Liberty 1, at Middle Tennessee 8

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Interstat) — The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders routed the Liberty Flames 8-1 on Thursday afternoon at Reese Smith Jr. Field, using a six-run second inning and a solo homer in the third to build an insurmountable lead in a Conference USA matchup. Middle Tennessee improved to 26-27 overall while Liberty dropped to 36-18. The game’s pivotal moment came in the bottom of the second inning. With the score scoreless, Nathan Brewer singled to left field to lead off the frame. Layne Akers sacrificed him to second with a bunt, and Brett Rogers followed with an RBI single to… Read more...