Tigers Drop Series Opener Against UTSA

Friday, March 13

San Antonio, Texas

6 p.m.

University of Memphis

7-17, 0-4

UTSA

15-12, 4-0

Memphis

UTSA

Photo by: Steven Spehar

Mar 13, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The University of Memphis (7-17, 0-4 American) softball team suffered a 14-3 run-rule loss to UTSA (15-12, 4-0 American) in the opening game of its series Friday evening.

Memphis jumped out to an early lead that was erased in the first inning and UTSA's 10-run third inning was a deficit that the Tigers were unable to overcome.

HOW IT HAPPENED

As the road team, Memphis jumped out to a quick two-run lead on an RBI triple by Faith Brown and a single by Kennedy Semien to score Brown.
- Brown's triple brought Ariel Davis home, who doubled to lead off the game.
The Roadrunners answered with a four-run bottom half on a pair of home runs, a solo shot by Skylar Rucker and a three-run home run by Samantha Mundine.
After a strikeout to begin the bottom of the third, UTSA loaded the bases and brought in 10 runs on four RBI singles, a pair of walks, a hit-by-pitch and a wild pitch.
Memphis stranded runners at first and second in the fourth after Aubrey Williams reached on a single and Deana Cunningham was hit by a pitch.
Memphis put up one run in the fifth but was unable to cut far enough into the deficit to extend the game.
- Paris Brienesse scored on an RBI groundout off the bat of Kennedy Semien.

NOTABLES

The lone pair of Tigers to reach base twice in the game were Neely Taylor and Deana Cunningham.
- Taylor drew a pair of walks while Cunningham walked and was hit by a pitch.
Ariel Davis was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the first inning.
- Davis moves back into the top spot with a .366 batting average on her 26^th hit of the year.
- She also moves into a tie with Jasmine Mack for the team lead in doubles with five.
Faith Brown went 1-for-3 in the game, recording her lone hit and RBI on a triple in the first, also coming around to score in the same inning.
- Brown's triple was Memphis' eighth as a team this season.
- Her lone RBI pushes her into a tie with Davis for the team lead with 12.
Kennedy Semien logged one hit and two RBI in the loss, coming on a single and a groundout.
- Semien's now 11 RBI put her tied for third-most on the team.
Aubrey Williams picked up her 10^th hit of the season in the loss.
In the circle, Avery Stutts and Taylor Caton each picked up two strikeouts.

UP NEXT

The Tigers look to rebound in game two of the series, set for a 1 p.m. start tomorrow.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Hernandez, Arlette (9-4)

L: Stutts, Avery (2-5)

Memphis

Batting:

2B: Davis, Ariel 1

3B: Brown, Faith 1

RBI: Semien, Kennedy 2 ; Brown, Faith 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Davis, Ariel 1 ; Brown, Faith 1 ; Brienesse, Paris 1

HBP: Cunningham, Deana 1

UTSA

Batting:

HR: Rucker, Skylar 1 ; Mundine, Samantha 1

RBI: Madrid, Makayla 2 ; Reyes, Katia 1 ; Hornback, Madison 1 ; Rucker, Skylar 2 ; Madlock, Taryn 2 ; Stafford, Demiree 1 ; Mundine, Samantha 4

Base Running:

RUNS: Madrid, Makayla 3 ; Reyes, Katia 1 ; Hornback, Madison 1 ; Rucker, Skylar 2 ; Madlock, Taryn 1 ; Stafford, Demiree 1 ; Meador, Brookelynn 3 ; Mundine, Samantha 2