University of Memphis Athletics
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Photo by: Steven Spehar
Memphis Drops Series Opener Against Florida Atlantic
Apr 25, 2025 | Softball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Memphis (17-31, 4-18 AAC) softball dropped the opening game of its series against RV Florida Atlantic (39-9, 18-4 AAC), 24-2, Friday evening at Joan Joyce Field.
"I was proud of Drue Thomas for competing and coming up with a big first-inning home run," said head coach Trena Prater. "You have to tip your hat to FAU for taking advantage of our mistakes. We have to be better in the circle; we walked and hit too many batters. We have to find a way to keep the ball in the park and play error-free defense. We have to want it every pitch, offensively and defensively."
HOW IT HAPPENED
UP NEXT
The Tigers look to rebound in game two of the series tomorrow at 1 p.m. CST. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE TIGERS
For complete information on Memphis Tigers Softball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
"I was proud of Drue Thomas for competing and coming up with a big first-inning home run," said head coach Trena Prater. "You have to tip your hat to FAU for taking advantage of our mistakes. We have to be better in the circle; we walked and hit too many batters. We have to find a way to keep the ball in the park and play error-free defense. We have to want it every pitch, offensively and defensively."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tigers established a lead in their fourth at-bat of the contest, as Drue Thomas sent a shot to left field for a two-run home run.
- Florida Atlantic regained the lead in the bottom half of the frame, bringing nine runs home on just three hits.
- The first run for FAU came on a fielder's choice with a defensive error.
- The next three runs came around on bases-loaded walks.
- Kylie Hammonds recorded FAU's first hit of the contest in her second at-bat, as the Owls batted around in the first.
- Kylie Channell followed up with a single that brought two more runs home.
- A close play with a fielding error on a ball hit by Jesiana Mora brought Channell home for the ninth run of the inning.
- An infield single legged out by Destiny Johns scored Mora for FAU's 10th run.
- The Owls added a run in the second inning on an RBI double by Kylie Hammonds.
- FAU tallied four runs in the third inning.
- Jesiana Mora began the bottom of the third inning with a solo home run.
- An RBI single by Destiny Johns followed by a two-run home run by Bella Cimino gave FAU a 15-2 lead.
- In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Owls put up seven more runs.
- Emily Ching hit a two-RBI double to right center in the bottom of the fourth inning to give the Owls a 15-run lead.
- Ching had entered as a defensive replacement during the previous inning.
- An infield single off the bat of Bella Cimino brought home Florida Atlantic's third run of the inning.
- Corin Dammeier recorded an RBI single in the next at-bat, scoring Abby Ota.
- Ota had also entered as a defensive replacement.
- An RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Yani Guzman, who entered as a pinch hitter, made the score 20-2 in favor of FAU.
- Kylie Channell brought in her second and third RBI of the game with a single to left field.
- Emily Ching recorded her second hit on a two-RBI single.
- Ching finished the inning with two hits and four RBI.
- Emily Ching hit a two-RBI double to right center in the bottom of the fourth inning to give the Owls a 15-run lead.
- Memphis was sent down in order to end the game.
- FAU's 10-run first inning stands as the highest single-inning run total allowed by the Tigers this season.
- The 22-run margin of defeat is tied for the largest in program history.
- It is tied with a 22-0 loss to Wichita State during the 2022 season.
- All four of Memphis' pitchers appeared in the contest with Taniyah Brown taking the loss, moving to 4-6 on the season.
- Drue Thomas finished with a 1-for-2 performance, hitting a two-run home run for Memphis' only runs of the game.
- Ariel Davis recorded Memphis' only other hit of the evening, going 1-for-1 with a sacrifice bunt.
- Kennedy Semien reached on a walk and scored on Thomas's home run in the first inning.
- Zoe Adebayo's six-game streak of reaching base is snapped after failing to reach in two at-bats.
UP NEXT
The Tigers look to rebound in game two of the series tomorrow at 1 p.m. CST. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE TIGERS
For complete information on Memphis Tigers Softball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: A. Courtney (21-2)
L: Brown, Taniyah (4-6)
Batting:
HR: Thomas, Drue 1
RBI: Thomas, Drue 2
SH: Davis, Ariel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Semien, Kennedy 1 ; Thomas, Drue 1
Batting:
2B: K. Hammonds 1 ; C. Yeatts 1 ; E. Ching 1 ; K. Shelton 1
HR: B. Cimino 1 ; J. Mora 1
RBI: K. Hammonds 3 ; K. Channell 3 ; B. Cimino 3 ; J. Mora 2 ; D. Johns 2 ; E. Ching 4 ; C. Gibson 1 ; K. Shelton 1 ; C. Dammeier 1 ; B. Foran 1 ; Y. Guzman 1
Base Running:
RUNS: K. Hammonds 2 ; S. Camacho 1 ; K. Channell 2 ; B. Cimino 4 ; J. Mora 5 ; A. Segedi 2 ; D. Johns 2 ; E. Ching 1 ; C. Gibson 1 ; A. Ota 1 ; K. Shelton 1 ; B. Foran 1 ; Y. Guzman 1
SB: K. Hammonds 1 ; J. Mora 2
HBP: K. Hammonds 1 ; B. Cimino 1 ; C. Yeatts 2
Game Leaders
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3b/1b
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