Blue Raiders fall to Bearcats in series finale

Saturday, March 30

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

1:00 p.m. CT

Middle Tennessee

10-16

Binghamton

11-13

Binghamton

Middle Tennessee

3/30/2024 3:24:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee fell to Binghamton 14-3 in the series finale on Saturday afternoon at Reese Smith Jr. Field.

On the mound, Chandler Alderman, went five innings, striking out three batters for the Blue Raiders (10-16, 2-4 Conference USA) in his first appearance since throwing a no-hitter on March 23 against Liberty.

MTSU quickly grabbed a 2-0 lead after Gabe Jennings hit a towering two-run shot to left field in the first inning. After four scoreless innings, each team added a run in the fifth. The Blue Raiders' run came off the bat of Grant Snider – his first career home run.

Binghamton (11-13, 2-4 Atlantic East) would go on to plate 12 runs in the sixth and win by run-rule 14-3.

By the Numbers
1: Grant Snider logged his first career home run in the fifth inning on a solo shot to left field.
29: With a pair of home runs on the afternoon, the Blue Raiders have now tallied 29 on the season.
26: Rutter extended his streak of reaching base to 26 games and is currently riding a 20-game hitting streak.

The Skipper, Jerry Meyers, Speaks
"Give Binghamton a lot of credit. If you know college baseball, then you know they have a solid program. They do a really good job of developing their guys. They beat us… They took it to us this weekend. We have to move forward… Try and hit the reset button, and get ready for Tennessee Tech"

Up Next
Middle Tennessee will travel to Cookeville, Tennessee to take on Tennessee Tech on Tuesday, April 2. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.

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