Tigers Split Final Day of Series with Tulsa

Friday, April 15

Memphis, Tenn.

1 p.m.

University of Memphis

16-27, 0

Tulsa

13-24-1, 0

Tulsa

Memphis

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Apr 15, 2022 | Softball

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis softball team looked to get back in the win column today when they closed out their series with Tulsa. While the Tigers took the opening game of the day with a 5-3 victory, they would fall off a seventh inning run and lose 1-0.

Following today's games, Memphis moves to 16-28 overall and 2-10 in AAC play.

Game One: MEMPHIS: 5, TULSA: 3
How it happened:

Camryn Wineinger got the Tigers on the board in the top of the first inning when she tripled to right center field to send Gracie Morton and Alyssa Dean across home plate for the 2-0 lead.
The very next batter, Aliana Zavala, would hit a sacrifice fly out to right field that allowed Wineinger to tag up and score and give Memphis the early 3-0 lead.
The Tiger offense continued in the second inning; Dean would lay down a bunt and end up safe at first base and allow Taylor Smrt to score and extend the Memphis lead out to 4-0.
Dafne Mercado would cross home plate after an error by the Tulsa third base player to give the Tigers their largest lead of the day at 5-0.
The Memphis defense held the Golden Hurricane hitless through the third inning and scoreless through the first four and a third innings before Tulsa's Kylie Norwood hit a three-run homerun and cut the Tiger's lead to 5-3.
With the game-winning run at the plate in the top of the seventh inning, Tulsa would be held scoreless yet again as the Memphis defense held steady and secured the 5-3 win.

Notables:

Gracie Morton and Alyssa Dean both recorded multi-hit games today.
Kailey Hilderbrand got the start and win in game one going 4.1 innings with three strikeouts while Mikayla Hoschak picked up the save after 2.2 innings of work with two strikeouts recorded.

Game Two: MEMPHIS: 0, TULSA: 1
How it happened:

Game two of the day was a different story; both teams were held scoreless through six innings of play before Tulsa was able to record a run in the top of the seventh.
Memphis start off with an infield single from Gracie Morton in the top of the first and moved Linsey Hargis all the way to third base after a stolen base and a wild pitch from the Golden Hurricane, but both would be left stranded.
Morton would pick up another infield hit in the bottom of the sixth inning but would once again be left on base.
With the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, Kennedy Cramer singled through the left side and brought the only run of the game home. It would be enough for Tulsa to hand Memphis the 1-0 loss.

Notables:

Gracie Morton picked up both hits for Memphis in game two of the day. Linsey Hargis would also reach base after getting hit by a pitch in the third inning.
Hallie Siems got the start for game two going 6.2 innings with three strikeouts. Mikayla Hoschak would finished the remainder of the game.

UP NEXT

Memphis will stay at home when they host Central Arkansas for a single game on Tuesday night. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. Live stats for the game will be available on GoTigersGo.com.

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