MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee baseball fell to Western Kentucky in the rubber match 7-4 on Sunday afternoon at Reese Smith Jr. Field.
The Blue Raiders (14-29, 5-13 C-USA) were the aggressors early, thanks to Briggs Rutter's first solo shot of the afternoon, pushing MTSU to an early 1-0 lead after one complete inning. But the Hilltoppers (31-14, 13-5 C-USA) answered back in the top of the second on a two-run home run to right field. MTSU tied the game in the bottom of the third after Rutter hit his second solo-shot of the day, but WKU quickly retook the lead with three runs in the top of the fourth.