University of Memphis Athletics
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Ole Miss
Errors Plague Tigers in 8-4 Loss to Ole Miss
Mar 21, 2006 | Baseball
March 21, 2006
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -
Ole Miss (13-8) 000 310 121 - 8 9 2 Memphis (11-7) 000 101 110 - 4 8 5
Bill Moss went 2-for-3 with two RBI, but five Tiger errors combined with a lack of clutch hitting sent Memphis to an 8-4 loss to Ole Miss Tuesday evening at AutoZone Park. The loss was Memphis' fifth-straight to Ole Miss.
After battling through three scoreless innings, the Rebels got the upper hand in the fourth when a double by Alex Presley scored Zack Cozart. Mark Wright followed with a two-run home run into the rightfield stands for a 3-0 Rebel lead.
Memphis answered with its first run of the contest in the fourth on an RBI-double to left by Moss.
Ole Miss recaptured its three-run lead with a run in the fifth, but the Tigers again responded with a run in the home half of the sixth on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Moss.
Both teams scored runs in the seventh, but the Rebels extended its lead to 7-3 with a pair of runs in the eighth.
Kyle Norrid, who finished as one of two Tigers to post multiple hits, drove in the Tigers final run of the night to close the Ole Miss cushion to 7-4, but that would be as close and Memphis could get.
Mark Wright brought Peyton Farr across in the ninth for the final 8-4 tally.
Freshman Brett Bukvich was solid, holding Memphis to two unearned runs and fanning five in six innings. Tiger starter Stephen Gostkowski went five innings and allowed four runs on four hits in a losing effort.
Memphis will travel to Jonesboro, Ark tomorrow to take on Arkansas State. First pitch at ASU's Tomlinson Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m.
