Memphis Softball snaps eight game losing streak with win at UT Martin

Tuesday, April 6

Bettye Giles Softball Field- Martin, Tenn.

2 PM

University of Memphis

7-24

UT Martin

19-10

Memphis

UT Martin

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Memphis Softball snaps eight game losing streak with win at UT Martin

Apr 06, 2021 | Softball

Box Score

MARTIN, TENN. –Memphis softball snaps eight game losing streak with win at UT Martin 6-2. The Tigers get their first win since defeating Louisiana Tech at home on March 21. The Tigers hit a season high 15 hits in the game. This is only the second time the Tigers have hit 12 or more in a single game. The first was on March 12th in a 9-0 win at home against Mississippi Valley State, when they hit 13.

Delaney Smith led the Tigers at the plate, going three of four with two RBIs.

Hallie Siems got the start in the circle for the Tigers. She picked up her second win of the season, now sitting at 2-3 for the year. She went five complete innings giving up only one run on three hits. She also had three strikeouts. Kailey Hilderbrand started the sixth inning in the circle for the Tigers. Hilderbrand went two innings, giving up one run on four hits.

Senior Seeley Layne started the game in the circle for the Skyhawks. She went four and a third innings giving up three runs on nine hits. Hannah Ridolif came in relief in the fifth inning, she went two thirds of an inning before Emily Brown entered the circle in the sixth inning.

The Tigers got the bats going quick. In the top of the first inning, Alyssa Dean hit a double to right center, scoring Gracie Morton and giving the Tigers the 1-0 lead. The Skyhawks however tied it up in the bottom of the inning as Aalia Bivens scored on a fielding error by Sara Ann Davidson.

After three scoreless innings, the Tigers retook the lead in the fifth inning on a Kendall Lee single to right to score Dean and make it 2-1. Two batters later, Meagan Chism hit a single to right to add a run to the lead. The Tigers added three more runs off a sac fly by Davidson and a two run RBI single by Delaney Smith making it a 6-1 ball game.

UT Martin was able to get a run back in the bottom of the sixth inning. Paige Clark singled to short to score Shyanne Sheffield to cut the lead to 6-2.

The Tigers improve to 7-24 and the Skyhawks drop to 19-10.

Up Next
The Tigers will be off this weekend and will resume play next Tuesday in Conway, Arkansas as they take on Central Arkansas. Memphis is 7-5 all-time against the Bears and 1-2 in Conway. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00p.m.