Tigers Outlast Pirates in AAC Opener

Friday, March 25

Memphis, Tenn.

5 p.m.

University of Memphis

East Carolina

Memphis vs. University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Softball

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Mar 25, 2022 | Softball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tiger softball team picked up their first AAC win of the season when they outlasted the Pirates of East Carolina for the 9-8 victory.

Following today's game, Memphis moves to 13-18 overall.

MEMPHIS: 9, EAST CAROLINA: 8
How it happened:

ECU opened the game with a solo homerun from Wools in the top of the third to take the 1-0 lead.
Memphis would get that run back in the bottom half of the inning when Kendall Lee drew a bases loaded walk and sent Sam Ibison across home plate.
The Pirates would notch their second homer of the night when Bailey Ledvina sent a two-RBI ball over the left field fence to make it a 3-1 ECU advantage.
The Tigers opened up shop in the fourth inning; with the bases loaded, Alyssa Dean doubled to deep center field to send Ibison and Hannah Bassham home.
Kendall Lee, the very next batter, would hit a sac fly out to left field that allowed Gracie Morton to tag up and score to give Memphis the 4-3 lead.
Taylor Smrt got in on the fun when she singled out to left-center field that brought Dean and Camryn Wineinger around the bases to extend their lead out to 6-3.
Memphis added one more run in the bottom of the fifth when Morton recorded a sac fly out to center field to send Bassham across.
East Carolina added in two more homeruns in the top of the sixth inning with a solo shot from Sydney Yoder and a grand slam from Jocelyn Alonzo to give the Pirates back the lead at 8-7.
Zoe Adebayo would get the game-winning hit when she slammed a ball out to left-center field that brought Wineinger andAlexis Dale home to lead to the eventual 9-8 win.

Notables:

Six different Tigers recorded hits tonight while Alyssa Dean, Kendall Lee and Zoe Adebayo all drive in two runs each.
Hallie Siems got the start tonight going 4.1 innings with five strikeouts while Mikayla Hoschak recorded the win after 1.1 innings of work.

UP NEXT

Memphis will continue their American Athletic Conference opening series with the Pirates on Saturday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. Live stats are available at GoTigersGo.com.
The Tigers and Pirates will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon beginning at 12 p.m. Coverage of the game can be found on ESPN+.

How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Softball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.