The 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball team represented the Middle Tennessee State University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 college baseball season. The Blue Raiders competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA. They played their home games at Reese Smith Jr. Field in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The team was coached by Jim Toman, who was in his fourth season with the Blue Raiders.

Preseason

C-USA media poll The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022 with the Blue Raiders predicted to finish in tenth place in the conference.

Media poll 1 Southern Miss 6 2 Louisiana Tech 2 3 Old Dominion 1 4 Charlotte 4 5 Florida Atlantic - 6 UTSA - 7 FIU 1 8 Rice - 9 Western Kentucky - 10 Middle Tennessee - 11 UAB - 12 Marshall -

Personnel

Schedule and results 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball game log Regular season (29–24) February (3–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA recordFeb. 18 vs. Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC W3–210 Hamm(1-0) Cunningham(0-1) Swan(1) 200 1–0 Feb. 18 at Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L4–6 Hodges(1-0) Seibert(0-1) None 1,186 1–1 Feb. 19 vs. St. John's Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L5–6 Johnson(1-0) Sells(0-1) Rodriguez(1) 200 1–2 Feb. 20 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L4–8 Taylor(1-0) Thomas(0-1) None 1,080 1–3 Feb. 23 at E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN L1–1111 Lamberth(1-0) Seibert(0-2) None 54 1–4 The Carolinas Coastline ClassicFeb. 25 vs. Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L4–7 Kirschsieper(1-0) Wigginton(0-1) Rybarczyk(1) 855 1–5 Feb. 26 vs. Ball State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W1–0 Keenan(1-0) O'Donnell(0-1) None 901 2–5 Feb. 26 vs. Illinois Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W17–10 Hamm(2-0) Siefken(0-1) None 923 3–5 March (8–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA recordMar. 1 Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L0–3 Thompson(2-0) Hamm(2-1) Nordmann(1) 1,175 3–6 Mar. 2 vs. AT&T Field • Chattanooga, TN W10–5 Wigginton(1-1) Corn(1-1) None 150 4–6 Mar. 4 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L1–3 Smith(2-0) Keenan(1-1) Wood(2) 1,120 4–7 Mar. 5 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L3–16 Boswell(2-1) Swan(0-1) None 1,175 4–8 Mar. 6 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L2–4 Booker(1-0) Wigginton(1-2) Boyd(2) 1,073 4–9 Mar. 8 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL Game cancelledMar. 11 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W10–8 Seibert(1-2) Armstrong(1-1) None 2,867 5–9 Mar. 13 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L7–10 Sheehan(1-0) Swan(0-2) Burkhalter(3) 3,146 5–10 Mar. 13 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W4–3 Wigginton(2-2) Swilling(0-2) None 3,146 6–10 Mar. 15 Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W7–6 Sells(1-1) Wellman(0-1) None 1,150 7–10 Mar. 18 Old Dominion Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L7–23 Gertner(2-1) Keenan(1-2) None 401 7–11 0–1Mar. 19 Old Dominion Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L3–6 Pantos(4-0) Swan(0-3) Dean(4) 502 7–12 0–2Mar. 20 Old Dominion Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W13–5 Seibert(2-2) Smith(0-1) None 550 8–12 1–2Mar. 22 at Austin Peay Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN Game postponedMar. 25 at UAB Regions Field • Birmingham, AL W1–0 Keenan(2-2) Reynolds(1-2) Wigginton(1) 201 9–12 2–2Mar. 26 at UAB Regions Field • Birmingham, AL W6–3 Swan(1-3) O'Clair(1-1) Hamm(1) 345 10–12 3–2Mar. 27 at UAB Regions Field • Birmingham, AL L5–610 Taylor(1-0) Hamm(2-2) None 304 10–13 3–3Mar. 29 at Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex • Cookeville, TN W8–4 Sells(2-1) Gannaway(2-2) None 266 11–13 April (10–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA recordApr. 1 Western Kentucky Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W10–2 Keenan(3-2) Kates(3-3) None 445 12–13 4–3Apr. 2 Western Kentucky Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L3–7 Terbrak(4-1) Swan(1-4) Vinyard(5) 425 12–14 4–4Apr. 3 Western Kentucky Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W5–1 Wigginton(3-2) Hellman(0-4) None 525 13–14 5–4Apr. 6 Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN Game postponedApr. 8 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV L7–11 Purnell(4-2) Keenan(3-3) None 50 13–15 5–5Apr. 10 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W3–17 Swan(2-4) Copen(1-2) Hamm(2) 75 14–15 6–5Apr. 10 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W5–27 Wigginton(4-2) Addkison(0-2) None 75 15–15 7–5Apr. 12 at Lipscomb Dugan Field • Nashville, TN W7–0 Julian(1-0) Kantola(1-4) None 377 16–15 Apr. 14 Charlotte Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W4–311 Wigginton(5-2) Bruce(1-2) None 525 17–15 8–5Apr. 15 Charlotte Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L5–10 Sims(2-1) Swan(2-5) None 415 17–16 8–6Apr. 16 Charlotte Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W10–7 Hamm(3-2) Giesting(1-4) None 515 18–16 9–6Apr. 19 Belmont Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W3–1 Julian(2-0) Hubbell(0-2) Seibert(1) 475 19–16 Apr. 22 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W7–3 Keenan(4-3) Gibson(4-1) None 2,755 20–16 10–6Apr. 23 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L2–4 Jennings(3-1) Wigginton(5-3) Crigger(8) 2,494 20–17 10–7Apr. 24 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W6–312 Seibert(3-2) Crigger(3-2) None 2,259 21–17 11–7Apr. 26 Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN Game cancelledApr. 29 UTSA Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L2–13 Garza(2-0) Keenan(4-4) None 547 21–18 11–8Apr. 30 UTSA Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L4–12 Malone(7-1) Wigginton(5-4) None 589 21–19 11–9 May (8–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA recordMay 1 UTSA Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W2–1 Seibert(4-2) Beaird(2-2) None 510 22–19 12–9May 4 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W9–7 Thomas(1-1) Watson(1-3) None 245 23–19 May 6 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL L4–511 Tiburcio(3-3) Seibert(4-3) None 377 23–20 12–10May 7 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL W5–1 Hamm(4-2) Lequerica(2-4) None 350 24–20 13–10May 8 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL W11–5 Sells(3-1) Puk(1-1) None 280 25–20 14–10May 10 Tennessee Tech Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W8–4 Wirtz(1-0) Gannaway(3-3) None 1,256 26–20 May 13 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W7–0 Wigginton(6-4) Shaw(2-2) None 3,783 27–20 15–10May 14 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W5–410 Sells(4-1) Linskey(0-1) None 1,879 28–20 16–10May 15 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W21–7 Wirtz(2-0) Perkins(1-1) None 2,468 29–20 17–10May 17 at No. 21 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L2–7 Moore(1-0) Sells(4-2) None 3,802 29–21 May 19 No. 17 Southern Miss Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L4–9 Adams(2-1) Seibert(4-4) Ramsey(4) 734 29–22 17–11May 20 No. 17 Southern Miss Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L0–17 Riggins(7-4) Swan(2-6) None 751 29–23 17–12May 21 No. 17 Southern Miss Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L0–10 Waldrep(6-1) Sells(4-3) None 532 29—24 17—13 Postseason (0–2) (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 25 vs. (3) Old Dominion (6) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L7–18 Morgan(8-0) Seibert(4-5) None 29–25 0–1May 26 vs. (7) Charlotte (6) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L0–227 Kramer(4-2) Wigginton(6-5) None 29–26 0–2 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Cancelled Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason Second Team All-CUSA team JT Mabry, INFJaden Hamm, PTrent Seibert, P Freshman All-CUSA team James Sells, P

References

External links • Middle Tennessee Baseball