Blue Raiders earn series split at Florida Atlantic

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Road wins are hard to come by in Conference USA, but Middle Tennessee (23-20, 9-7) finished out the weekend strong at Florida Atlantic (11-28, 6-10) with a 4-2 victory to earn a split in the fourth of five C-USA series this spring.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE 4, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2

» FAU took a 2-1 lead in the series after the Blue Raiders and Owls split Saturday's doubleheader.

» Summer Burgess and Kelci Hill started the game with a pair of bunt singles and were moved to second and third on a sacrifice bunt by Makenzie Hutchinson, but they were stranded in scoring position as the first frame ended.

» The Owls followed the Blue Raider threat with one of their own to start game four…