MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee baseball team dropped the first game of a four-game weekend series to Memphis, 1-0, on Friday. The Blue Raiders' (10-6, C-USA 0-0) starting pitcher Aaron Brown shined in the afternoon loss, picking up a career-high 13 strikeouts against the Tigers (7-7, AAC 0-0).
To go along with Brown's strikeout total, the junior pitched eight innings, walked one, and allowed just one earned run on four hits.
Coming into today's game the Mt. Juliet native was fourth in the country in total strikeouts and his total on the season is now up to an even 50.