MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Just over 24 hours after a championship, things had, just maybe, started to sink in for Middle Tennessee softball.
The championship trophy they had raised on the turf of Dr. Billy Bundrick Field was given a prominent place on the ESPN live shot. The conference title hats dished out during the celebration had (mostly) lost the tags they came with. The recovery from the long bus ride back from Louisiana Tech has started after a morning sleeping in.
And when the Blue Raiders' name was revealed early on Sunday's selection show and MTSU found out their next opponent at the Tuscaloosa Regional, the NCAA Tournament became just the next game on their schedule.