Denton, Texas- The Middle Tennessee softball team split a doubleheader against North Texas. The Raiders (27-25, C-USA 11-12) were led by southpaw Kailey Ahlstrom in both games against the Mean Green (33-17, C-USA 18-5). Ahlstrom pitched eights innings, punched out seven and allowed one run in the two game set.
Game one was a pitchers duel against Kailey Ahlstrom for the Raiders and Hope Trautwein for the Mean Green. Both pitchers matched each other through five innings, throwing up zero after zero on the scoreboard.
The game remained scoreless until North Texas pushed across the game's only run in the bottom of the sixth inning, taking a 1-0 lead.