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Veteran Catcher Jake Hagenow’s Contribution a Big Reason for Blue Raiders’ Best Start Since 2015

Murfreesboro, Tenn.— Jake Hagenow stood at the plate in the tenth inning of an early-season rubber match with the South Alabama Jaguars. Just a day prior, the veteran catcher hit a huge home run that led to a win for Middle Tennessee after it fell in extra innings in the first game of the series. South Alabama righty Jackson Boyd started his windup and delivered the 1-1 pitch to Hagenow. Hagenow's eyes lit up when he saw a fastball darting toward the inner-half of the strike zone. He began his patented leg-kick and twisted his body quickly, getting his hands through the zone and placing the green "S" in his Easton bat squarely on the baseball, roping a leadoff double off the wall in left field.