Late night of softball ends in split

LEESBURG, Fla. — Middle Tennessee entered the day expecting to play a couple of games early in the day and be done by the late afternoon, but after rain caused an extended delay, the Blue Raiders (4-8) finished their slate of games shortly after midnight on Sunday morning.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE 4, FLORIDA GULF COAST 2

» FGCU opened the weekend with a 21-3 win over South Dakota on Friday before facing off against the Blue Raiders on Saturday.

» The Blue Raiders came out firing on all cylinders and opened the game with two runs in the top of the first.

» An error by the third baseman on a ball hit hard by Lexi Cushing resulted in Summer Burgess scoring the game's first run. Later in the inning, Mia…