Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, April 19
Bowling Green, Ky.
6:00 PM CT
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Softball drops series opener to WKU on Friday
4/19/2024 8:21:00 PM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee softball (19-28, 5-14) dropped the series opener at Western Kentucky (26-16-1, 11-5) on Friday night 6-2.
Shelby Echols led off the game with a single and picked up her 52nd hit of the season to lead CUSA.
Mary Martinez started in the circle for the Blue Raiders and picked up an early strikeout in the first inning to strand a Hilltopper runner and keep the game tied after one. Her ninth start of the season lasted four innings with two earned runs on just three hits.
Friday night's series opener started scoreless through four innings with just two hits total between both sides.
WKU took the lead after scoring four runs in the fifth inning. Cheyanne Sales delivered a two-run home run that extended the lead to four.
In the sixth inning, MTSU was able to answer back with its first run of the game. Shelby Sargent gave MTSU a leadoff baserunner and stole second for her fourth of the season. Amaya Harris would drive in Sargent on a RBI double. Harris's 14 doubles lead the team and moved her into a tie for the second most in Conference USA.
The Hilltoppers added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth after a pair of RBIS from the top of the lineup.
Lexi Medlock doubled in the seventh and came in to score on a pinch-hit RBI from Claire Czajklowski. The late game rally wouldn't be enough in the series opener on Friday night.
The four-run fifth inning by WKU was too much to overcome for MTSU and the Blue Raiders would fall 6-2.
Offensively, Echols, Harris and Medlock all contributed a hit in the series opener.
By the Numbers
· 3 – errors by the WKU defense on Friday night
· 52 – hits by Echols leads CUSA
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will be back at WKU Softball Complex tomorrow, April 20 for game two slated at 1 p.m. CT.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (Blue Raider Softball), Twitter (@MT_Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
Shelby Echols led off the game with a single and picked up her 52nd hit of the season to lead CUSA.
Mary Martinez started in the circle for the Blue Raiders and picked up an early strikeout in the first inning to strand a Hilltopper runner and keep the game tied after one. Her ninth start of the season lasted four innings with two earned runs on just three hits.
Friday night's series opener started scoreless through four innings with just two hits total between both sides.
WKU took the lead after scoring four runs in the fifth inning. Cheyanne Sales delivered a two-run home run that extended the lead to four.
In the sixth inning, MTSU was able to answer back with its first run of the game. Shelby Sargent gave MTSU a leadoff baserunner and stole second for her fourth of the season. Amaya Harris would drive in Sargent on a RBI double. Harris's 14 doubles lead the team and moved her into a tie for the second most in Conference USA.
The Hilltoppers added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth after a pair of RBIS from the top of the lineup.
Lexi Medlock doubled in the seventh and came in to score on a pinch-hit RBI from Claire Czajklowski. The late game rally wouldn't be enough in the series opener on Friday night.
The four-run fifth inning by WKU was too much to overcome for MTSU and the Blue Raiders would fall 6-2.
Offensively, Echols, Harris and Medlock all contributed a hit in the series opener.
By the Numbers
· 3 – errors by the WKU defense on Friday night
· 52 – hits by Echols leads CUSA
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will be back at WKU Softball Complex tomorrow, April 20 for game two slated at 1 p.m. CT.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (Blue Raider Softball), Twitter (@MT_Softball) and Instagram (@mt_softball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Katie Gardner (12-8)
L: Martinez, Mary (3-6)
Batting:
2B: Harris, Amaya 1 ; Medlock, Lexi 1
RBI: Harris, Amaya 1 ; Czajkowski, Claire 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Medlock, Lexi 1 ; Sargent, Shelby 1
SB: Sargent, Shelby 1
Batting:
2B: Kelsey Schmidt 1
HR: Cheyanne Sales 1
RBI: Brylee Hage 1 ; TJ Webster 1 ; Taylor Sanders 1 ; Cheyanne Sales 2
SH: TJ Webster 1 ; Randi Drinnon 1
SF: Taylor Sanders 1
Base Running:
RUNS: TJ Webster 1 ; Cheyanne Sales 1 ; Kelsey Schmidt 2 ; Randi Drinnon 1 ; Kaytlan Kemp 1
SB: TJ Webster 1
HBP: Brylee Hage 1
Game Leaders
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