MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – For the second day in a row, Middle Tennessee Baseball was unable to overcome an early hole against the Evansville Purple Aces at Reese Smith Jr. Field, dropping the series finale in the Sunday rubber matchup, 5-3.
Evansville scored the game's initial five runs, with the Blue Raiders mounting a rally in the ninth. Pinch hitter Tatsunori Negishi drove two runs in on a one-out triple down the right field line, before scoring on a wild pitch one at bat later.
The top of the order was up and the tying-run was on deck, but Middle Tennessee was unable to generate another baserunner in the frame.