CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Middle Tennessee Baseball mustered just three hits Thursday night against the Charlotte 49ers at Hayes Stadium, and would fall in the pivotal series' opening game, 3-2.
The Blue Raiders now sit at 25-25 and 14-14 in Conference USA play. With a spot in the C-USA Championships already secured, MTSU is playing for seeding in next week's conference tournament, entering the evening as the league's seventh seed.
The 49ers struck first with a run in the bottom of the first. After a scoreless second inning from starting pitcher Eriq Swan, the Blue Raiders answered with a two-run home run off thw bat of DJ Wright to take a 2-1 lead.