Softball Falls To A Pair of SEC Opponents

Saturday, February 25

Boca Raton, Fla.

12:30 PM

University of Memphis

4-4

Arkansas

10-1

Arkansas

Memphis

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Feb 25, 2017 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Freshman Rebeca Melton led the Tigers with two hits Saturday afternoon

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The University of Memphis softball team fell to a pair of SEC opponents Saturday afternoon in Arkansas and No. 22 Kentucky at the FAU Tournament in Boca Raton, Fla. The Tigers dropped game one to Arkansas by a score of 4-2 before falling in five innings to the Wildcats by a 9-1 margin.

Against the Razorbacks, all six runs scored in the ball game were scored in the first two innings of action. The Tigers struck first in the bottom of the first inning against Arkansas, but a four-run second inning by the Razobacks gave them the lead for good. The Tigers were held to just two hits in game one.

Memphis scored first against Kentucky as well in the top of the first inning and it would prove to be the only time the Tigers would get on the board. The Tigers registered seven hits in game two, but a six run fifth inning by Kentucky forced the game to end by way of the run-rule.

The Tigers fell to 4-5 on the year with two games remaining on the FAU Tournament schedule tomorrow.

Who Stood Out
Rebeca Melton / C / Freshman / Charlotte, Tenn.
Melton led the Tigers with a pair of hits on day one of the FAU Tournament. Both of her hits came against No. 22 Kentucky and she was responsible for driving in the lone Tiger run in that game. Against Arkansas, Melton registered a walk. She started in both games for the Tigers as the designated player.

Addison Maxwell / RF / Junior / Collierville, Tenn.
Maxwell went 1-for-3 with three drawn walks and a run scored for the Tigers. She started in both games.

Bayleigh Wisher / P / Sophomore / Collierville, Tenn.
Wisher put in 5.2 innings of work for the Tigers against Arkansas while giving up just two runs. She struck out three and held opponents to a .238 batting average.

Scoring
Game 1 | Arkansas 4, Memphis 2

Bottom 1 – Kyler Trosclair led the game off by getting hit by a pitcher. Although she got thrown out trying to steal second, Hannah Harrell also reached base by getting hit. A single through the right side by Lindsay Crowdus moved Harrell around to second and she ultimately came around to score after a walk and a wild pitch. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base)
Top 2 – A single up the middle and a home run to left field led off the inning for the Razorbacks. A pair of walks and a pair of wild pitches resulted in the additional two runs scoring. (4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Bottom 2 – With two outs, Brooke Lee doubled to right field. Tyler Johnson came in to pinch hit and reached on a fielding error that scored Lee. (1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base)

Game 2 (5 inn.) | Kentucky 9, Memphis 1

Top 1 – With two outs and a runner on second after a leadoff walk, Rebeca Melton singled up the middle to score Addison Maxwell. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base)
Bottom 2 – Kentucky led off the inning with a single to center. A strikeout and a caught stealing later, the Wildcats got a runner on after a walk. A pair of singles and a wild pitch went on to score two runs. (2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Bottom 4 – A double combined with a single gave Kentucky a 3-1 lead over Memphis. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Bottom 5 – Kentucky led the inning off with a single to left, a fielder's choice play, and another single. With runners on second and third after one of those runners got out, Kentucky hit a three-run home run to make it a 6-1 game. The game ended after the Wildcats pieced together a pair of doubles and a single. (6 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 0 left on base)

Next Up For The Tigers
The Tigers are scheduled to take on Kentucky again as well as FAU tomorrow afternoon. First pitch against the Wildcats is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. CT while the game against the Owls will take place at approximately 12:30 p.m. CT. For more information on the University of Memphis softball team, follow the Tigers on Facebook and Twitter at @MemphisSoftball.