MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee's softball team is off to one of its best starts in program history, and it may be slightly surprising how it got there.
After losing the season opener 4-0 to No. 15 Tennessee, the Blue Raiders rattled off five-straight wins to sport a 5-1 record through six games for the first time ever. They now sit at 6-3, a mark that was only bested when the 1994 and 2004 teams started 7-2, and they rank in the top three in Conference USA in several offensive and pitching categories.
Hot play to start a season like MT is experiencing is usually indicative of a team with a load of players who've been in the program for multiple years.