By JOE SHIVAK Photos by JOE SHIVAK Murfreesboro, TN ( 4/8 ) ………The Blue Raiders used a bases loaded hit by Ryan Ford to break a 3-3 tie with the Trojans of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The win completed a three game sweep of the Trojans and the first for Middle Tennessee [...]

Murfreesboro, TN ( 4/7)…………….The Blue Raiders defeated the Trojans of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock 7-6 in Sun Belt Conference baseball action at Reese Smith, JR Field on Saturday afternoon.  Middle Tennessee took a 7-0 lead and survived a late game rally by the Trojans for their 7th conference win. Nick Montgomery picks [...]

By JOE SHIVAK Photo by JOE SHIVAK Murfreesboro,TN ( 4/6)……….The Blue Raiders defeated the Trojans of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock 4-0 in Sun Belt Conference baseball on Friday night at Reese Smith JR Stadium. Middle Tennessee scored runs in the 5th and 6th and 8th innings to shut out the visitors in game [...]

By JOE SHIVAK Photos by JOE SHIVAK Murfreesboro, TN ( 3/28 ) ………..The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders split a two game series with the Memphis Tigers after a 13-5 loss at Reese Smith JR Stadium in game 2. Memphis had an explosive 1st inning, scoring 4 runs after starting pitcher Jordan Cooper loaded the bases.  [...]

By JOE SHIVAK Murfreesboro, TN ( 3/27)……..The Blue Raiders defeated the Memphis Tigers, 8-7  in baseball at Reese Smith JR Stadium on Tuesday evening. The game was a two game series opener and the first visit for Memphis to Middle Tennessee since 2009. The teams played each other in Memphis last year where they split [...]

By JOE SHIVAK Murfreesboro, TN ( 3/24) …………The Blue Raiders fell to the Owls of Florida Atlantic 4-1 in Sun Belt Conference baseball on Saturday afternoon.  After an hour and a half weather delay, Florida scored 4 runs in the 8th inning to come from behind to win their 15th game of the season. Kyle [...]

Molly McFadden “Never thought she would be a Lady Blue Raider” By: Joe Shivak Photos By: Mike Curran Murfreesboro, TN…………..Molly McFadden never thought she would be a Lady Blue Raider.  The star of White County High School was headed to Georgia Tech when a series of events changed her college hoops career.  The college notified [...]

By JOE SHIVAK Murfreesboro, TN ( 2/17)………..The Blue Raiders opened the 2012 baseball season with a loss to the Kansas Jayhawks, 7-3.  Kansas scored three runs in the 6th inning on a double by Alex DeLeon.  The Jayhawks would lead 7-3 as the hit cleared the bases as Middle Tennessee failed to score after the 2nd [...]

MTSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES OF INTEREST By: Joe Shivak Photos by: Mike Curran Murfreesboro, TN ( 12/11 )……………… Georgia Tech and Middle Tennessee have met only 2 times previously.  GT won the game held in Atlanta last year 68-48. The game today is the Blue Raiders’ fourth game in 9 days, a stretch is which [...]

MTSU 108 NORTH ALABAMA 58 MEN’S B-BALL By JOE SHIVAK Photos  by MIKE CURRAN Murfreesboro, TN ( 11/7)…..The Blue Raiders Men’s basketball team defeated the North Alabama Lions, 108-58 at Murphy Center in an exhibition game. Head coach Kermit Davis was pleased with the game.  “We had eleven guys play double figure mintues,” he said. “I’m excited [...]