Raiders fall in extras in weekend’s first Senior Day

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee will have a chance at a series win on the regular season's final day Sunday after dropping an extra-innings affair to FIU 8-4 Saturday.

The Blue Raiders (26-21, 11-8) tried to come from behind for their second win in extras in as many days after taking a 1-0 win in 13 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday. A four-run top of the ninth for the Panthers thwarted those ideas, though.

After falling behind 4-0 early, MT battled back to tie things in the fifth and send the game to extras, where both teams went scoreless through the eighth. FIU then put things to rest in the top of the ninth with four hits and four runs, one score coming off a single and…