Tigers Drop A Pair To Close Out FAU Tournament

Sunday, February 26

Boca Raton, Fla.

10:15 AM

University of Memphis

Kentucky

10-4

Kentucky

Memphis

Photo by: Taylor Jones

Feb 26, 2017 | Softball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The University of Memphis softball team concluded the FAU Tournament Sunday afternoon and dropped a pair of games to No. 22 Kentucky and FAU. Memphis fell by a score of 12-0 in five innings to the Wildcats before falling to FAU by a 5-0 margin.

Memphis falls to 4-7 on the year and is now through all of its non-conference road tournaments.

Kentucky scored 11 of its 12 runs in the second and third innings against Memphis. A grand slam in the second inning ignited the Wildcat offense. A pair of errors combined with five Kentucky hits increased the Wildcat lead to 11 through three innings.

The Tigers advanced a runner to third in the bottom of the second inning with two outs, but a strike out looking ended Memphis' opportunity to score that inning.

A home run in the bottom of the first by FAU got the scoring started for the host team. Memphis moved runners to third base in the first, third, and sixth innings, but was unable to cut the FAU lead as the game progressed.

Memphis was held to just three hits, two of which belonged to freshman Erin Parker, in the game two setback.

Who Stood Out
Sara Ann Davidson / 2B / Freshman / Ripley, Tenn.
Davidson recorded her first collegiate hit in the second inning against No. 22 Kentucky Sunday afternoon. She finished the game going 1-for-2 for the Tigers.

Erin Parker / SS / Freshman / Louisville, Ky.
Parker went 2-for-2 in the setback against Florida Atlantic. It was the first time in her career she recorded at least two hits in a game.

Next Up For The Tigers
The Tigers will return to the Tigers Softball Complex next weekend for the first of three non-conference home tournaments this season. Memphis begins play with Belmont at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 3. For more information on the University of Memphis softball team, follow the Tigers on Facebook and Twitter at @MemphisSoftball.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Rethlake, E (3-0)

L: Smith, Molly (0-0)

Kentucky

Batting:

2B: Reed, K 1 ; Cheek, A 1 ; Martens, A 1

HR: Cheek, A 1 ; Metzger, R 1

RBI: Rethlake, E 2 ; Cheek, A 3 ; Schaper, J 1 ; Metzger, R 4

SF: Cheek, A 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Reed, K 1 ; Rethlake, E 1 ; Cheek, A 1 ; Martens, A 1 ; Schaper, J 1 ; Huffman, H 1 ; Henson, K 1 ; Hinz, B 2 ; Metzger, R 1 ; Rainwater, S 1 ; Bigelow, B 1