Rice-Middle Tennessee Series Opener Suspended due to Weather
4/21/2023 8:37:00 PM | Baseball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Rice and Middle Tennessee's series opener has been suspended due to weather with the Blue Raiders leading 3-0 through 5.2 innings.
The game will restart tomorrow at 3 p.m. with Game Two beginning approximately 30 minutes after.
Middle Tennessee grabbed an early lead in the first inning. Eston Snider led off with a single and advanced to second on an error. After moving to third on a fly ball, he came in on Brett Coker's groundout.
Jack Riedel led off the third inning with a single through the right side. Paul Smith then hit a rocket, but it was right at the first baseman who caught it and stepped on first for the double play. Jacob Devenny ended the inning with a grounder to second.
Blake Brogdon came on in the fifth inning and Jackson Galloway took his first pitch over the left center field wall. Three batters later, Vinson singled, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Snider then beat out a grounder to short, scoring Vinson, just before a lightning delay began at 7:17 p.m.
The game will restart tomorrow at 3 p.m. with Game Two beginning approximately 30 minutes after.
Middle Tennessee grabbed an early lead in the first inning. Eston Snider led off with a single and advanced to second on an error. After moving to third on a fly ball, he came in on Brett Coker's groundout.
Jack Riedel led off the third inning with a single through the right side. Paul Smith then hit a rocket, but it was right at the first baseman who caught it and stepped on first for the double play. Jacob Devenny ended the inning with a grounder to second.
Blake Brogdon came on in the fifth inning and Jackson Galloway took his first pitch over the left center field wall. Three batters later, Vinson singled, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Snider then beat out a grounder to short, scoring Vinson, just before a lightning delay began at 7:17 p.m.
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