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University of Memphis
17-14, 2-1
ECU
19-13, 1-2
Tigers Take Series with 9-1 Win over ECU
Mar 24, 2019 | Softball
Memphis wins fourth-consecutive conference opening series
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – For the fourth consecutive season, the University of Memphis softball team won the conference opening series with a 9-1 victory over ECU Sunday afternoon. The Tigers improve to 17-14 on the year and 2-1 in American Athletic Conference play with the win.
Memphis finished the weekend with 21 runs scored on 27 hits, with hits from eight different Tigers on Sunday.
Memphis took an early lead over the Pirates on a passed ball. Delaney Smith led the inning off with a double down the left field line and after a fly ball by Baylee Smith advanced her to third, she scored on the ECU miscue.
ECU evened the score in the top of the second before Memphis stormed back with six runs on five hits in the bottom of the third inning.
Samantha Ibison led the third off with a single up the middle, igniting hits by Gracie Morton, Baylee Smith, Ryleigh Aungst and Alyssa Dean. Dean's single to left field ultimately cleared the bases as the ECU left fielder misplayed the hit, giving Memphis a 7-1 edge.
Memphis added one run in the fifth and one in the sixth, closing out the contest largely in part to Delaney Smith's leadoff triple. Smith scored on a groundout by Gracie Morton.
Karli Perque improved to 4-5 on the year after throwing her third complete game of the season. She struck out five in the victory.
Notables
· Alyssa Dean helped lead Memphis with two RBIs and two hits. She has now recorded hits in back-to-back games.
· Delaney Smith also added two hits for the Tigers, both for extra bases.
· Gracie Morton had a hit and two RBIs for Memphis.
· Memphis has won the conference opening series the last four seasons.
· Baylee Smith and Gracie Morton extend their hitting streaks to a team-leading four games.
· Ashley Threatt extends her on-base streak to a team-leading eight games.
· The entire Memphis starting lineup successfully reached base.
· Baylee Smith and Gracie Morton scored a run in every game this weekend. Smith led the way with six runs scored.
Up Next
Memphis hits the road for its next contest with a trip to Murray, Kentucky Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers are scheduled to play Murray State in a single-game at 4 p.m. For more information on the Memphis softball team, follow the Tigers on social media at @MemphisSoftball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Perque, Karli (4-5)
L: POEPPING, Erin (12-8)
Batting:
SH: JARVIS, Faith 1
Base Running:
RUNS: ZIEMBA, Kendra 1
SB: NARRON, Olivia 1
CS: INAE, Ashleigh 1
HBP: MCCOLLUM, Rachel 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, Delaney 1
3B: Smith, Delaney 1
RBI: Morton, Gracie 2 ; Smith, Baylee 1 ; Hadley, Regan 1 ; Davidson, Sara Ann 1 ; Dean, Alyssa 2
SH: Smith, Delaney 1 ; Hadley, Regan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Delaney 2 ; Morton, Gracie 1 ; Smith, Baylee 1 ; Threatt, Ashley 1 ; Lamb, Jessie 1 ; Aungst, Ryleigh 1 ; Hadley, Regan 1 ; Ibison, Sam 1
SB: Lamb, Jessie 1
HBP: Threatt, Ashley 1
