MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Middle Tennessee softball team opened play at the Black and Gold Tournament with wins over Holy Cross, 4-2, and Fort Wayne, 9-2.
Jocelynn De La Cruz and Lexi Cushing recorded the first two Blue Raider home runs of the season, both coming in the third inning against Fort Wayne.
The Blue Raiders also stole nine bases in the win over Holy Cross, which is good for second in program history; Burgess stole three of those bases, which puts her tied for second all-time for stolen bases in a single game.