Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, April 24
Huntsville, TX
6:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
21-21, 8-11
3
at
6
Sam Houston
19-23, 8-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Sam Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Late surge not enough as Blue Raiders fall to Sam Houston
4/24/2026 9:29:00 PM | Baseball
HUNTSVILLE, Texas- Middle Tennessee baseball (21-21, 8-11 CUSA) dropped game one of its weekend series against Sam Houston (19-23, 8-11 CUSA), 6-3.
The Blue Raider offense was shutout for the first eight innings of the ballgame, before patching together a three-run rally in the ninth. Brett Rogers singled up the middle to pick up an RBI with one out, and Brett Vondohlen shot a double down the left field line to score two with two outs.
David Horn Jr (L, 2-5) earned the nod for the Blue Raiders for the second straight Friday, and picked up his second straight quality start. Over 6.0 innings, the senior right-hander struck out six batters.
Sam Houston pushed runs across against Horn in the third and fourth, with a solo home run and two RBI singles doing the damage.
Middle Tennessee used blank arms out of the bullpen, with Landen Burch hurling a scoreless seventh. Colin Kerrigan and Cole Cates were both tagged for unearned runs in a three-run eighth inning.
By the Numbers:
58: With his six strikeouts today, David Horn Jr. is now up to 58 strikeouts on the season.
32: A second inning walk by Tyler Minnick extended the senior catcher's on-base streak to 32 games, dating back to March 1 against Illinois State.
3: David Horn Jr.'s quality start on Friday night marks his third of the season, and second in as many starts.
Next up:
Middle Tennessee and Sam Houston will convene for game two of the series tomorrow at 2 p.m. C.T. in Huntsville, Texas. The game will be televised on ESPN+, with a radio broadcast and audio stream available on WGNS and the Blue Raider Network with Dylan Simmons. Chandler Alderman is slated to take the ball for his 11th start on the mound this season.
The Blue Raider offense was shutout for the first eight innings of the ballgame, before patching together a three-run rally in the ninth. Brett Rogers singled up the middle to pick up an RBI with one out, and Brett Vondohlen shot a double down the left field line to score two with two outs.
David Horn Jr (L, 2-5) earned the nod for the Blue Raiders for the second straight Friday, and picked up his second straight quality start. Over 6.0 innings, the senior right-hander struck out six batters.
Sam Houston pushed runs across against Horn in the third and fourth, with a solo home run and two RBI singles doing the damage.
Middle Tennessee used blank arms out of the bullpen, with Landen Burch hurling a scoreless seventh. Colin Kerrigan and Cole Cates were both tagged for unearned runs in a three-run eighth inning.
By the Numbers:
58: With his six strikeouts today, David Horn Jr. is now up to 58 strikeouts on the season.
32: A second inning walk by Tyler Minnick extended the senior catcher's on-base streak to 32 games, dating back to March 1 against Illinois State.
3: David Horn Jr.'s quality start on Friday night marks his third of the season, and second in as many starts.
Next up:
Middle Tennessee and Sam Houston will convene for game two of the series tomorrow at 2 p.m. C.T. in Huntsville, Texas. The game will be televised on ESPN+, with a radio broadcast and audio stream available on WGNS and the Blue Raider Network with Dylan Simmons. Chandler Alderman is slated to take the ball for his 11th start on the mound this season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ryan Peterson (5-4)
L: Horn Jr., David (2-5)
Batting:
2B: Rogers, Brett 1 ; Vondohlen, Brett 1
RBI: Rogers, Brett 1 ; Vondohlen, Brett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clapp, Cooper 1 ; Rogers, Brett 1 ; O'Neill, Dean 1
CS: Brewer, Nathan 1
Batting:
2B: Ryan Franden 1
HR: Ryan Franden 1
RBI: Ryan Franden 2 ; Kirby Orth 1 ; Jace Martinez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ryan Franden 1 ; Wes Baker 2 ; Hunter Alvord 1 ; Kirby Orth 1 ; Jace Martinez 1
SB: Jeric Curtis 1 ; Hunter Alvord 3 ; Kirby Orth 1 ; Jace Martinez 1
CS: Cade Corcoran 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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