MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The start of an ideal inning at the plate for Blue Raider softball in 2023 typically looks a little bit like the bottom of the first MTSU had against FAU on April 1 earlier this season.
Shelby Echols, the speedy infielder in the leadoff spot, gets on base with a bunt single. Laura Mealer, the power hitting shortstop, gets a single of her own on an unexpected bunt. Two runners on, nobody out. When catcher Ava Tepe steps up to the plate and drops a bunt of her own, moving her teammates up to second and third.