Memphis Softball Drops Midweek Contest to North Alabama

Wednesday, February 26

Florence, Ala.

3 PM

University of Memphis

9-7

North Alabama

11-3

Memphis

North Alabama

Photo by: Steven Spehar

Memphis Softball Drops Midweek Contest to North Alabama

Feb 26, 2025 | Softball

Box Score

FLORENCE, Ala. – Memphis fell by a score of 5-1 in a midweek game at North Alabama on Wednesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

North Alabama gained a lead early with a two-RBI double by Bayleigh Rouse in the first inning.
Memphis would get runners on first and second in the second inning, but failed to produce a run.
The Lions scored two more runs in the second from a single by Hailey Jones.
- Both runs were unearned due to a throwing error.
Jones later came around to score for North Alabama's fifth run of the game on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Laura Leigh Wheeler.
Both sides went scoreless from the third inning to the sixth inning, recording a combined three hits over the four innings of play.
Shelby Durbin attempted to mount a comeback, hitting a solo home run to lead off the final inning.
- The next three batters were set down in order to end the game.
Katie Simon pitched a complete game in the circle, her first seven-inning complete game of the year.
- She only allowed three hits and one run, finishing with a 0.57 WHIP.

NOTABLES

Shelby Durbin was the only Tiger with a multi-hit performance.
- Her home run was the first of her Memphis career.
Sophomore Ariel Davis recorded her first career stolen base.
Neely Taylor made her 16th start of the season. She currently stands as the only Tiger to have started in every game this season.
Memphis has yet to be shut out on offense through the first 16 games of the season. It is the longest streak of games with a run scored since 2018, when the Tigers scored at least one run in 34 consecutive games to start that season.
This loss matches the lowest run total (1) in a game for the Tigers this season, tying Memphis' mercy rule loss to No. 24 Kentucky.

UP NEXT
The Tigers get one day of rest before participating in the Best of the Bayou Tournament. Memphis will play Tarleton State twice, Southeast Missouri once and the host ULM Warhawks twice from Feb. 28 to March 2.

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