Memphis Goes Wire-to-Wire in 11-3 Win Over Green Wave

Thursday, May 19

New Orleans, La.

6:30 P.M.

University of Memphis

24-26, 8-14

Tulane

30-23-1, 10-12

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Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Memphis Goes Wire-to-Wire in 11-3 Win Over Green Wave

May 19, 2022 | Baseball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS – In the first game of the final series of the regular season, the Memphis Tigers (24-26, 8-14) scored twice in the top of the first inning and never relinquished the lead in an 11-3 win over the Tulane Green Wave (30-23-1, 10-12). The win moved the Tigers into a tie for sixth place in the AAC standings with just two games remaining.

Memphis: 11, Tulane: 3
WP: Landon Gartman (6-1)
LP: Dylan Carmouche (5-4)
SV: N/A

How it happened:

The Tigers got three-straight one-out hits in the top of the first inning, as an RBI single by LF Ian Bibiloni put Memphis in front 1-0, while 3B Logan Kohler followed with a sacrifice fly, as the Tigers led 2-0 after half an inning
Gartman struck out the side in the bottom of the first on just 11 pitches and retired the first 10 that he faced, 15 of the 16 he faced overall, and matched a season-high with 10 strikeouts
Memphis added three runs in the second, as an RBI groundout by 2B Braden Webb made it 3-0, while consecutive two-out RBI hits from SS Ben Brooks and DH Jacob Compton, which made it 5-0 Memphis after 1.5 frames
The Tigers added a run in the third on a sacrifice fly from C Taylor Howell and another in the fourth on a solo home run by Bibiloni, as his seventh home run of the season made it 7-0
C Bennett Lee broke up Gartman's perfect game bid and shutout with a solo home run in the fourth, but the Memphis starter struck out the next five hitters that he faced to cap off his outing
Tulane plated a run in the sixth and had two on with only one out down by five, but LHP Jacob Gilmore got out of the jam and kept Memphis in front 7-2 after six innings
The Tigers busted the game open with four runs in the seventh, as PH Austin Baskin had an RBI single, Brooks followed with an RBI base hit, his third hit of the game, and Kohler connected on a two-out, two-strike, two run single that gave the Tigers an 11-2 lead
Tulane added a run in the ninth, but RHP Chase Kessinger stranded the bases loaded and closed out Memphis' 11-3 win

Notables:

Compton (2-5) tallied his team-leading 19^th multi-hit game of the season, while Brooks (3-6) notches his 18^th such game this season
With a team-high three RBIs, Kohler picked up his ninth multi-RBI game of the season, while Brooks plated a pair for his eighth multi-RBI game of the year
Five different Tigers had multiple hits, three picked up multiple RBIs, while 10 different Tigers reached base

Up Next:

The Tigers and Green Wave will meet for the middle game of the three-game set, with first pitch Friday scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
After the teams conclude the series Saturday, both programs will make the trip to Clearwater for the AAC Tournament

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