March 11, 2026 — Middle Tennessee cruised past Eastern Kentucky 9-1 in six innings at Blue Raider Softball Field in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Blue Raiders (12-10) pounded out eight hits and scored in five of six innings while four pitchers held the Colonels (11-13) to just two hits.
Eastern Kentucky scored its only run on a first-inning error, but Middle Tennessee answered immediately and never looked back. Lexi Medlock’s two-run double in the second made it 3-1, Ansley Blevins launched a solo homer in the fourth, and Jana Want added an RBI double in the fifth to push the lead to 6-1.
The Blue Raiders’ bench sealed it in the sixth. Lilly Bethune singled, Aubrey Baker drove her in with an RBI single, and Sabria Ritto crushed a pinch-hit two-run homer to trigger the run rule.
| Player | Stats |
|---|---|
| Braelyn Hall (W, 4-4) | 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO |
| Bayle Hunnicutt (L, 5-4) | 4.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO |
| Lexi Medlock | 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI |
| Sabria Ritto | 1-1, HR, 2 RBI |
Braelyn Hall earned the win by retiring all six batters she faced over the final two innings. The Colonels’ best chance after the first came in the fourth when back-to-back singles were erased by a double play.
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