CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Defense kept Middle Tennessee in both games on Friday, but it was an explosive eighth inning in the second game of the day that allowed the Blue Raiders (15-14, 1-2) to have the chance to split the Conference USA opening series at Charlotte (16-8, 2-1) on Saturday.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 1, CHARLOTTE 3
» Charlotte took game one of the series on an eighth inning walk-off grand slam.
» Kelci Hill got the first hit of the game with a one-out infield single in the top of the first, but the 49ers got in the run column first by scoring in the bottom of the first after leading off their half of the frame with a double.