Blue Raiders fall in game two to FIU

Saturday, May 9

Miami, FL

2 p.m.

Middle Tennessee

24-26, 11-15

Florida International

16-34, 7-19

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

5/9/2026 7:29:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Willie Phaler, MTSU Athletic Communications

MIAMI- Middle Tennessee baseball (24-26, 11-15 CUSA) fell in the middle game of a weekend set to FIU (16-34, 7-19 CUSA) 7-5 on Saturday afternoon.

The Blue Raider offense got started in the first frame of the ballgame, as Cooper Clapp slugged his seventh home run of the season to get things off to a 1-0 lead. Brett Vondohlen extended it to a two-run lead in the second with an RBI single.

FIU's offense pushed five men across to score in the bottom of the second, taking a 5-2 lead against Blue Raider starter Chandler Alderman. The junior southpaw totaled 5.2 innings pitched, on 100 pitches.

Middle Tennessee's offense battled back in the top of the fourth with two runs after RBIs from Brett Rogers on a double and a RBI single by Owen Nowak.

The 5-4 score held until the eighth inning when Vondohlen tied it on a sacrifice bunt to score Rogers. In the bottom half of the frame, FIU took the lead on a two-run home run.

The Blue Raider pitching staff only had to turn to two arms out of the bullpen, with Landen Burch (L, 4-4) tossing 1.2 innings and Colin Kerrigan picked up 0.2 innings. Both struck out one each, while Alderman picked up six punchouts.

By the Numbers:

40: Tyler Minnick's on-base streak has been extended to 40 consecutive games after drawing a walk in the top of the fourth.

194.0: After today's 5.2 inning outing, left-hander Chandler Alderman is sitting at 194.0 career innings.

10: Brett Rogers' RBI double was his tenth two-bagger of the season.

Up Next:

The Blue Raiders and the Panthers will run it back for the series rubber match tomorrow with an 11 a.m. first pitch from FIU Baseball Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with a radio broadcast available on WGNS and the Blue Raider Network.