Memphis Falls to Indiana State, 7-3

Saturday, March 11

Memphis, Tenn.

12 P.M.

University of Memphis

8-7

Indiana State

6-8

ISU

Memphis

Mar 11, 2023 | Baseball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis baseball team lost 7-3 on Saturday to Indiana State at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field. The Sycamores have taken the first two games in the series ahead of tomorrow's 1 p.m. finale.

Memphis dropped its fifth-straight game and moved to 8-7 on the season while the Sycamores improved to 6-8 and have now won four-straight games.

"I thought we had more quality at-bats today than we did last night and made some adjustments offensively and became tougher outs," head coach Kerrick Jackson said. "That four spot in the second inning is ultimately what costed us, we just couldn't come back from that and made some mistakes on the bases. Tomorrow is a pride game. It's about can you get it done when you need to get it done and avoid a sweep."

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Tigers got out to an early 1-0 lead after Anthony Hansen recorded an RBI groundout that scored Cameron Benson.
• An RBI single in the second inning by the Sycamores followed by a three-run homerun to left field by Randal Diaz that made the score 4-1, ISU.
• Will Spears singled back up the middle and drove in Tyler Heckert to make the score 4-2.
• ISU tacked on a pair of unearned runs in the third to go up 6-2.
• The Sycamores scored their seventh run of the day on a sac-fly off the bat of Seth Gergely in the fifth inning to grow the lead to 7-2.
• Hansen knocked in his second run of the day in the bottom of the fifth when he lined one back up the middle to bring in Brayland Skinner. That was the final run of the day for the Tigers, who left eight runners on base in the game.

NOTABLES
• JT Durham made his third-consecutive Saturday start for Memphis. The lefty went 2.2 innings and took the loss, allowing five hits, six runs (four earned) and striking out two.
• Utility player Jake Curtis threw 3.1 effective innings in relief of Durham. He allowed just one hit and one earned run.
• David Warren pitched two innings of relief and allowed just one hit and struck out a pair.
• Jackson Lyons threw a hitless ninth inning.
• Hansen was 2-for-4 with two RBI. The senior has hit safely in 12 of 13 games this season.
• Heckert ended the day 2-for-4 with a run scored and his team-leading eighth stolen base.
• Spears finished 1-for-4 with an RBI single.
• Skinner walked twice, reached on a fielder's choice, and scored a run and stole a bag.

UP NEXT
• The Tigers are back at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field for tomorrow's series finale with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.

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