By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
Tennessee Tech Baseball Midweek Preview (Mar. 14)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech baseball team will square off with longtime, in-state rival Middle Tennessee in midweek action Wednesday evening, taking on the Blue Raiders in a 6:00 p.m. CT tilt in Murfreesboro.
The Golden Eagles captured a pair of wins in a Saturday doubleheader to claim their weekend series with visiting North Alabama last week, winning one in dramatic fashion. After falling in the opener, 6-5, Tech looked well on its way to a second loss in the first of two games on Saturday.
Trailing 4-3 and down to its final out, the purple and gold rallied in the bottom of the ninth, with Theo Bryant IV drawing a five-pitch walk. Peyton Mills capped off the comeback, smashing a two-run, walk-off home run down the left-field line for a 5-4 win.
Tech plated five in the fourth inning of game two on the day, using long balls from Troy Baunsgard and Hayden Gilliland to provide the damage. The Golden Eagles went on to earn a 7-3 victory for the series win.
Middle Tennessee comes into the midweek affair after falling to Evansville in two of their three match-ups at Reese Smith Jr. Field over the weekend. The Blue Raiders opened the series with a 2-0 victory thanks to a complete-game, one-hit shutout behind Jaden Hamm.
On Saturday, a comeback bid fell short for Middle Tennessee in a 5-3 loss. The Blue Raiders plated one in the bottom of the ninth, but the rally stopped there. Evansville made it a second 5-3 win on Sunday, holding the Middle without a run until staving off a three-run rally in the ninth.
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Current Weekend Schedule
Wednesday, Mar. 14 | 6:00 p.m. CT | at Middle Tennessee | Live Video | Live Stats
TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES
2023 Record: 7-8
2023 OVC Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Matt Bragga
TTU: 483-427-2 (17th Season)
Career: 534-503-3 (20th Season)
STATS LEADERS
AVG: Theo Bryant IV (.308)
2B: Theo Bryant IV (5)
3B: Peyton Mills (1)
HR: Peyton Mills (5)
RBI: Peyton Mills (18)
R: Troy Baunsgard (14)
BB: Hayden Gilliland (13)
SLG%: Peyton Mills (.621)
OB%: Hayden Gilliland (.450)
SB: Theo Bryant IV (3)
ERA: Brody Lanham (0.77)
W: Tyler Zarella (2)
APP: Colt Taylor (7)
IP: Peyton Calitri (19.1)
K: Peyton Calitri (17)
BAA: Brody Lanham (.150)
SV: 4 players tied (1)
MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS
2023 Record: 7-8
2023 CUSA Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Jerry Meyers
MT: 7-8 (1st Season)
Career: 174-166 (7th Season)
STATS LEADERS
AVG: JT Mabry (.429)
2B: JT Mabry (5)
3B: Jared Vetetoe (2)
HR: Jeremiah Boyd / DJ Wright (4)
RBI: Jeremiah Boyd (13)
R: Eston Snider (15)
BB: Jeremiah Boyd (12)
SLG%: JT Mabry (.607)
OB%: JT Mabry (.493)
SB: Brett Coker (6)
ERA: Patrick Johnson (0.00)
W: Jaden Hamm (3)
APP: James Sells (5)
IP: Jaden Hamm (28.0)
K: Jaden Hamm (36)
BAA: Patrick Johnson (.118)
SV: 3 players tied (1)
Photo by Jim Dillon
