MURFREESBORO, TENN. —Middle Tennessee (18-6) got itself to a 3-1 record on the weekend on pure offense. Timely hitting, good base running and unselfish approaches in the box produced three of five games with 10-plus hits this weekend.
On Sunday, the bats cooled off a bit along with the cold breeze blowing in from centerfield and the Blue Raiders would need a big outing from veteran starting pitcher Gretchen Mead to win. The Kingwood, Texas, native gave her team just that, tossing a complete game with seven strikeouts in the Blue Raiders 6-1 win over Western Illinois (6-16).