eight innings. Proud of Blevins hitting the bomb late!
Quote from Ansley Blevins
"I was just focused on making solid contact and finding my way on-base."
Up Next
MTSU will be in Ruston, Louisiana for the Conference USA Championship as a six seed. Game one will be on Wednesday, May 10.
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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