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Blue Raiders fall to Arkansas State in SBC tournament opener

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:28:00 GMT

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The No. 7 seed Middle Tennessee baseball team suffered a 12-1 loss to the second-seeded Arkansas State Red Wolves in the Blue Raiders’ opening game of the Sun Belt Championship on Wednesday afternoon at the Bowling Green Ballpark. MT will have an off-day Thursday before resuming tournament play against No. 3 seed FIU on Friday at 11 a.m.

Track & Field heads to NCAA Regionals

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:12:00 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Middle Tennessee track and field teams will send a select number of athletes to compete in the NCAA Regionals which begin Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla.

Frebis named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year, four Blue Raiders earn league honors

Wed, 23 May 2012 01:15:00 GMT

NEW ORLEANS - Middle Tennessee’s Johnathan Frebis was named the 2012 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and outfielder Justin Guidry earned all-conference first-team accolades, while two other Blue Raiders were voted to the second team by the league’s coaches, the conference office announced on Tuesday. Second baseman Johnny Thomas and third baseman Hank LaRue, along with Frebis, took home second-team honors.

Blue Raiders bring home fourth straight All-Sports Trophy

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - For the eighth time in 12 years since joining the Sun Belt Conference, Middle Tennessee's athletic department has won the Vic Bubas Cup as the top overall sports program in the league. The award is given each year to the university that comes in first in the Sun Belt's all-sports standings.

Volleyball announces 2012 schedule

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - After six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, the quest for a seventh won't get any easier as the the 2012 Middle Tennessee volleyball schedule will feature seven matches against tournament teams from last season.

Blue Raiders earn No. 7 seed for SBC Tournament, will face Arkansas State

Sun, 20 May 2012 18:07:00 GMT

NEW ORLEANS - The Middle Tennessee baseball team has earned the No. 7 seed for the 2012 Sun Belt Tournament and will face No. 2 seed Arkansas State at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at the Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Ky. The Blue Raiders and Red Wolves, along with the No. 3 seed FIU Panthers and No. 6 seed Troy Trojans, comprise Pool B for the round-robin tournament hosted by Western Kentucky University.

Insell enters Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Sun, 20 May 2012 05:01:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee head women's basketball coach Rick Insell was one of 10 inductees Saturday into the 2012 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame class. The annual banquet was held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Nashville.

Raiders see season come to an end at NCAAs

Sun, 20 May 2012 01:54:00 GMT

NORMAN, Okla. – Middle Tennessee saw its 2011-12 golf season come to an end on Saturday with a 13th place finish in the Norman Regional at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (par 72, 7,387 yards). The No. 48 Blue Raiders had a 922 total for the 54-hole event.

Middle Tennessee closes out regular season with victory over WKU

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:19:00 GMT

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Rightfielder Dalton Henzman made the most of his starting role on Saturday in his native state of Kentucky, going 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI to lead the Blue Raider baseball team to a 6-1 victory over the WKU Hilltoppers in the regular-season finale at Nick Denes Field. Justin Guidry delivered a solid performance as well with a 3-for-4, two-RBI day.

Blue Raiders drop extra-inning heartbreaker at WKU

Sat, 19 May 2012 06:25:00 GMT

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Middle Tennessee baseball team rallied twice against WKU to force extra innings on Friday night, but the Blue Raiders dropped a heartbreaker, 5-4, in 13 innings at Nick Denes Field. Despite the loss, MT clinched a berth for next week’s Sun Belt Tournament based on other results in the league.

Blue Raiders battle windy conditions at Norman Regional

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:50:00 GMT

NORMAN, Okla. – Middle Tennessee struggled in very windy conditions Friday to shoot a 316 in the second round of the NCAA Regional at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (par 72, 7,387 yards). The No. 48 Blue Raiders remained in 13th place with a 620 total.

Langley named to Capital One Academic All-District Team

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:13:00 GMT

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Senior Matthew Langley has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team, as announced on Friday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). It marks the second year in a row Langley has earned the honor.