Middle Tennessee falls on the road in series finale

Saturday, April 19

Bowling Green, KY

1 p.m.

Middle Tennessee

18-22, 4-11

Western Kentucky

33-7, 11-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Middle Tennessee	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	4
WKU	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	3	X	9	10	0

4/19/2025 5:19:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Middle Tennessee dropped the final game of its weekend series on the road, falling 9-1 to a nationally ranked WKU on Saturday afternoon at Nick Denes Field.

The Blue Raiders (18-22, 4-11 CUSA) managed to get on the board in the fifth inning when Matt Wolfe led off with a single and later came around to score on an RBI single from Cooper Clapp.

On the mound, Chandler Alderman started and battled through 4.1 innings, with six hits while striking out four. The bullpen saw appearances from Ethan Imbimbo, Cole Torbett, and Jonny Stevens, who combined for the final 3.2 innings of work.

Offensively, Middle Tennessee collected five hits, including singles from Brett Vondohlen, Tyler Minnick, Wolfe, Brett Rogers, and Clapp. However, the team struggled to string together consistent offense and was held scoreless in eight of the nine innings.

Defensively, the Blue Raiders were tagged with four errors, which proved costly in several key innings.

By the Numbers
16 – The Blue Raiders scored 16 runs against WKU this weekend, who had the best team ERA in the country up until this point.
3 – Eston Snider needs just three hit-by-pitches this season to tie the all-time program record in career plunks with 37, which is held by Rawley Bishop.

Up next
Middle Tennessee will head north on 65 to face off the #19 ranked Vanderbilt Commodores. Game is set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22

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