CONWAY, S.C. – Middle Tennessee Baseball lead by two in the seventh inning looking to depart the Palmetto State with a win, but the Fairfield Stags tied the game on a single swing in the top of the eighth with a two-out, two-run single.
Then, in the ninth, Fairfield plated seven runs, capped off by a three-run homer. The Blue Raiders didn't go down a fight, but a Gabe Jennings two-run homer was not enough as Middle Tennessee fell 14-9.
MTSU falls to 1-2 after following its opening day win over VCU with a loss to weekend hosts Coastal Carolina on Saturday.