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Western Illinois WIU 0-3
9
Winner Middle Tennessee MT 3-0
Western Illinois WIU
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Final
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Middle Tennessee MT
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Illinois WIU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 1
Middle Tennessee MT 0 1 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 9 12 1

W: WIGGINTON, Peyton (1-0) L: Dunne, Ryan (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Leathernecks Wrap Season-Opening Weekend at MTSU

Western dropped its series finale at MTSU, 9-3.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Western Illinois University baseball team (0-3) concluded its season-opening weekend at Middle Tennessee State Sunday evening where it dropped the series finale, 9-3.

The Leathernecks again battled to the end, capturing back-to-back RBI-singles in the ninth inning by Grant Hannant and Steve McShane. In the first game of Sunday's doubleheader, Western recorded six runs after the fifth inning.
 
A passed ball allowed Middle Tennessee to take a one-run advantage in the second inning, and its edge jumped to 3-1 at the conclusion of the third.  
 
In the top of the third, Johnathan Fleek doubled to right field to bring home Bailey Montgomery for Western's lone run, before MTSU pitcher Peyton Wigginton retired the next 10 batters.
 
Deion Thompson broke the stretch with a double to left-center field in the sixth inning.
 
In his Leatherneck debut, Ryan Dunne (0-1) pitched 4.2 innings. The senior transfer from John A. Logan Community College tallied seven strikeouts, eight hits, and five runs.
 
Western continues its 14-game road swing at Murray State next Friday. Game one of the three-game set is scheduled for 1 p.m.

 
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