MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee jumped out to a 6-1 lead through three innings and Memphis mounted a rally but came up just short in a 6-5 loss Tuesday at FedExPark. The Tigers (7-4) and Blue Raiders (6-6) will meet again Wednesday at 4 p.m. at FedExPark.
Middle Tennessee jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after a pair of first-inning singles. Memphis came right back and tied the game up in the bottom half after Andy Bowman singled up the middle to drive in Zach Schritenthal, who walked to start the inning.
The Blue Raiders made the lead 6-1 with two more runs in the second inning and three in the third.