University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
1-8
North Carolina
5-5
Memphis finishes Easton Crimson Classic with win over North Carolina
Feb 28, 2021 | Softball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Memphis softball gets their first win of the year 5-4 against North Carolina.
Mariah Nichols got her second start this weekend in the circle for the Tigers. Nichols threw a complete game, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits with two strikeouts and two walks.
After Gracie Morton and Baylee Smith singled to start the first inning Brady Rowland was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Kendall Lee then walked to get the Tigers the first run of the game. The Tigers would add one more in the inning on a Sam Ibison RBI ground out to second. Meagan Chism started the second inning with a leadoff triple. Then, Sara Ann Davidson hit a blast of a homerun over dead centerfield, to extend the Tigers lead to 4-0.
The Tar Heels would get all four runs back in the bottom of the second inning including a Destiny Middleton single that scored Kiannah Pierce to make it 4-3. Then, Kayla Baptista tied the game with a double through the left side. The Tigers retook the lead in the top of the third. Gracie Morton singled up the middle to score Aylssa Dean making it 5-4.
Up Next
The Tigers will have their home opener next Saturday in a doubleheader against the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Tigers Softball Complex on South Campus.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Nichols, Mariah (1-2)
L: Brittany Pickett (4-2)
Batting:
3B: Chism, Meagan 1
HR: Davidson, Sara Ann 1
RBI: Morton, Gracie 1 ; Lee, Kendall 1 ; Ibison, Sam 1 ; Davidson, Sara Ann 2
SH: Morton, Gracie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Morton, Gracie 1 ; Smith, Baylee 1 ; Dean, Alyssa 1 ; Chism, Meagan 1 ; Davidson, Sara Ann 1
HBP: Rowland, Brady 1
Batting:
2B: Kayla Baptista 1
RBI: Destiny Middleton 1 ; Kayla Baptista 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Destiny Middleton 1 ; Aneshia Jordan 1 ; Kiannah Pierce 1 ; Bri Stubbs 1
HBP: Taylor Greene 1
