Blue Raiders split twin bill with Bearcats, win the series over Binghamton

Saturday, May 4

Vestal, N.Y.

11 a.m.

Middle Tennessee

16-30

Binghamton

18-24

Middle Tennessee

Binghamton

5/4/2024 3:57:00 PM | Baseball

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VESTAL, N.Y. – After dropping game one 6-4, Middle Tennessee bounced back with a 4-2 win in game two to take the series over Binghamton on Saturday afternoon at the Bearcats Baseball Complex.

Game One
The Blue Raiders (16-30, 5-13 CUSA) struck first, plating a run in the opening frame thanks to a Trace Phillips RBI single up the middle. The Bearcats (18-24, 7-11 AEC) responded in the bottom of the third inning with an offensive outburst, plating six runs to take a 6-1 lead.

MTSU would add a pair of runs in the sixth inning on a Jackson Galloway two-run home run and a run in the seventh on an Eston Snider RBI single, but Binghamton would go on to take game one of the twin bill 6-4 in seven innings.

On the mound, Chandler Alderman (2-4) was tabbed with the loss, while Nelson Berkwich (4-5) earned the win for the Bearcats and John Lumpinski picked up his second save.

Game Two
The Blue Raiders (17-30, 5-13 CUSA) once again struck first, plating a run in the opening frame thanks to a Trace Phillips RBI single up the middle. The Bearcats (18-25, 7-11 AEC) answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the fourth to tie things up at one run apiece.

MTSU would go on to retake the lead after a Brett Vondohlen RBI double in the fifth inning and used a pair of solo shots in the seventh from Gabe Jennings and Briggs Rutter to extend its lead to 4-1. Binghamton found a late spark on a solo home run in the ninth, but the Blue Raiders would go on to win 4-2.

On the mound, Spencer Howell (1-2) was tabbed with the loss, while Collin Kerrigan (1-0) earned the win for Middle Tennessee and Ollie Akens picked up his first save.

By the Numbers
4: Four Blue Raiders graduated this afternoon, senior Gabe Jennings, redshirt-senior Kota Sato and graduate assistants Chandler Todd and Quinn MacDonald.
3: The Blue Raiders hit three home runs on the afternoon.
2: The Blue Raider bullpen pitched 6.1 innings, allowing just two runs on the day

Up Next
Middle Tennessee will remain on the road for a midweek matchup with Lipscomb in the Music City on Tuesday, May 7. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. CT.

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