KENNESAW, Ga. – Middle Tennessee Softball (11-10, 3-0 CUSA) dominated Kennesaw State (4-17, 0-3 CUSA) to sweep the opening Conference USA series against the Owls. The Blue Raiders defeated the Owls by a score of 15-4 in five innings.
Middle Tennessee struck first, Mady Pint knocking an RBI single in the top of the first to take the lead early. The Owls tied the game in the second, but the Blue Raiders took the lead back in the third inning, Macie Harter and Kennedy Chatman combining to bring in three more Middle Tennessee runs. The Blue Raiders piled on two more runs in the top of the fourth thanks to a two-run home run from Pint, but the fifth inning is where Middle Tennessee took over the game.
The Blue Raiders scored nine runs on three hits in the top of the fifth inning, highlighted by a grand slam off the bat of Lucie McDonald that would secure the run-rule victory and a series sweep of the Owls. Harter, Pint, Jana Want and Ansley Blevins also recorded RBIs for the Blue Raiders in the fifth inning, totaling a dominant 15 runs in five innings at the plate for Middle Tennessee.
Halle Klaiber got the start in the circle for the Blue Raiders, pitching one inning before Elle Hildreth entered the game in relief. Hildreth pitched three innings and picked up the win, moving to 3-0 on the season. Braelyn Hall entered the game in the fifth, pitching an inning of scoreless and hitless relief to put away the Owls and close out the game in run-rule fashion.
By the Numbers
- 3: Middle Tennessee is one of just three Conference USA teams to sweep their series this weekend.
- 7: Today’s game against the Owls marks the seventh consecutive game that the Blue Raiders have homered.
- 15: In just five innings at the plate, the Blue Raiders scored the most runs and defeated the Owls by the largest margin of victory this season.
Up Next
Middle Tennessee is back home to host Eastern Kentucky in a midweek matchup on Wednesday, March 11 at 5:00 p.m. CT at the Blue Raider Softball Field. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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