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Jersey Number 1
Layne Akers
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- High School:
- Siegel HS
- Prev School:
- Middle Tennessee
2026 (Second Year - Middle Tennessee State)
Awards: All-CUSA Freshman Team ... Second Team All-CUSA ... Conference USA Player of the Week (3/31) ... TSWA Player of the Week (3/31) ... 2x Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Season: Appeared in 46 games with 44 starts ... Led the Blue Raiders in batting average at a .324 rate ... Notched the second-highest OPS on the team at .917 ... Registered 55 hits with 31 RBIs, 12 doubles, and seven homers ... Had an 11-RBI week capped off by a grand slam in a weekend sweep over New Mexico State ... Went 5-for-7 in the CUSA Championship ... Recorded six games with three or more hits
2025 (First Year - Middle Tennessee State)
Redshirted, did not see any action
High School
Attended Siegel High School ... Named All-District and All-County for the Siegel Stars ... Named to school's Honor Roll
Personal
Birthday is April 13 ... Born in Murfreesboro, Tenn. ... Son of Chuck and Blair Akers ... Has one sibling, Nori ... Mother Blair ran track and cross country at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ... Father Chuck holds Middle Tennessee State University Baseball's school record for most games played in a single career with 235 ... Majoring in Sports Management
Awards: All-CUSA Freshman Team ... Second Team All-CUSA ... Conference USA Player of the Week (3/31) ... TSWA Player of the Week (3/31) ... 2x Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Season: Appeared in 46 games with 44 starts ... Led the Blue Raiders in batting average at a .324 rate ... Notched the second-highest OPS on the team at .917 ... Registered 55 hits with 31 RBIs, 12 doubles, and seven homers ... Had an 11-RBI week capped off by a grand slam in a weekend sweep over New Mexico State ... Went 5-for-7 in the CUSA Championship ... Recorded six games with three or more hits
2025 (First Year - Middle Tennessee State)
Redshirted, did not see any action
High School
Attended Siegel High School ... Named All-District and All-County for the Siegel Stars ... Named to school's Honor Roll
Personal
Birthday is April 13 ... Born in Murfreesboro, Tenn. ... Son of Chuck and Blair Akers ... Has one sibling, Nori ... Mother Blair ran track and cross country at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ... Father Chuck holds Middle Tennessee State University Baseball's school record for most games played in a single career with 235 ... Majoring in Sports Management
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Thursday, August 13
Tuesday, June 16
Sunday, June 14
