Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
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Cushing, Lexi
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Jersey Number 21
Lexi Cushing
- Position:
- First Base
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Prev school:
- Marcus HS
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
Bio
2021 (Graduate Student)
*2020 (Senior)
2019 (Junior)
2018 (Sophomore)
2017 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
- Ended her career as MT’s all-time leader in home runs (50), runs batted in (145), total bases (371), putouts (1500), and sacrifice flies (tied-1st, 7) while also being in the top 10 for games played (3rd, 230), games started (tied-4th, 219), at bats (4th, 648), runs scored (4th, 107), hits (7th, 183), doubles (tied-2nd, 38), slugging percentage (3rd, .573), and walks (2nd, 89)
- Hit .255 while starting 47 and playing in all 48 games during the 2021 season, leading the team in homers (6) and RBIs (31) while also having 10 doubles and being one of three Blue Raiders with 10-plus runs scored (14) and RBIs
- Two sacrifice flies tied her for the second-most on the team and placed her tied for sixth-most in Conference USA
- Defensively, Cushing led the league in chances (390) and putouts (365) with a fielding percentage of .995, fourth-best in the league; also was part of 11 doubles plays, which ranks tied for the sixth-most in C-USA in 2021
- Entered the single game records portion of the program’s record book with two doubles at Charlotte on April 1, tying for the most in a single game in school history
- Had a team-best nine multi-RBI games in her final season in a Middle Tennessee uniform
- First multi-RBI game and first home run of the season came on February 26 vs. SIU Edwardsville, going 1-for-5 with a two-run shot
- Followed up on the same day with her first of eight multi-hit games of the season, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a double against Missouri
- Dominated the home opening doubleheader on March 12, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs against Dayton followed by a 2-for-3 performance with a home run against North Dakota State
- Her two-double performance at Charlotte on April 1 was also a two-RBI game for the graduate student
- Also went 2-for-4 in games three (April 2) and four (April 3) at Charlotte, including two RBIs, a double, a run scored, and a walk in the third game of the series
- Had the walk-off infield single in the 10th inning of game two vs. Marshall (April 9), also collecting two RBIs and two walks in the contest
- Had a hit in three games, a pair of walks in two games and a home run in the 3-1 series win vs. Western Kentucky (April 16-18)
- Won the game for MT at Austin Peay (April 28) with a three-run homer in the sixth inning that allowed MT to win, 3-2
- Final multi-hit performance was a 2-for-3 game against FIU on May 7, also notching a double and two RBIs
- Hit career home run No. 50 against UTSA (May 12) at the C-USA Championship
- Was listed on C-USA’s Preseason Team
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned a C-USA Academic Medal
*2020 (Senior)
- Was one of five Blue Raiders to start all 28 games of the shortened season
- Her .364 batting average, .779 slugging percentage and .479 on base percentage were all the second-best marks on the team
- The first baseman scored a team-best 21 runs, placing her tied for 10th in Conference USA
- Cushing was third in C-USA with 10 homers and tied for fifth in the conference with 60 total bases
- Defensively, she was second in C-USA with 174 putouts and had the highest fielding percentage of any regularly starting position player (.994)
- Opened the season with a 10-for-18 weekend at the plate in the Titan Classic, including three round-trippers and four RBIs en route to her second career TSWA Player of the Week honor
- Sent four softballs over the fence in the second Madeira Beach Tournament weekend and accounted for seven RBIs in the MT’s first ever 6-0 weekend
- Her 12-game streak of reaching base safely was the longest such mark on the team in 2020, and she was also second on the team with a six-game hitting streak and five multi-RBI games
- Scored a career-high four runs against Utah State (Feb. 7) with a 1-for-2 clip at the plate including an RBI
- Batted in a season-best three teammates against Miami (OH) (Feb. 29) on a 2-for-4 day at the dish
- Her solo homer against Incarnate Word (March 1) was career RBI No. 111, which tied her with former teammate Morgan Harris for the program’s all-time lead.
- Cushing’s two RBIs in game two at Western Kentucky (March 7) put her over Harris’ mark.
- Despite the shortened season, her 10 round-trippers was tied for fourth-most in a single season all-time
- In addition to already having the home runs and RBI career records, Cushing moved into the top 10 in slugging percentage (second), putouts (second), total bases (second), sacrifice flies (tied-fifth), walks (fifth), and runs scored (eighth)
- * - Team played 28 games in 2020 season before the season was canceled by C-USA on March 16 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Junior)
- Appeared in 58 games and started 58 games at first base
- Went 42-for-164 on the season
- Led the team in doubles (10), home runs (15), and walks (26)
- Had a team-high .591 slugging percentage and a .369 on base percentage
- Had a .976 fielding percentage with 356 putouts and 16 assists
- Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in the home opener against Austin Peay (2/27)
- Went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs against No. 13 South Carolina (3/3)
- Broke the program career home run record in the conference opener against UTSA (3/16) by blasting her 24th career home run
- Went 4-for-10 with four home runs and eight RBIs in the series against UTSA (3/16-17)
- Set a program record for most walks in a single game (6) against WKU (4/23)
- Set the program single season home run record (15) in the last game of the regular season against North Texas (5/5)
- Named to the C-USA All-Conference Second Team
- Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018 (Sophomore)
- Had a record-breaking sophomore season for the Blue Raiders
- Hit a single season record, 14 home runs and drove in a single season record 48 RBI
- Climbing the career record book in putouts (ninth), home runs (19, fourth), slugging percentage (.576, second)
- Played in 57 games, making 56 starts mostly at first base
- Went 53-for-160 with 29 runs, 12 doubles, 14 home runs, 48 RBI and 107 total bases
- Doubles, home runs, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage (.669), and putouts (390) were all team-highs
- Ranked amongst the top performers in C-USA in slugging percentage (fifth), doubles (eighth), home runs (second), RBI (first), and total bases (fourth)
- Went 8-for-12 with four walks, six runs, 4 RBI, two doubles, two home runs in the five game Black & Gold Tournament (2/16-18)
- Was 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBIs a double and a home run against McNeese State (2/23)
- Went 3-for-3 with a run, a RBI, and two doubles vs. Alabama A&M
- Went 4-for-9 with two runs, five RBIs, a double and two home runs in three games vs. Louisiana Tech (3/10-11)
- Went 2-for-4 with a run, two doubles and an RBI at WKU (3/17)
- 1-for-3 with a run, three RBIs and a home run in a win over Charlotte (3/24)
- 2-for-4 with a run, three RBIs, a double and a home run vs. Austin Peay (4/02)
- Hit a solo home run at No. 20 Kentucky (4/6)
- 2-for-4 with a run, three RBIs, a double and a home run at Austin Peay (4/11)
- Went 3-for-6 with two runs, three RBIs and a home run in two games against FAU (4/21)
- Was 4-for-10 with two runs, five RBIs and two homers in a three-game sweep of UTEP (4/28/29)
- Got a hit vs. No. 12 Alabama
- Named C-USA Player of the Week Twice (2/19 and 3/12)
- Named to the All-Conference Second Team
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Named an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete
2017 (Freshman)
- Played in 39 games, making 30 starts as a freshman
- Saw action as the designated player and at first base
- Hit .227 with four doubles and a team-leading five home runs to go with 15 RBIs
- Started the season going 6-for-14 with four runs scored, 10 RBIs, a double and three home runs in the Georgia Southern Tournament on her way to being named TSWA Player of the Week
- Hit a walk-off two-run home run on the first pitch of extra innings as a pinch hitter against Tennessee Tech (2/11)
- Went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a double, a home run, an RBI and two walks in a win over Saint Mary’s (3/4)
- Was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a double at UTEP (3/19)
- Again went a perfect 2-for-2 while scoring two runs against Louisiana Tech (4/1)
- Had a two-run home run against Charlotte (5/6)
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Named an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete
High School
- Played under Head Coach Christy Tumilty at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas
- Finished with 38 RBIs and three home runs her junior season while earning 2015 Second Team first baseman
- Had 35 RBIs with 12 home runs her senior year to earn a district honorable mention
- Finished as the district home run leader in 2016
- Earned Academic All-District in 2015 and 2016
- Also played basketball and named a three-time offensive MVP and 2016 First Team All-District member
- Played travel ball for the American Freedom Gold FW for Head Coach Jeff McClasky and the AXE 14u where she is the organization home run leader
Personal
- Born Aug. 24, 1998 in Enid, Oklahoma
- Daughter of John and Jennifer Cushing
- Has one brother, Jack, a pitcher in the Oakland Athletics’ organization
- Father, John was on the equestrian team at Middle Tennessee
- Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in May 2020
- Pursued a master's degree in Business Administration upon the completion of her undergraduate studies
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
