MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee softball team opened its conference slate on Saturday afternoon falling in a doubleheader to Louisiana Tech. The Lady Techsters topped MT 2-1 and 7-1.
Middle falls to 16-8, 0-2 while LA Tech rises to 12-12, 2-0. With the two wins, the Lady Techsters also win the conference series.
The Blue Raider highlight of the two games was a monstrous home run off the bat of Lexi Cushing. Her fifth of the year was a no-doubter over the scoreboard in left center field, the lone MT run of game one.