SAN DIEGO – Middle Tennessee Softball fell in its SDSU Season Kickoff finale 2-1 against the UIC Flames on Sunday.
The Blue Raiders struck first in the contest. Mealer led off the top of the second, drawing a six-pitch walk to get things started for the Blue Raiders. Mealer moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Rodriguez, before stealing third to sit 60 feet from home plate.
Freshman Claire Czajkowski followed Rodriguez, connecting on her third pitch of the at-bat to knock a perfect single down the left-field line and score Mealer, giving the Blue Raiders the early 1-0 lead.