Tigers Travel to Belmont for Mid-Week Battle with Bruins

Wednesday, March 16

Nashville, Tenn.

4 p.m.

University of Memphis

Belmont

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Tigers Travel to Belmont for Mid-Week Battle with Bruins

Mar 15, 2016 | Softball

Memphis will look to take its hot streak - a stretch in which the teamhas won six of its last seven games - into Nashville on Wednesday afternoon to face off against the Belmont Bruins in a single game at 4 p.m. CT.

QUICK HITTERS

• Memphis comes off of a weekend where it went 4-1 at the Chanticleer Challenge, with wins over Buffalo, Furman, Coastal Carolina, and a second victory over Buffalo.
• The Tigers are a perfect 4-0 in home games, and after a mid-week road game at Belmont, the Tigers have eight consecutive home games

BIG AVERAGE

Memphis junior outfielder Lindsay Crowdus, during her two-plus seasons with the Tigers, has a career batting average of .322, which is the current school record.

Rk.	Avg.	Student-Athlete	H-AB	Years
1.	.322	Lindsay Crowdus	124-385	2014-15
2.	.320	Bridgette McNulty	105-328	2006-07
3.	.308	Morgan Mosby	121-393	2010-13
4.	.303	Leila Dolfo	207-683	2006-09
5.	.290	Kimmi Hayden	132-455	2006-08

ALL-TIME SERIES

Memphis and Belmont have met 10 times on the softball diamond, with the Tigers holding a commanding 8-2 lead in the all-time series, including winning the last three meetings.

Date	Result	Location
Mar. 15, 2006	Belmont 4, Memphis 2	Nashville, Tenn.
Mar. 15, 2006	Memphis 8, Belmont 4	Nashville, Tenn.
Feb. 27, 2007	Memphis 11, Belmont 3	Southaven, Miss.
Feb. 27, 2007	Memphis 9, Belmont 1	Southaven, Miss.
Feb. 23, 2010	Memphis 7, Belmont 0	Memphis, Tenn.
Feb. 23, 2010	Memphis 12, Belmont 4	Memphis, Tenn.
Apr. 2, 2013	Belmont 7, Memphis 0	Nashville, Tenn.
Apr. 2, 2013	Memphis 2, Belmont 0	Nashville, Tenn.
Mar. 17, 2015	Memphis 8, Belmont 6	Memphis, Tenn.
Mar. 17, 2015	Memphis 9, Belmont 1	Memphis, Tenn.

HADLEY NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

Memphis freshman catcher/third baseman Regan Hadley, following a week where she went 6-of-13 at the plate and hit her first two collegiate home runs, was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll. She is the third Tiger player to be named to the AAC Honor Roll, along with Memphis newcomers Lindsey Stickrod and Brittany Seale. She helped the Tigers to a 4-1 record, and drove in seven runners over four games and had a 1.000 slugging percentage, and added a walk.

ALL-TIME VS. THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE

Memphis and Belmont have met 10 times on the softball diamond, with the Tigers holding a commanding 8-2 lead in the all-time series, including winning the last three meetings.

School	OVERALL	UNDER POOLE
Austin Peay	4-2	2-0
Belmont	8-2	2-0
Eastern Illinois	0-0	0-0
Eastern Kentucky	0-0	0-0
Jacksonville State	5-3	1-0
Morehead State	1-1	1-0
Murray State	5-2	5-2
Southeast Mo. State	7-2	3-0
SIUE	0-0	0-0
Tennessee State	6-4	1-1
Tennessee Tech	0-1	0-1
UT Martin	8-5	2-3
Totals	44-22	17-7

YOUNG GUNS

Memphis, which does not have a senior on its 2016 roster, is led by a quartet of players - two sophomores and two juniors - who each hit over .325 this season. Juniors Brittany Seale (.363) and Lindsey Stickrod (.326) along with sophomores Brooke Lee (.351) and Kyler Trosclair (.337) rank in the top four in the team in batting average. Seale stands sixth in the AAC in batting average, and Lee 10th.

BRIGNAC STRINGS TOGETHER STRONG OUTINGS

After her performance at the LSU tournament against Liberty, sophomore pitcher Katie Brignac earned another look in the circle on Tuesday night against Youngstown State from the Memphis coaching staff. The River Ridge, La., native made the most of her opportunity, scattering seven hits over seven innings, striking out four, including a pinch hitter with two runners on in the top of the seventh inning with one out.

WISHER FANS NINE IN HOME-OPENING WIN

Freshman hurler Bayleigh Wisher picked up both wins in Memphis' home opening dates last week. Against Jackson State in the home opener, the freshman struck out nine batters and threw 99 pitches in a 5-2 win. The next day, she pitched the complete game against Wright State, throwing 174 pitches in a 5-4 thriller that ended with a diving play at the first base bag by Lindsey Stickrod with a pair of Wright State runners barreling for home.

SEALE EARNS FIRST ALL-LEAGUE HONOR

Junior college transfer catcher Brittany Seale also earned a spot on the American's weekly honor roll. Seale hit .545 in a 3-1 week for Memphis at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic. Seale had four RBI, a walk, a HBP and one sacrifice in 11 at-bats. She led Memphis with six hits and tied for the team's weekend lead with four runs scored.

TRIPLING UP THE FIELD

Not only does Lindsay Crowdus lead the Tigers in career batting average, she also has five more triples than any other player in Memphis career history.

Rk.	3B	Student-Athlete	Years
1.	14	Lindsay Crowdus	2014-16
2.	9	Heather Mott	2007-11
3.	8	Lelani Bernardino	2009-13
4.	5	Leila Dolfo	2006-09
5.	4	Maddie McKinley	2008-11
	4	Ijiah Hargrove	2011-14

In getting the record, Crowdus holds the two highest single-season totals in program history.

Rk.	3B	Student-Athlete	Year
1.	7	Lindsay Crowdus	2014
2.	6	Lindsay Crowdus	2015
3.	4	Lelani Bernardino	2013
4.	3	Ijiah Hargrove	2013
	3	Alyssa Palmieri	2012
	3	Maddie McKinley	2011
	3	Heather Mott	2008

FIRST HONOR FROM THE LEAGUE FOR STICKROD

Junior college transfer Lindsey Stickrod earned her first career honor from the American Athletic Conference after she was named to the weekly honor roll following the opening weekend of the season. She hit .333 for the week and had a .933 slugging percentage and a .412 on-base percentage in five games. Against Illinois-Chicago, Stickrod knocked the eighth grand slam in program history over the right field fence. She added a second homerun in the Tigers' 5-3 loss to Michigan State, Sunday. Stickrod's grand slam was the first for Memphis since Calli Irvin took one yard against Wisconsin on Mar. 14th last year. That was Irvin's first career grand slam. Stickrod was also named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week for her first give game stats.

POOLE'S 400TH WIN

Memphis' home opening win was also head coach Natalie Poole's 400th career win. She is 98-121 at Memphis heading in to the Chanticleer Classic.

TIGERS PICKED SIXTH

Memphis was picked to finish sixth in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches. Memphis finished seventh in the league in 2015 with an 6-12 record.

WELCOME TO MEMPHIS

Memphis welcomes nine newcomers to the 2016 roster.
Catchers: Regan Hadley, Brittany Seale
Infielders: Tyler Johnson, Breana Valenzuela, Lindsey Stickrod, Christen Torres
Outfielder: Jessie Lamb
Pitchers: Adriana Morgan, Bayleigh Wisher

NICE TO MEET YOU

In 2016, the Tigers will take the field against 14 opponents they've never played before.

Date	2016 First Meeting Opponents
Feb. 12	Kent State, L, 4-3
Feb. 12	Illinois-Chicago, L, 11-7
Feb. 14	Michigan State, L, 5-3
Feb. 19	Illinois State, L, 12-3
Feb. 20	Montana, L, 4-3
Feb. 27	Southeastern Louisiana, L, 10-7
Mar. 2	Wright State, W, 5-4
Mar. 4	Louisiana Tech, L, 9-3
Mar. 5	Liberty, L, 9-2
Mar. 5	Tennessee Tech, L, 10-1
Mar. 8	Youngstown State W, 13-5, 4-2
Mar. 12	Coastal Carolina
Mar. 19	Cleveland State
Mar. 19	Northern Kentucky
Mar. 20	Northern Kentucky

SPEEDING AROUND

Junior outfielder Hannah Harrell has 16 stolen bases this season, and 38 over her career, which puts her in a tie for second-most in a career in school history.

Rk.	SB	Student-Athlete	Years
1.	57	Leandra Hines	2006-09
2.	38	Hannah Harrell	2013-16
	38	Lelani Bernardino	2009-13
4.	36	Brittany Gooch	2006-09
	36	Maddie McKinley	2008-11

Additionally, her 16 stolen bases this season rank in a tie for fifth in the single-season record books, three away from tying the school record.

Rk.	SB	Student-Athlete	Year
1.	19	Maddie McKinley	2010
	19	Cara Stiles	2006
3.	17	Lelani Bernardino	2013
	17	Leanda Hines	2008
5.	16	Hannah Harrell	2016
	16	Brittany Gooch	2009
	16	Leanda Hines	2006

As a team, Memphis' eight stolen bases against Buffalo on March 11, set a new school record, passing the previous record of seven set three different times.