MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — In a Sunday shootout, Middle Tennessee dropped the rubber match 13-17 to Miami (OH), as the Blue Raiders combined for 17 hits on the afternoon.
The RedHawks (2-5) struck first in the opening frame. After loading the baseball to open the game, Bryant Beranek got the MTSU (3-4) out of a jam, surrounding only a run. MTSU immediately responded with a run in the bottom of the inning, thanks to a Briggs Rutter RBI single.
In the bottom of the second, the Blue Raiders grabbed the lead on a Luke Vinson RBI single, however, Miami responded with nine unanswered runs, five in the third, two in the fourth and two in the sixth to take a 10-2 lead.