2008 Woodie Awards
Sports Briefs
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: Sports
Blue Raiders move three home games to Winchester, Tenn.
Middle Tennessee has moved its home game with Tennessee and its two-game series with Mississippi State to the Gamble Sports Complex in Winchester, Tenn., as announced by Director of Athletics Chris Massaro.
"We are expecting large crowds for all three games which could present a capacity problem at Reese Smith Field due to our on-going construction," said Massaro. "It is also a great opportunity to showcase Middle Tennessee athletics and engage our surrounding counties to Blue Raider baseball, particularly to the South of Murfreesboro."
Loel E. Bennett Stadium at Gamble Sports Complex was originally built for an independent minor league baseball team, the Tennessee Tomahawks, who played in Winchester from 1996 to 1998. The stadium has a seating capacity of 2,000.
"I personally want to thank Franklin County High School athletic director Morris Rogers and baseball coach Phillip King for extending us this invitation and adjusting their schedule," said Steve Peterson, Middle Tennessee head baseball coach. "They knew our situation and wanted to help us out anyway they could. Both guys have been a joy to work with over the last few weeks.
"I am very impressed with the facility and we are honored to bring college baseball to the Winchester community."
Middle Tennessee will play host to the Volunteers on Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. The Blue Raiders will face Mississippi State three weeks later on May 6-7 with both games set for 6 p.m.
Tickets to each game will be $10. Fans with season passes to Middle Tennessee home games will be able to use their passes at the games in Winchester.
Also, those who have already purchased single-game tickets to these contests will be able to use those tickets. Only cash will be accepted at the gate, while MT students will be admitted free with a valid student I.D.
Cox named SBC Female Field Athlete of the Week
Middle Tennessee sophomore Brittany Cox was voted the Sun Belt Female Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday after regionally qualifying in the shot put over the weekend at the Yellowjacket Invitational.
Cox regionally qualified in the shot put in the rain-shortened Yellowjacket Invite on Saturday, placing third with a personal-best mark of 48-3.5. The mark tops the Sun Belt this season.
The Antioch, Tenn., native also ranks third in the SBC in the hammer throw with a mark of 161-1.
It is the second SBC Field Athlete of the Week accolade for the Blue Raiders in two weeks after Sarah Nambawa claimed the award on March 25. Cox is just the fourth different female to claim a Field AOW honor since Middle Tennessee joined the Sun Belt eight years ago.
The men's and women's teams will both participate in the Tiger Track Classic this weekend in Auburn, Ala.
Middle Tennessee has moved its home game with Tennessee and its two-game series with Mississippi State to the Gamble Sports Complex in Winchester, Tenn., as announced by Director of Athletics Chris Massaro.
"We are expecting large crowds for all three games which could present a capacity problem at Reese Smith Field due to our on-going construction," said Massaro. "It is also a great opportunity to showcase Middle Tennessee athletics and engage our surrounding counties to Blue Raider baseball, particularly to the South of Murfreesboro."
Loel E. Bennett Stadium at Gamble Sports Complex was originally built for an independent minor league baseball team, the Tennessee Tomahawks, who played in Winchester from 1996 to 1998. The stadium has a seating capacity of 2,000.
"I personally want to thank Franklin County High School athletic director Morris Rogers and baseball coach Phillip King for extending us this invitation and adjusting their schedule," said Steve Peterson, Middle Tennessee head baseball coach. "They knew our situation and wanted to help us out anyway they could. Both guys have been a joy to work with over the last few weeks.
"I am very impressed with the facility and we are honored to bring college baseball to the Winchester community."
Middle Tennessee will play host to the Volunteers on Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. The Blue Raiders will face Mississippi State three weeks later on May 6-7 with both games set for 6 p.m.
Tickets to each game will be $10. Fans with season passes to Middle Tennessee home games will be able to use their passes at the games in Winchester.
Also, those who have already purchased single-game tickets to these contests will be able to use those tickets. Only cash will be accepted at the gate, while MT students will be admitted free with a valid student I.D.
Cox named SBC Female Field Athlete of the Week
Middle Tennessee sophomore Brittany Cox was voted the Sun Belt Female Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday after regionally qualifying in the shot put over the weekend at the Yellowjacket Invitational.
Cox regionally qualified in the shot put in the rain-shortened Yellowjacket Invite on Saturday, placing third with a personal-best mark of 48-3.5. The mark tops the Sun Belt this season.
The Antioch, Tenn., native also ranks third in the SBC in the hammer throw with a mark of 161-1.
It is the second SBC Field Athlete of the Week accolade for the Blue Raiders in two weeks after Sarah Nambawa claimed the award on March 25. Cox is just the fourth different female to claim a Field AOW honor since Middle Tennessee joined the Sun Belt eight years ago.
The men's and women's teams will both participate in the Tiger Track Classic this weekend in Auburn, Ala.
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