Lumpp Homers Twice in First Conference Win

Saturday, March 30

San Antonio, Texas

12 PM

University of Memphis

4-27, 1-11

UTSA

11-26, 3-9

Memphis

UTSA

Mar 30, 2024 | Softball

Box Score

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The University of Memphis softball team picked up its first American Athletic Conference win against UTSA, 8-2, on Saturday afternoon at Roadrunner Field in San Antonio, Texas, behind a pair of home runs by Francesca Lumpp.

The Tigers (4-27, 1-11 AAC) got things moving early, getting on the board first with solo shots off the bats of Lumpp and Zoe Adebayo in the top of the third inning. Memphis continued to widen the gap by putting up two or more runs in the fourth and fifth frames of the game.

Lumpp added a second home run to her stat line, driving in two more runs in the fourth to propel the Tigers forward with a steady lead of 5-0. Memphis held onto its advantage and allowed just two hits by the Roadrunners in the win.

"I thought the team responded well after yesterday. We had good energy in the dugout, lots of quality at-bats, and a good start from Taniyah [Brown]," head coach Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro said.

UTSA 8, Memphis 2

HOW IT HAPPENED

•       Taniyah Brown tallied the Tigers' first hit of the game with a single through the left side in the top of the second inning but was left on base to close the frame.
•       Taniyah Brown recorded back-to-back strikeouts to close the bottom of the second frame, leaving a Roadrunner stranded at second.
•       Lumpp put up the first run of the game with her first solo shot over the left-field wall to open the top of the third inning. Adebayo added a solo homerun of her own later in the frame sending the ball over the right-field wall to make the score 2-0.
•       Presley Morris and Lumpp connected to throw out a Roadrunner attempting to steal for the first out of the bottom of the third.
•       Morris got things moving for Memphis in the top of the fourth with a double off the center field wall. Drue Thomas drew a walk in the next at-bat putting two Tigers on base. Lumpp then slugged her second home run of the game – a three-run shot – over the left-field fence.
•       The Tigers added to their advantage as Taniyah Brown hit an RBI single to left field allowing Kelsie Adams to reach home in the top of the fifth. Arianna Cox-Cole and Adebayo drew back-to-back bases-loaded walks, bringing in Marley Maness and Taniyah Brown to make the score 8-0.
•       UTSA put up its first run of the game as Madi Hayes hammered a solo shot over the left field wall in the bottom of the fifth.
•       The Roadrunners made a last-ditch effort in the bottom of the seventh as Jaylen Prichard reached home on a ground out to second, however the Tigers held strong defensively to close out the win, 8-2.

NOTABLES

•       Six Tigers recorded hits in the game: Adebayo (2), Lumpp (2), Khamiyah Brown, Morris and Thomas.
•       Lumpp went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs, her first and second career homers, and four RBI in the win. Adebayo went 2-for-2 with one home run – her third of the season – and two RBI.
•       Four Tigers recorded one or more RBI: Lumpp (4), Adebayo (2), Taniyah Brown and Cox-Cole.
•       Taniyah Brown got the start in the circle tossing 7.0 innings, recording six strikeouts while giving up two run on four hits in the game.

UP NEXT

•       The Tigers will stay on the road for a midweek game next week, taking on No. 4 Tennessee on Tuesday, April 2, in Columbia, Tenn.

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