MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee softball finished off a sweep of the UTEP Miners, allowing just one run across the three-game series.

The Blue Raiders (26-27, 13-14 CUSA) jumped out to an early lead against the Miners (22-28, 10-17 CUSA) and never looked back. Ansley Blevins ripped an RBI double in the first inning to score Jana Want, setting the tone before the offense exploded for seven runs in the second.

In her final game at Blue Raider Softball Field, Ava Brooks smashed a home run over the right-field wall to open the scoring in the second. Just a few batters later, Addy Edgmon hit an RBI single to score Leila Ammon, and Macie Harter followed with a two-run single to bring the score to 6-0. Blevins then crushed her second extra-base hit of the game — a home run to right-center field.

UTEP got on the board with a run in the fourth inning, but Edgmon walked off the game in the fifth with another RBI single, securing the run-rule victory.

In the circle, Leila Ammon went the distance, tossing all five innings while striking out seven and allowing just one run. The freshman surrendered only four hits and didn’t issue a walk.

By the Numbers

• 2: When allowing two runs or less, the Blue Raiders improve to a 15-1 record.
• 0.58: Leila Ammon finishes the series with a 0.58 ERA across 12.0 innings pitched.
• 2: The sweep vs. UTEP marks the second Conference USA sweep for MTSU this season.
• 17-5: The Blue Raiders finish the 2025 season with a home record of 17-5.

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Class of 2026 four-star wide receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt is off the board after making his highly-anticipated commitment on Sunday.

Dixon-Wyatt (6-foot-2, 190 pounds) racked up 1,260 receiving yards on 87 catches with 11 touchdowns through three seasons at high school powerhouse Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California.

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Dixon-Wyatt is rated as the No. 6 wide receiver, the No. 10 player in the state and the No. 59 recruit overall in his class, per 247Sports.

Some of college football’s top programs were in the running for a commitment from Dixon-Wyatt, who was considering Alabama, Texas, Oregon, USC and Ohio State.

And it’s head coach Ryan Day’s Buckeyes that have logged another key recruiting win, adding Dixon-Wyatt to one of the most talented classes in the country.

Defending national champion Ohio State now sits third in the nation in the 2026 cycle with 12 commitments, including two five-star and eight four-star recruits.

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Dixon-Wyatt responded to the news by posting a picture of new offensive coordinator Brian Hartline, a longtime wide receivers coach that was recently promoted following the departure of Chip Kelly.

Hartline has been one of the top recruiters in the country and played a key role in landing Ohio State standouts Jeremiah Smith, Emeka Egbuka, Marvin Harrison Jr. and others.

Dixon-Wyatt is the third four-star receiver to commit to the Buckeyes in the class of 2026.

Dixon-Wyatt previously scheduled official visits to his top contenders. He is slated to take trips to Alabama (May 16), Ohio State (May 30), USC (June 6), Texas (June 13) and Oregon (June 20).

Related: ESPN Names Last Season’s Luckiest College Football Team

Score By Periods

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Baylor BU	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	8	1
Iowa State ISU	1	0	0	1	2	0	X	4	6	1

W: Ralston, Jaiden (11-9)
L: Walker, Lillie (11-10)
S: Schurman, Lauren (4)

AMES, Iowa – Baylor Softball dropped its series finale against Iowa State, 4-3, Sunday afternoon at the Cyclone Sports Complex. The Bears are now 26-26 on the season and 11-13 in conference play. 
 
THE RUNDOWN
The Bears fell behind early in the series finale after Iowa State took the 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning in a passed ball. 
 
Baylor was able to battle back in the top of the second, when Presleigh Pilon and Amber Toven singled to put two on with two out. Averie Waddell then singled down the left field line to bring home both runner and put the Bears on top 2-1.
 
Working back after allowing the leadoff batter on in the bottom of the second, Sadie Ross and the Baylor defense sat the next five batters down. 
 
Heading into the fourth inning, Leah Cran drew a walk in the top half of the inning before the Cyclones took the lead again in the home half of the inning with a solo home run. 
 
Continuing the back-and-forth, Baylor re-took the lead in the top of the fifth after Brooklyn Carter led things off with a double. After stealing third, Carter came home to score on a double off of the bat of Shaylon Govan to give Baylor the 3-2 lead. 
 
The Bears’ lead didn’t last long as Iowa State capitalized in the bottom half of the fifth inning with two runs on three hits and a hit by pitch to go up 4-3. 
 
Baylor tried to get the scoring going again in the sixth when Leah Cran and Amber Toven laced back-to-back singles, but BU wasn’t able to capitalize and fell against the Cyclones in the seven innings.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• The Bears out-hit the Cyclones 8-6
• Seven different Bears recorded a hit
• Amber Toven had the Bears’ only multi-hit performance of the day
• Averie Waddell had a team-leading two RBIs
• Shaylon Govan and Brooklyn Carter each had a double
• Carter recorded her 21^st stolen base of the season
• Baylor finished the regular season 25-25
• BU still holds the 46-26 all-time record over Iowa State 

 
UP NEXT
The Bears will head to the Big 12 Softball Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla., as the No. 8 seed and face No. 9 seed Kansas on Wednesday, May 7, at 2:30 p.m. CT.  
 

 – BaylorBears.com –

TULSA, Okla. – The No. 24 Florida Atlantic softball team recorded their second straight shutout, concluding the 2025 regular season with a 6-0 victory over Tulsa on Sunday.
 
In their 10th consecutive win, the back-to-back American Athletic Conference regular season champion Owls (44-9, 23-4) recorded their fifth conference series sweep of the 2025 campaign.
 
Junior Autumn Courtney pitched 4.2 innings and earned the win to move a league-best 23-2 on the season after allowing just four hits while striking out six Golden Hurricane (20-32, 8-19) batters. She then made way for the nation’s top closer in senior Ainsley Lambert, who picked up her 11th save.
 

For the ninth straight game, redshirt sophomore outfielder Kylie Hammonds reached base in the Owls’ first at-bat, this time from a single. FAU batters tallied two more hits, culminating in an RBI from junior third baseman Jesiana Mora.
 
After a scoreless second, junior catcher Chloe Yeatts put the Owls on the scoreboard again in the third with a hit to right field to score freshman second baseman Destiny Johns.
 

Mora drove in her second run of the afternoon in the top of the fourth inning for a 3-0 lead.
 
Checking in as a pinch hitter, sophomore Corin Dammeier recorded a walk to load the bases in the top of the fifth, but FAU could not bring home a runner to build on the advantage.
 

With one runner on base and two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Lambert entered to finish the job. Yeatts threw out the attempted steal to retire the side.
 
Johns logged her fourth hit of the day in the top of the sixth. Following a walk by Mora, Yeatts brought home both on the double to left. Sophomore Kiley Shelton then logged an RBI single to improve the score to 6-0. 
 
Lambert retired the final Golden Hurricane batters, not allowing a baserunner in her 2.1 innings of work.
 

 

44 wins, most by the program in the regular season since 2016 

6 AAC series sweeps 

Back to Boca Raton as repeat regular season champions 

Postgame from @CoachJordanSB#WIP pic.twitter.com/6SLK5ZvYwd

— Florida Atlantic Softball (@FAUSoftball) May 4, 2025

 

• Florida Atlantic finished a perfect 12-0 on the road in AAC play.
• The Owls’ 44 wins in the regular season is the most by the team since 2016. 
• Florida Atlantic had the most series sweeps among all AAC teams and won eight out of nine series in league play.
• This marks the Owls’ second 10+ game winning streak of the season.
• Yeatts’ 3 RBI puts her at 51 this season, most by a Florida Atlantic batter since the program’s first season in 1995.
• Hammonds has reached base in 22 consecutive games and 49 out of 53 appearances in 2025.
• Mora’s hitting streak is up to 13 games, most by an Owl this season.
• Johns went 4-for-5 at the plate to become the third FAU player to tally four hits in 2025.
• Lambert’s 11 saves leads Division I.
• The Owls totaled 39 hits over the three games against Tulsa, their most in a three-game series on the season.

 

As the No. 1 seed, the Owls will have a double bye in the upcoming AAC Tournament in Tampa, Florida. They will next take the field in the semifinals on Friday, May 9 at 1 p.m. on ESPNU.
 
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For the Owls’ complete schedule, click HERE. To follow the team socially, visit @fausoftball, or for the most up-to-date information, go to www.fausports.com.
 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Behind a three-hit day from Ellee Eck and a complete game in the circle from Ryley Nihart, Wichita State clinched the series and the regular season finale at Memphis Sunday afternoon, 4-2.

Wichita State (28-24-1, 15-11-1) will be the No. 5 seed in next week’s American Athletic Conference Championship. They will face the winner of No. 8 Tulsa and No. 9 UTSA on Wednesday, May 7 in Tampa.

After going hitless over the first two games of the series, Eck bounced back with a 3-for-4 day that included a double and two RBIs. Her double was the lone extra base hit of the game for the Shockers. Lauren Lucas, Taylor Sedlacek, Brookelyn Livanec, Sami Hood and Krystin Nelson all recorded a single apiece.

Ryley Nihart (10-7) picked up her 10th win of the season, tossing a complete game in the process. She allowed two runs on three hits, one walk and four strikeouts.

Neither team found the run column through the first four innings until the top of the fifth when Wichita State broke up the shutout with a trio of runs. The ball never left the infield during the frame, as the Shockers used the small ball to score all three runs.

Nihart carried a no-hitter into the bottom of the fifth and had retired eight straight Tigers until a leadoff double broke it up. That leadoff double would turn into a run two batters later on an RBI fielder’s choice. Another double cut the Shockers’ lead to 3-2.

Eck missed a home run by an inch in the top of the sixth, as it bounced off the top of the wall and stayed in the park for an RBI double, pushing the margin to 4-2.

Up Next

Wichita State heads to Tampa, Fla., for the 2025 American Athletic Conference Championship, May 7-10.

 

A key factor within college football that probably isn’t talked enough is how injuries can make or break a season.

ESPN’s Bill Connelly attempted to quantify how injuries impacted teams during the 2024 season, and a couple of things standout from those findings.

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Uncertainties are prevalent on the injury front in college sports. Often times, head coaches elect to keep the status of some players behind closed doors, and the information that does pass through is largely inconsistent.

Given the variability, Connelly focused on starting lineups to gage “lineup consistency.”

The two factors used include: a) the number of players who either started every game or started all but one for a given team, and b) the number of players who started only one or two games.

Connelly’s resulting list gives a look at which teams were lucky – in terms of injuries – and those whose starting lineups were ultimately decimated by season’s end.

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By those metrics, the luckiest team in college football last season was Penn State, which posted a program-record 13 wins and the first College Football Playoff berth in school history.

Head coach James Franklin and Co. came one game shy – a 30-27 loss to Notre Dame in the semifinals – from playing for a national championship.

The Indiana Hoosiers sat second in lineup consistency, and much like Penn State, thrived. First-year head coach Curt Cignetti led the program to a school-record 11 wins and the Hoosiers’ first playoff appearance.

Three more playoff teams made the top 10, including Texas (No. 4), Tennessee (No. 6) and Oregon (tied 7th). National champion Ohio State tied for 28th.

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On the flip side, the unluckiest major programs on the injury front were Florida (132nd), Oklahoma (tied 128th), Arkansas (tied 115th), Florida State (tied 110th) and LSU (101st).

Georgia, which infamously lost starting quarterback Carson Beck in the SEC championship win, came in at No. 99. Head coach Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs are the only playoff team that ranked beyond 44th in lineup consistency.

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