Nashville, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee softball (28-14, 7-7 C-USA) beat Tennessee State (15-21-1, 6-8 OVC) 11-2 on Wednesday, led by Laura Mealer with three doubles and two RBIs.
The Blue Raiders scored the first run of the game in the top of the first to get out to an early lead. Ava Tepe drove in Laura Mealer with an RBI single after Mealer's double into right center. The Tigers tried to quickly respond in the bottom of the first with two outs and two runners on-base before being struck out by Gretchen Mead to end the inning.