MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee coach Steve Peterson considers UL right-hander Zach Osborne to be one of the nation's top pitchers.

That's part of the reason Peterson felt so fortunate that his third-seeded Blue Raiders beat Osborne and the second-seeded Ragin' Cajuns, 3-0, on Thursday in an elimination game at the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

Back on April 30, Osborne struck out 11 and held MTSU to one run on six hits in a 3-1 win in Lafayette.

"I told my team to compete against Zach Osborne," Peterson said. "He has really beaten us up."


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Joshua Parrott
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