Tigers Host Final Home Series Against Golden Hurricane

Saturday, April 30

Memphis, Tenn.

12 p.m.

University of Memphis

Tulsa

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Tigers Host Final Home Series Against Golden Hurricane

Apr 28, 2016 | Softball

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Tigers head into the weekend of its final home series looking to continue the momentum from its mid-week win over the UT Martin Skyhawks.

GAME INFORMATION
Memphis (24-26) vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (28-15)
When: Friday-Sunday, April 29-May 1
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Stadium: Tigers Softball Complex
Live Stats: Memphis StatBroadcast
Live Video: Memphis Tiger Network
Game Notes: Memphis

QUICK HITTERS

• The balanced Memphis offensive attack is led by seven players who bat .277 or better, led by Lindsay Crowdus' Brittany Seale's .317 batting average.
• Kyler Trosclair bats .293 with a team-high 31 runs scored.
• Lindsey Stickrod (.290), Hannah Harrell (.286), Brooke Lee (.277), and Jessie Lamb (.277) all bat over .275.
• Harrell leads the team with a school-record 24 stolen bases, while Trosclair's 21 are not only second on the team, but second-most in school history.
• Seale has knocked in a team-best 31 RBI's, while Stickrod has 28, and Lee with 27 RBI's. Lee leads the team with six home runs while Stickrod has five. Stickrod also leads the team with 10 doubles.
• Molly Smith has a team-best 2.63 ERA with 115 strikeouts in 130.1 innings of work and a 10-12 overall record.
• Calli Irvin is 3-2 on the year with a 4.17 ERA, as Bayleigh Wisher is 4-1, and 3-4 records from both Christian Novak and Katie Brignac.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN HURRICANE

• Tulsa has five players that hit over .300 on the year, and two more that are above .283.
• Maggie Withee leads the team with a .377 batting average, with a team-best 40 runs scored and 20 walks against nine strikeouts.
• Julie Hollingsworth bats .372 with 10 stolen bases and 25 RBI's.
• Shelby Estocado has a team-best 10 home runs this season, while driving in 34 runs and batting .320.
• Morgan Neal (.304) and Maddie Withee (.302) also bat over .300 for the Golden Hurricane, with Withee leading the team with 40 RBI's.
• Jodi Edmison has a team-best 13 stolen bases, while scoring 28 times.
• The pitching staff is led by Caitlin Sill, who is 15-8 on the season with a 1.75 ERA.
• Sill also has 76 strikeouts on the season, while walking 61 batters.
• Emily Watson has pitched in 99.1 innings during the season, and has a 2.54 ERA, a 10-7 overall record, and a team-best 140 strikeouts in 99.1 innings of work, while walking just 36.