MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Before the start of the shortened 2020 Middle Tennessee softball season, the Blue Raiders' lineup appeared to be highlighted by veteran stars, and for good reason. When they were forced to stop play because of COVID-19, though, a couple of freshmen were emerging as weapons at the dish.
Included in MT's lineup was some serious veteran presence in seniors Lexi Cushing and Summer Burgess and junior Jocelynn De La Cruz. Cushing and Burgess, two of the program's all-time greats who had hoped to etch their names even deeper into the school's record books, were having typical stellar offensive campaigns when Conference USA and the NCAA called a halt to all spring sports in mid-March.