Army West Point Athletics
Friday, March 1
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
12:30 PM
Army West Point
at
Middle Tennessee
Softball Heads to Tennessee for MTSU Invitational
February 29, 2024 | Softball
MURFREESBORO, TENN. – The Army West Point Softball team (1-14), heads to Murfreesboro, Tennessee for the MTSU Invitational hosted by Middle Tennessee State University.
Army will play five games across the three-day weekend (March 1-3) starting on Friday vs. Middle Tennessee at 12:30pm EST.
All five games will be streamed/televised on ESPN+ and live stats will be available. Check the Army Softball schedule and/or the teams' social media for these links.
Joining Army, and Middle Tennessee State will be North Alabama, Detroit Mercy, and Bradley in the weekends competition.
QUICK HITTERS
Army will play five games across the three-day weekend (March 1-3) starting on Friday vs. Middle Tennessee at 12:30pm EST.
All five games will be streamed/televised on ESPN+ and live stats will be available. Check the Army Softball schedule and/or the teams' social media for these links.
Joining Army, and Middle Tennessee State will be North Alabama, Detroit Mercy, and Bradley in the weekends competition.
QUICK HITTERS
- Last Saturday, February 24, Army won its first game of the season, 6-4 over Kennesaw State. Senior OF Kayla Edwards tied the game with an RBI triple and then the next batter, Ashton White belted a two-run go-ahead home run to center field to give Army a 6-4 lead. It was White's second homer of the season.
- In the win, Freshman P Katelyn Flanders (1-1), was phenomenal in relief, throwing 5.1 scoreless, giving up no hits and striking out six to shut the door on the Kennesaw offensive attack.
- Edwards is batting a team-high .354, 17-for-48, with five RBI, three triples, two doubles and has scored six runs. She is riding a five-game hitting streak going back to the start of last weekend's tournament.
- White leads the team with two home runs and 10 RBI.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
- MTSU enters with a 4-12 record. A season ago the Blue Raiders were 42-20, qualifying for the NCAA Regional. Shelby Echols paces the lineup with a .373 batting average and 10 RBI.
- North Alabama enters at 10-5. Last weekend they went 3-1 with victories over Bradley, Western Carolina and UAB. Haven Kirby has a team-high .320 batting average, three home runs and 13 RBI.
- Detroit Mercy comes into the weekend, 0-5. Last weekend was their first weekend playing so far this season. A season ago, the Titans were 4-34 and two years ago, in 2022, they were 6-36.
- Bradley comes in at 3-7. A year ago, they were 15-40.
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