MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Nothing went quite as planned for Middle Tennessee's softball team this season, especially for a couple of seniors who were ready to end their careers all over the program's record books.
Luckily, it turned out 2020 won't be the last time Lexi Cushing and Summer Burgess take the diamond as Blue Raiders.
After the season was called off just 28 games in, the NCAA announced spring sport student-athletes could receive an extra year of eligibility, meaning Cushing and Burgess could return in 2021 if they wanted.
The choice was easy.